And I am swinging between being happy that finally we have something to work with, and utter fury that it has taken til his is 9, after being on SEN register since nursery, IEPS etc, that nobody spotted this. Instead his old school banged on an on about his symptoms of dyspraxia as separate issues.
I moved him to another, small private school last year because I could see him disappearing before my eyes.
He had an OT assessment last year on the NHS (after me pushing for it) and came a way without a dispraxia diagnosis and just some pencil grip recommendations.
The private neurophysiotherapist I took him to yesterday said he is on the 19th centile for motor coordination, recommended dumping further handwriting intervention and just get him straight onto a laptop, with scribing being used in school until he gets his touch typing up to speed.
She also recommended that he has a SALT assessment.
I feel like I have let him down badly. I feel his old school and NHS OT have let him down badly. And I have spent the day in tears.
But I am happy we have a way forward for him.
just need a bit of hand holding while I process all this.