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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 425833" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>It is not you.</p><p></p><p>You need to find a different psychiatrist or psychologist. And a different pediatrician.</p><p></p><p>You may need to pay privately for a neuropsychologist assessment if at all possible. </p><p></p><p>If you have health insurance you can request that a formal denial of your request for neuropsychologist assessment be issued so that you can appeal the decision. Until a formal denial is issued you can't really fight it. You can get this by writing a letter to the pediatrician asking for neuropsychologist assessment and stating your reasons for requesting the assessment.</p><p></p><p>When I said he needed a speech assessment I was not talking about his ability to pronounce words. That is called articulation.</p><p></p><p>What many people don't understand is that "speech" includes the way we process language not just our ability to say words out loud.</p><p></p><p>Language processing problems can affect his ability to read, his ability to communicate, his ability to learn and understand what is being said/taught - anything that requires the use of language. Which is pretty much everything.</p><p></p><p>Language processing problems can range from lacking an "inner voice" to difficulty with abstract concepts to an inability to follow instructions to trouble accurately interpreting what people are telling him.</p><p></p><p>These problems are assessed by a speech pathologist and it sounds like you need to specifically ask for assessment in that area.</p><p></p><p>You should be able to get the assessment from your local school district.</p><p></p><p>If you have a Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center in your area you can get free help from them in assessing and treating any language processing problems.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 425833, member: 7948"] It is not you. You need to find a different psychiatrist or psychologist. And a different pediatrician. You may need to pay privately for a neuropsychologist assessment if at all possible. If you have health insurance you can request that a formal denial of your request for neuropsychologist assessment be issued so that you can appeal the decision. Until a formal denial is issued you can't really fight it. You can get this by writing a letter to the pediatrician asking for neuropsychologist assessment and stating your reasons for requesting the assessment. When I said he needed a speech assessment I was not talking about his ability to pronounce words. That is called articulation. What many people don't understand is that "speech" includes the way we process language not just our ability to say words out loud. Language processing problems can affect his ability to read, his ability to communicate, his ability to learn and understand what is being said/taught - anything that requires the use of language. Which is pretty much everything. Language processing problems can range from lacking an "inner voice" to difficulty with abstract concepts to an inability to follow instructions to trouble accurately interpreting what people are telling him. These problems are assessed by a speech pathologist and it sounds like you need to specifically ask for assessment in that area. You should be able to get the assessment from your local school district. If you have a Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center in your area you can get free help from them in assessing and treating any language processing problems. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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