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Anyone else living the "get them to/thru school mess?"
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 556158" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>If your difficult child has a "major" diagnosis, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Asperger's, it is much more difficult for the school to say "it doesn't matter". It isn't just about grades and passing school, it's about learning all the other things that go with school, including peer relationships. So, if the testing comes up with a major diagnosis, it usually has an impact at school. (but there are some schools and some SDs that really don't support anything...)</p><p></p><p>We have found that Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) tends to get attention - because there is a standard little "box" that goes with it... if you have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), you get certain interventions and certain accommodations. They actually know what to do for this diagnosis. But the testing will need to be done by someone who specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - ours was a PhD-level audiologist. Regular audiologists test hearing, and that is also important - a simple hearing issue can also cause huge problems. But regular audiologists don't test for APDs.</p><p></p><p>We spent a lot of $$ getting testing done that the system wouldn't cover. Some of it, we had to do twice or three times. Until we got the right answers, we kind of wondered if we were crazy spending all that money. Now? it's worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 556158, member: 11791"] If your difficult child has a "major" diagnosis, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Asperger's, it is much more difficult for the school to say "it doesn't matter". It isn't just about grades and passing school, it's about learning all the other things that go with school, including peer relationships. So, if the testing comes up with a major diagnosis, it usually has an impact at school. (but there are some schools and some SDs that really don't support anything...) We have found that Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) tends to get attention - because there is a standard little "box" that goes with it... if you have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), you get certain interventions and certain accommodations. They actually know what to do for this diagnosis. But the testing will need to be done by someone who specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - ours was a PhD-level audiologist. Regular audiologists test hearing, and that is also important - a simple hearing issue can also cause huge problems. But regular audiologists don't test for APDs. We spent a lot of $$ getting testing done that the system wouldn't cover. Some of it, we had to do twice or three times. Until we got the right answers, we kind of wondered if we were crazy spending all that money. Now? it's worth it. [/QUOTE]
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