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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 55375" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I'm sure that had I gone to a preevaluation meeting expecting to discuss primarily speech only to be met with Occupational Therapist (OT), I wouldn't have been too thrilled. However, in their support, we didn't get a full private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation until age 7 and if there's any one thing evaluationwise that I regret not doing earlier, it was this one. </p><p></p><p>For children with this cluster of issues, I don't see either speech or Occupational Therapist (OT) as being more important, but both being equally important in making forward progress if sensory issues are present. A child who is out of sync in the sensory area is less likely to be able to tune into therapies and more prone towards behavioral problems. Finding the right combination of sensory input at the right times in their days can make HUGE differences in outcomes. We used brushing only for a short period to help him settle down at bedtime, but it was a big help when he was asking for it. Swinging/spinning was his thing and it was amazing to see the difference in him after 15 minutes on the therapy swing we have downstairs. In his early elementary years swinging/spinning was the last thing he did before going to school and the first thing he did when he got home. While filling out the Occupational Therapist (OT) paperwork in advance of the evaluation it asked if there was any physical activity that he liked more than others and it was then we realized he'd go out and swing alone on the swingset for 20 minutes and come in feeling really good. Had we not gone through the evaluation process we would likely have gone on thinking of swinging as just play and not gone on to using it to his advantage.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying that speech isn't important, nor am I saying that Occupational Therapist (OT) is a cureall. But what I think that they are trying to tell you is that it's possible that a child who is more regulated in the area of sensory integration will be probably be better able to participate in interventions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 55375, member: 701"] I'm sure that had I gone to a preevaluation meeting expecting to discuss primarily speech only to be met with Occupational Therapist (OT), I wouldn't have been too thrilled. However, in their support, we didn't get a full private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation until age 7 and if there's any one thing evaluationwise that I regret not doing earlier, it was this one. For children with this cluster of issues, I don't see either speech or Occupational Therapist (OT) as being more important, but both being equally important in making forward progress if sensory issues are present. A child who is out of sync in the sensory area is less likely to be able to tune into therapies and more prone towards behavioral problems. Finding the right combination of sensory input at the right times in their days can make HUGE differences in outcomes. We used brushing only for a short period to help him settle down at bedtime, but it was a big help when he was asking for it. Swinging/spinning was his thing and it was amazing to see the difference in him after 15 minutes on the therapy swing we have downstairs. In his early elementary years swinging/spinning was the last thing he did before going to school and the first thing he did when he got home. While filling out the Occupational Therapist (OT) paperwork in advance of the evaluation it asked if there was any physical activity that he liked more than others and it was then we realized he'd go out and swing alone on the swingset for 20 minutes and come in feeling really good. Had we not gone through the evaluation process we would likely have gone on thinking of swinging as just play and not gone on to using it to his advantage. I am not saying that speech isn't important, nor am I saying that Occupational Therapist (OT) is a cureall. But what I think that they are trying to tell you is that it's possible that a child who is more regulated in the area of sensory integration will be probably be better able to participate in interventions. [/QUOTE]
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