Gross motor/Fine motor - Any OTs

[debs40]

Just re-reading the OT report for my DLA application.

I noticed that she has not looked at gross motor skills in the report although she did some testing e.g catching, throwing etc.

Any idea why gross motor skills would be ignored?

Also, DS is very floppy and lolls alot and has low muscle tone. She puts this entirely down to proprioception but I'm wondering whether it is equally to do with hypermobility and ligamental laxity. There seems to be a reluctance to offer physio to children with these issues at the local hospital and I'm wondering whether this could be why

DS2 was referred onto physio by OT for his gross motor difficulties, clumsiness and low muscle tone. The PT only gave us advice on exercises we can do ourselves, though, once she confirmed that he was hypermobile and had some hypertonia. She also, in turn, referred him on for orthotics.

Thanks. She just missed out the gross motor skills altogether and I wondered why. Could be because physio won't accept the referrals.

Really difficult to get a physio to see you debs40 ime-I think my DS sounds very like yours as he has gross and fine motor delay but also hypermobility and lowish tone-all this means he is very bendy but simply sitting (carpet time-a nightmare) takes up so much energy (muscular) he is exhausted so lies down. Coupled with the fact he is sensory seeking means he uses the floor both for core stability and for sensroy feedback-and they wonder why he spends his life lolling about!! I believed a few sessions of physio wd be great but cant get on NHS (not bad enough??). As I already pay for private OT just cant stretch to physio as well.

I have found yoga a godsend partly cos DS actually not bad at it (very flexible) but also non-competitive/calming and great for core stability/balance/c-ordination. Even the breathing exercises help with core stability as it teaches them to breathe deeply which DS previously unable to do so wd highly recommend.

We also do reflex inhibition and thats helped alot with balance/visual tracking etc.

But all SUCH a fight-really pisses me off-what our children need is not high tech medecine but simple techniques on a regular basis and they cant seem to access them at even the most basic level...

Anyway a bit of a ramble but HTH