Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I'm new, and I (we) need help.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 586830" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>Welcome! You found the right place to ask all of your questions.</p><p>Look at my signature at the bottom of my post. You'll see that I can relate to your issues. You can also read my post "made a referral for Sweet Pea" and you'll see that your son is NOT too young to seek help for him.</p><p>First thing: every State has preschools for kids with special needs. It is free and starts at the age of 3. (before that, there is early intervention and it has a different name in every state).</p><p>You can ask for your child to be evaluated by your local school at no charge and he will receive services if he qualifies under their guidelines. Make your request through a return receipt letter. Keep in mind that some kids don't qualify despite having intense needs. It's sad, but some fall through the cracks (my son V did... Sweet Pea will highly likely not because her issues are more obvious to someone spending only 1 hour or so with her for an evaluation).</p><p>Even if you get school services, you can still persue private evaluations and services. They usually target different areas/goals. So don't limit yourself if you can afford it.</p><p>Helping your son as early as possible is key to better management of his issues.</p><p>You could look into neuropsychologist evaluation, referral to a developmental pediatrician, an Ocupational Therapist evaluation (look up sensory issues on top of the other regular Occupational Therapist (OT) stuff), speech obviously. Find a regular pediatrician who will listen to you and work with you 100%. I have one of those and it makes managing the care of my kids a lot easier.</p><p>The last thing you want is a pediatrician who fights your concerns.</p><p>Your son's difficulties won't be resolved in 3 weeks before youy move, but you can start planning his care by looking up all those different specialists.</p><p>A lot of tools can be used to help your son's daily life. It can be overwhelming at first but it is well worth the effort when you start seeing your family life have some peace again.</p><p>The first tool coming to my mind: picture schedule of his daily routine. I have been doing it for V for a while now. And it still amazes me how much it helps him. I just started with Sweet Pea. This is an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) technique but it can be helpful to a whole bunch of other kids with issues.</p><p>Definetly look into sensory issues. Not easy to understand and apply at first, but once you get the hang of it: amazing results! "Sensory processing disorder" by Carol Kranowitz is a great book to start (highly recomment guidance of an Occupational Therapist (OT)).</p><p>More will come with some input.</p><p>Hang in there. It will get better (not magically obviously, but with better understanding and accomodations)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 586830, member: 11847"] Welcome! You found the right place to ask all of your questions. Look at my signature at the bottom of my post. You'll see that I can relate to your issues. You can also read my post "made a referral for Sweet Pea" and you'll see that your son is NOT too young to seek help for him. First thing: every State has preschools for kids with special needs. It is free and starts at the age of 3. (before that, there is early intervention and it has a different name in every state). You can ask for your child to be evaluated by your local school at no charge and he will receive services if he qualifies under their guidelines. Make your request through a return receipt letter. Keep in mind that some kids don't qualify despite having intense needs. It's sad, but some fall through the cracks (my son V did... Sweet Pea will highly likely not because her issues are more obvious to someone spending only 1 hour or so with her for an evaluation). Even if you get school services, you can still persue private evaluations and services. They usually target different areas/goals. So don't limit yourself if you can afford it. Helping your son as early as possible is key to better management of his issues. You could look into neuropsychologist evaluation, referral to a developmental pediatrician, an Ocupational Therapist evaluation (look up sensory issues on top of the other regular Occupational Therapist (OT) stuff), speech obviously. Find a regular pediatrician who will listen to you and work with you 100%. I have one of those and it makes managing the care of my kids a lot easier. The last thing you want is a pediatrician who fights your concerns. Your son's difficulties won't be resolved in 3 weeks before youy move, but you can start planning his care by looking up all those different specialists. A lot of tools can be used to help your son's daily life. It can be overwhelming at first but it is well worth the effort when you start seeing your family life have some peace again. The first tool coming to my mind: picture schedule of his daily routine. I have been doing it for V for a while now. And it still amazes me how much it helps him. I just started with Sweet Pea. This is an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) technique but it can be helpful to a whole bunch of other kids with issues. Definetly look into sensory issues. Not easy to understand and apply at first, but once you get the hang of it: amazing results! "Sensory processing disorder" by Carol Kranowitz is a great book to start (highly recomment guidance of an Occupational Therapist (OT)). More will come with some input. Hang in there. It will get better (not magically obviously, but with better understanding and accomodations) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I'm new, and I (we) need help.
Top