Hi I am new to this board but was reccomeneded by someone from another board to try you folks out. Anyhow, my son just turned 6 in Dec, i have suspected he has sensory issues for along time, read the out of synce child, went yep yep that’s him etc. Anyhow, I finally got the school to test him (after months of nagging) he is curretnly on an IEP for Receptive and Expressive lang D/O. He is receiving speech and RSP 30 mins a day. We have seen a devlopmental ped doc, and have at this time ruled out ADHD, more sensory than anything. So i have posted what the eval results were below, i would like your comments and thoughts on anything that I should ask for at his IEP on Wednesday. Thanks very much for your time!
Tests Given
PDMS-2
Beery & Buktenica Developmental test of VMI
Test Results:
PDMS-2
Grasping - Raw - 52 - Standard 11 - Average
Visual-Motor Intergration - Raw 141 - Standard - 12 - Average
VMI Results:
VMI - Raw 13 - Standard 84 - Below Average
Visual Perception - Raw 19 - Standard 108 - Average
Motor Coordination - Raw 10 - Standard - 64 - Very Low
Fine Motor Skills:
Austin is right hand dominatn and utilized an inconsistent thumb wrap grasp on his writing utentsil. During the eval, Austin would switch from a thumb wrap grasp to a gross palmer grasp. He utilized a mature pincer grasp to p/u small objects suchas beads and demo’s good bilateral coordination skills as evidenced by his ability to string small beads as well as the ability to stabilize his paper with his non-dominant hand during writing related activities. He demo’d adequate in-hand manipulation skills as evidenced by his ability to translate coins from him finger tips to his palm and vice versa.
Visual Motor Skills:
During the eval, austin demo’d the ability to cut out basic shapes, but required a physical prompt to appropreitely grasp the paper with this non-dominent hand. he was able to imitate basic shapes, but had slight difficulity copying a trinagle. In addition he was observed to copy a 4 word sentence from near point, however demo’d difficulty writing within the guidelines and using adaquate space between letters. It is in the opioion of this therapist that Austin demo’s some visual fatigue during writing tasks. During this eval, Ausitn began to put his head donw as the writing task progressed and began to squint at the paper. In addition while writing, Austin demo’d increased difficulty staying withing the writing guidelines as he wrote the sentence.
Tactile Processing:
Based on skilled observations, Austin demo’s mild delays wiht his tactile processing abilitys, stuff inbetween, Based on clinical observations and parent report Austin is demonstrating mile delays in his ability to register tactile sensory input.
Vestibular Sensory Processing:
Austin demo’d adequte vestibular sensory processing abilities. She states what tests she gave and how he did (this part he loved) - no problem here
Proprioceptive Sensory Processing
Austin demo’d delays in his proprioceptive processing abilitys. Again, states the tests she gave and how he reacted, again he loved these tests. Per teachers report, Austin pushes hard on his writing utensils and will break crayons when coloring. She also states he jumps alot. As previoulsy noted, Austinutilized a thumb wrap grasp and then switched to a gross palmer grasp. Austin demo’s adequate body awarness as evidenced by his ability to naigate through the clinic w/o ripping over grade changes or bumping into obstacles. Based on skilled observations, Austin demo’d delays with his proprioceptive abilitys.
Motor Planning/Praxis
Austin presents with adequate motor abilites to participate in his educational program.
Organization of Behavior
Austin was able to follow basic directions to complete all tasks requested of him with mininumal verbal cueing. He was very cooperative and was attentive during all tasks asked of him and was able to participate in all; tasks to completion. However, after being given sensory input sanctities Austin demo’d difficulty organizing his behavior to return back to tabletop activities and required moderate verbal cueing to redirect him back to the tabletop. Per his teacher, Austin demo’s poor frustration tolerance and is beginning to act out in class when frustrated. At this time Austin demo’s difficulty with his ability to organize his behavior to successfully participate in his classroom environment.
Summary and Recommendations:
Based on clinical observations and teacher and parent reports, Austin demo’s delays with his sensory processing abilities and his visual motor skills. These deficits impact his participation in his current educational placement. It is recommended that Austin receive OT therapy one time a week for 50 min’s per session.
Ok, so what do you guys think?
I am anxious for your feedback, I had fought for a long time for them to give these tests to him as I have suspected some time that he has sensory issues.
Thanks,
Renee