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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 314367" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>MM, she's in California where the system is different than the other states and I believe the regional developmental centers are very reputable. </p><p> </p><p>I really doubt that the county can refuse to test him just because a parent doesn't think a child has full Autism. Most of us parents truly don't have a grasp of that until we're way on the other side of the diagnostic fence and have lived with the diagnosis for awhile. If I were you I wouldn't even discuss degrees of Autism with them while trying to set up an appointment. It's totally unrealistic for the average parent just starting in evaluation process to have a firm grasp on what degree of Autism--if any--a child might have.</p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">I just found something written by a knowledgable friend a few years ago.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">So, here we go. Step 1, call your County Education Office (or your</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">neighborhood public school, and they'll give you the number) and request</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">a developmental assessment on your daughter, ASAP. Mention the</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Preschool Specialist program if the receptionist doesn't know what to do</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">with a preschooler. If the referral comes from the parent (rather than</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">a teacher), it gets a more prompt response. They will mail you a</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">referral form, which you then fill out and return to them. Once they</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">have the referral in writing, they have 50 school days to complete an</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">evaluation and meet with you to discuss findings and determine</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">eligibility for sp. ed. services (speech therapy, physical therapy,</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">occupational therapy, behavior management, etc.). Since it's already</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">the end of the school year, your evaluation probably won't happen until early</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Fall, but at least your paperwork will be in the system and the</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">"countdown clock" will have begun ticking.</span></span></em></span></p><p> <span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Step 2 (also ASAP), call your local Regional Center for Developmental</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Disabilities and request an "intake evaluation." In CA, state and</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">federal MR/daughter $$ are disbursed through 21 Regional Centers, which act as</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">both an eligibility filter and a service referral conduit. At the</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">moment, the Lanterman Act is still law, which means that *every*</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">California resident who is determined to have an eligible developmental</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">disability is legally *entitled* to support services designed to</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">facilitate his/her full participation in the local community. Waiting</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">lists, etc., are legally prohibited. Of course, with our current state</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">budget and our family-unfriendly governor, the Lanterman Act is in</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">serious danger of major revision, if not all-out repeal. So, I cannot</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">emphasize enough the importance of starting the RC "intake/evaluation" process</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">ASAP -- particularly since they work year-round, not just during the</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">school year.</span></span></em></span></p><p> <span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Step 3, while you are waiting for the school and RC to push all their</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">paper around, go back to your regular pediatrician and get a referral to a</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">developmental specialist. If your Dr. doesn't know anyone, call the UC</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">Davis MIND Institute (if you're anywhere near Sacramento), or the UCLA</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">NeuroPsychiatric Institute (if you're in So. CA), or the UCSB Autism</span></span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"><em>Research and Training Center (if you're on the Central Coast). </em></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 314367, member: 701"] MM, she's in California where the system is different than the other states and I believe the regional developmental centers are very reputable. I really doubt that the county can refuse to test him just because a parent doesn't think a child has full Autism. Most of us parents truly don't have a grasp of that until we're way on the other side of the diagnostic fence and have lived with the diagnosis for awhile. If I were you I wouldn't even discuss degrees of Autism with them while trying to set up an appointment. It's totally unrealistic for the average parent just starting in evaluation process to have a firm grasp on what degree of Autism--if any--a child might have. [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]I just found something written by a knowledgable friend a few years ago.[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]So, here we go. Step 1, call your County Education Office (or your[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]neighborhood public school, and they'll give you the number) and request[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]a developmental assessment on your daughter, ASAP. Mention the[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Preschool Specialist program if the receptionist doesn't know what to do[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]with a preschooler. If the referral comes from the parent (rather than[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]a teacher), it gets a more prompt response. They will mail you a[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]referral form, which you then fill out and return to them. Once they[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]have the referral in writing, they have 50 school days to complete an[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]evaluation and meet with you to discuss findings and determine[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]eligibility for sp. ed. services (speech therapy, physical therapy,[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]occupational therapy, behavior management, etc.). Since it's already[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]the end of the school year, your evaluation probably won't happen until early[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Fall, but at least your paperwork will be in the system and the[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]"countdown clock" will have begun ticking.[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Step 2 (also ASAP), call your local Regional Center for Developmental[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Disabilities and request an "intake evaluation." In CA, state and[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]federal MR/daughter $$ are disbursed through 21 Regional Centers, which act as[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]both an eligibility filter and a service referral conduit. At the[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]moment, the Lanterman Act is still law, which means that *every*[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]California resident who is determined to have an eligible developmental[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]disability is legally *entitled* to support services designed to[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]facilitate his/her full participation in the local community. Waiting[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]lists, etc., are legally prohibited. Of course, with our current state[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]budget and our family-unfriendly governor, the Lanterman Act is in[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]serious danger of major revision, if not all-out repeal. So, I cannot[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]emphasize enough the importance of starting the RC "intake/evaluation" process[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]ASAP -- particularly since they work year-round, not just during the[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]school year.[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Step 3, while you are waiting for the school and RC to push all their[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]paper around, go back to your regular pediatrician and get a referral to a[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]developmental specialist. If your Dr. doesn't know anyone, call the UC[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]Davis MIND Institute (if you're anywhere near Sacramento), or the UCLA[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New]NeuroPsychiatric Institute (if you're in So. CA), or the UCSB Autism[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=black][FONT=Courier New][I]Research and Training Center (if you're on the Central Coast). [/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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