I think this is something that will vary from school district to school district, even within one state. Our ds' dysgraphia did not qualify him for OT through our schools. We were able to find out that this was likely prior to talking to the school, which was helpful. Our neuropsych was familiar with our school districts' requirements for qualifying, and our local advocate was able to give us the specifics. Our school district *does* offer services, but in order to qualify a student has to score extremely low on the fine motor OT tests, and our ds didn't score low enough.
If your ds doesn't qualify, one thing you might do is to ask the school's OT to give you some suggestions of fine motor strengthening exercises you could work on with your ds at home, and also have her give the teacher suggestions of things to help him with in class. The school OT should be able to help informally with pencil grip and posture etc.
Has your ds had an OT eval through school yet? If not, I'd definitely request it.
Good luck!
polarbear
