My dd is 7. She goes to a fantastic school (she's y2) which runs a lunchtime club for any children with poor fine motor skills which she attends every lunchtime, it builds gross motor skills and core strength, using wobble boards, balls etc. She has been in this club for around a year although the school gave never formally approached me about why.
She was a late walker and is really poor at anything that involves balance, scooter, bikes, ice skating etc, she struggles with a knife and fork or buttons, and scissors and holds her pen v awkwardly meaning her handwriting us poorer than it should be. I'm beginning to suspect she has mild dyspraxia.
However, her literacy and speech are way ahead for her age group and her spelling is also v good so i'm confident there's no dyslexia.
My question ( eventually!) is, would there be any benefit in pursuing a diagnosis or investigation as to whether she has dyspraxia?
She is an excellent swimmer and until recently was doing gymnastics weekly (badly), she scooters daily now, is going skiing next week and has a trampoline, so should we carry on building her gross motor skills and core strength, I'm not sure I want to take her with me to a doctor to discuss the above.
Sorry this is so long, and for spellings, typing this on iPad.
Tia