The above is the reindeer picture that Younglink made at school. He became quite "nervous" and uncomfortable when the teacher talked about what they would be creating. After consulting the teacher, she did everything possible to make it easier for him to complete the project and be proud of his work.
Anyway, I digress....today I finally got his occupational therapist to admit that Younglink is a natural-born lefty. Of course, the rub is...he has no left hand.
Honestly, as his mom, the funniest and quite amusing aspect of all this is that I had asked his OT on numerous occasions if his handwriting was so challenging because he was a "Lefty". She would just shrug and move on to something else. It made her uncomfortable. So today, when I said, "he is not naturally right-handed, is he?"...OMG, she turned the brightest shade of red and shook her head,"Yes".
I'm not sure why it made her sooo embarrassed to finally admit what my partner and I have thought for so long. Maybe its that its a new situation for this young OT.
So I told her.."I know there isn't a damn thing we can do about it but work with him." And I gave her a friendly arm punch and chuckled and said, "He's going to be working with you for Quite Some Time". (which, on the positive, is great news as his OT is a wonderful, patient caring person who very much enjoys working with Younglink and, likewise, Younglink adores her :)Plus, I wanted to lighten the mood because...Because..
It really doesn't matter what his "handedness" is!!!! Sure, it is a little more work for the little guy, but he is a trooper and he can do this! I will talk to his teacher and explain the situation so she can help him with his handwriting and be more understanding when she cannot read his writing.
Its okay people! For some reason, this amuses me to no end. Its just nice to have the answer sometimes, you know? There is a reason that he has to work so hard at making his writing legible...and its ok...we can deal...
Just wanted to share.
Oh, yeah, I did make an appt to have his "helper" prosthetic refit so it wears better. Maybe it would be helpful if he decided to wear it more often. We'll see.
Have a great day :)
