Originally Posted by Questions202
I'm afraid if I give them this stuff they'll look at those few lines and think she's been incorrectly diagnosed because she doesn't fit that description. She has physical issues.

Veering a bit OT here, but just throwing this out there fwiw - when my dyspraxic ds was your dd's age, I didn't think he had any "verbal" issues. He was extremely talkative and sounded totally like the high-IQ kid he is when he talked. He scored high on any type of verbal ability or achievement test (as long as handwriting wasn't involved lol!). But his dyspraxia *was* and does impact him verbally - it's just not obvious at all - and this was an area that was soooo so tough to help teachers really understand, and the area that he most appeared "lazy" in to people who didn't know about his dyspraxia or who didn't understand the impact of it. As his parents we didn't even realize it until he finally understood it enough himself to tell us what was going on, at 10 years old. In his case, it's not only subtle, but it's also far and away the area that dyspraxia has given him the most challenge and frustration.

Hopefully your dd won't ever be impacted verbally, but I just wanted to throw that out there as something to watch for. Just because you don't see an impact now doesn't mean there won't be an impact later.

Re worries that the teacher would decide that your dd really doesn't have dyspraxia due to the mention of verbal impact in the materials you have provided by your OT - I am guessing you also have the written report with diagnosis from the OT or another private provider. I would provide that report along with the informational materials. If the teacher says they don't believe the diagnosis, gently remind them that this is a board-certified (or whatever credential fits!) professional who's career success is dependent on making correct diagnoses.

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