Hi, hoping some of you can help me decide if I'm overreacting or not.
My DD is 5 and in Foundation at school. I think she's struggling with picking up reading and writing, I've spoken to her teacher and she's not hugely concerned but my DD is a quiet girl and doesn't speak up or ask for help. I've seen her in class and I can see how much it's upsetting her.
I have dsypraxia - undiagnosed until i was at university but I have clear memories of hating primary school because i couldn't understand why stuff that came easily to other kids was so difficult for me. I don't want that for my DD - she's a bright girl and loves numbers and facts and stuff, so far she's happy at school but bits of it are beginning to get to her.
She also has low muscle tone so her fine motor skills will be holding her back.
She's too young to be "diagnosed" with everything or owt but i quite want to get her some support - I am not the right person to help someone learn to write. I also have a lot of guilt about not doing more drawing and stuff with her but I'm just not a person that enjoys that stuff so it didn't really occur to me.
My DH thinks I'm worrying about nothing, and i really might be. There's a good chance I'm projecting my bad memories of primary school onto her. But i got no help - it was the 80s and i was a bright kid who managed to hide a lot my struggles (i was "messy" or "lazy") so i flew under the radar. I didn't start enjoying school and learning until i was in my teens and could use a computer! I don't want that for her, would it be ridiculous to pay for some private help for a 5 year old who might just be sttuggling to hold a pen right??