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<blockquote data-quote="steelgogator" data-source="post: 554466" data-attributes="member: 15315"><p>Thanks for the quick replies! </p><p></p><p>Keeping a journal is a really helpful idea. Thank you. I also appreciate the reminder of the "last straw" dynamic. Last night, I think I identified the trigger and put too much emphasis on managing that today. But I think it was a last straw rather than a core stressor. It is really hard to process all the information in real time, so I think recording notes in a journal makes tons of sense.</p><p></p><p>To answer the question, he has not been evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Do you think this would be helpful? He has been observed/evaluated by:</p><p></p><p>- May 2011 a really excellent Occupational Therapist (OT) and therapist who has generally given very helpful recommendations (observed in school, did further assessment one on one, will soon observe him again)</p><p>- October 2011 early intervention for our city (1.5 hour evaluation in office)</p><p>- December 2011 a not-helpful Occupational Therapist (OT) (observed him in school) </p><p>- Spring 2012 participated for several weeks in a social communication group with an Occupational Therapist (OT) (not helpful)</p><p>- August 2012 a developmental pediatrician (1.5 hour evaluation in office)</p><p></p><p>Because his main challenges are evident in groups of peers, when he is tired or stressed, and when he is just with his parents, it's hard for the evaluations to get a good picture of his challenges. I feel like the evaluations more or less just echo back the challenges that we articulate! With the exception of the one excellent Occupational Therapist (OT) who was the first to observe him in school and saw things that we didn't.</p><p></p><p>I'd be interested to hear opinions about whether a neuropsychologist evaluation seems like a good next step. For some reason, no one has recommended it before.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the replies. I really appreciate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steelgogator, post: 554466, member: 15315"] Thanks for the quick replies! Keeping a journal is a really helpful idea. Thank you. I also appreciate the reminder of the "last straw" dynamic. Last night, I think I identified the trigger and put too much emphasis on managing that today. But I think it was a last straw rather than a core stressor. It is really hard to process all the information in real time, so I think recording notes in a journal makes tons of sense. To answer the question, he has not been evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Do you think this would be helpful? He has been observed/evaluated by: - May 2011 a really excellent Occupational Therapist (OT) and therapist who has generally given very helpful recommendations (observed in school, did further assessment one on one, will soon observe him again) - October 2011 early intervention for our city (1.5 hour evaluation in office) - December 2011 a not-helpful Occupational Therapist (OT) (observed him in school) - Spring 2012 participated for several weeks in a social communication group with an Occupational Therapist (OT) (not helpful) - August 2012 a developmental pediatrician (1.5 hour evaluation in office) Because his main challenges are evident in groups of peers, when he is tired or stressed, and when he is just with his parents, it's hard for the evaluations to get a good picture of his challenges. I feel like the evaluations more or less just echo back the challenges that we articulate! With the exception of the one excellent Occupational Therapist (OT) who was the first to observe him in school and saw things that we didn't. I'd be interested to hear opinions about whether a neuropsychologist evaluation seems like a good next step. For some reason, no one has recommended it before. Thanks again for the replies. I really appreciate it. [/QUOTE]
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