Seth and the Tremor

I explained in the last post that Seth has a little "tremor" when he writes. He's had this for quite a while, and in his preschool years, I chalked it up to his intensity. His kindergarten teacher called me last year to discuss it, and the OT made a weighted pencil for him to use. Now that he's doing more writing, it's more noticeable now when he writes and ties his shoe.

I observed him carefully last weekend, and notice that he trembles when he's excited, intent or nervous. When he's relaxed, I don't see it.

Mrs. Owens called me last week and told me she had talked to the OT. Apparently, the upshot is that he's not bad enough to qualify for school help. Mrs. Owens said the OT mentioned an "intentional tremor"--a fancy term for what I described above--being intense when doing something. Scott says I can talk to the OT, but he doesn't think at this point it is worth following up on. So I'll let you know when I talk to her.