I'm painfully aware of the skewed evaluations by school personnel. Shockingly, though, this is a private OT being paid for through my insurance! I called to schedule a new evaluation with a different OT. I appreciate the suggestion for the grips. I'm just not willing to say "oh, well, let's not try" even more so when the little kid has been writing less than a year. She was so incredibly resistant to anything in her hands that we didn't even try handwriting until last summer.

Thanks for all the suggestions and thoughts!