Thank-you for your thoughtful replies. This little girl is sooo different than my other one. My other one was potty trained, dressing herself, painting all over the place, drawing etc. by this age. This little one has been diagnosed mildly hypo-tonic. We did PT for quite awhile and then I just did not like the therapists and their interference with parenting and their kind of punitive style. OT was suggested as well but the OT was the worst for the punitive style and one time with her was more than enough. We have been attending gymnastic classes and open gym to help increase muscle tone and coordination. I had to bribe her to try and get her socks off. She has no interest in doing this kind of stuff. I do some painting with her but she is not that interested. She is obsessed with letters and at times numbers. So I got some big wooden ones for her to paint. That held her attention a bit longer. Then I got letter stencils and markers and that held for a few minutes. The signing videos, she signs along with them so I hope that is helping. We got an easel with chalk but that has fleeting interest. I thought the mouse would help her develop fine motor skills since she has to move it around and then click...but maybe this is wrong?
