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morningcalm wrote:A friend of mine had similar issues with getting her son to ride a bike. In the end she hired an OT to help her son learn to ride a bike. Might be an avenue worth exploring.
Back to your general topic. I actually think many kids are learning to ride pedal bikes too early. I have seen kids riding pedal bikes without training wheels around age 3. Sure these kids could do it but they fell off their bikes many times and sometimes they hit their heads on hard cement. It seems like an unnecessary risk to me. (This is just my opinion...)
morningcalm wrote:Yes, OTs can help with that. I have a high respect for that profession and I have found that OTs can help sort out a lot of gross and fine motor and sensory issues as well.
Just google "OT and riding a bike" and I found this blog post that may be of interest.
http://www.occupationaltherapychildren. ... de-a-bike/
morningcalm wrote:Yes, you are right. It is geared towards age 2-5, however, there is some good advice in there about children needing good postural and lower limb strength to ride a pedal bike. Plus, I was thinking that the comment about the 9 year old was relevant to your situation. Perhaps, you could look into physio therapy for your child to help development good postural and lower limb strength.
You could hire an OT privately and get an assessment done that way if you have no luck with your son's school.
edcuator wrote:We have really lost the reason for having an assessment done by a professional. It is not for funding but to find out how to help the child. If you ever have the opportunity to chat with an OT or PT or Educational Psychologist ask what they see as the purpose of the assessment. They become very discouraged about the time and effort and their knowledge and skills being used to acquire a funding designation and not for the pages of deep understanding that is described in the document.
An OT assessment can be invaluable and not too many of the result in a designation.
beany wrote:I learned many things from our guys ot assesment. I also got many tips on how to help him progress in his abilities. It was so beneficial.Well worth it
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