Yesterday when I went to pick up Peter from daycare, his Occupational Therapist, Ally, stopped to chat with me. She informed me that she had done an evaluation of Peter and he has scored in the "above average" range in the Grasping and Visual/Motor categories! He scored in the 68th percentile for Grasping -- about 5 months ahead of his age and in the 95th percentile for his Visual/Motor skills -- about 2 years ahead of his age! This coming Tuesday she is going to meet with Peter and present him with a certificate and explain to him why she won't be meeting with him anymore. He loves routine of course so it will take time for him to get used to not seeing her. Ally told me that she will miss working with Peter because he is a very well-mannered boy and he loves to learn new things. She gave me some information about the letter/handwriting program they were using so we will be able to get it for home. She said he is very advanced in his ability write. She also said that most kids his age can count to ten forwards and backwards -- he can do that but he can also count to 38 so that is fabulous as well!
By the way, Peter's new fascination is planets and space travel. He can name all the planets in order from the sun -- I couldn't even do that. We don't know where he learned it, but now he has mastered it. He always wants to draw pictures of rocket ships and his latest favorite book is Berenstein Bears On The Moon.
Peter has had OT since he was 15 months old. He has done well with all of his therapies but just as he learns a new skill, it seems his peers learn 3 new skills. We have always focused on his abilities instead of his shortcomings, but at times it's been hard to hear that he is "below average" in this area or that area. To know that he is above average in the area of Fine Motor Skills is very exciting! We are so proud of his accomplishments and his perserverence through the many hours of therapy and intervention.
Yay for Peter!
