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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 460359" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The others have covered most of the bases... so I'll just add these...</p><p></p><p>1) Understanding exactly what you are dealing with is the first step. Whatever the label, or labels for there are often more than one, this is what will drive the complete treatment plan. But be prepared... it is difficult to diagnosis kids for most things, this young (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is one of the exceptions, because it shows up before age 3). SO... the diagnosis you get now may be inaccurate or incomplete - the wrong diagnosis, or "a" correct diagnosis but there is more going on.</p><p></p><p>2) Once you have the dxes, you can look at accommodations, interventions and medications.</p><p>a) accommodations are things like... having a "safe place" to go when stressed out, or special pencil grips to make writing easier, or a computer instead of writing</p><p>b) interventions are things like Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) therapy, etc. - professionals working directly with your child to help them learn certain skills etc.</p><p>c) medications - when they are young, it is tricky to find ones where the benefits exceed the side-effects. But do not automatically write medications off. For many of us, they make the difference between functioning reasonably well and not functioning at all (I'm ADHD and on medications). It takes time and trials to find the right medication or right combination, at the right dose, given at the right time... and then the kids grow, and their body chemistry changes, and we have to start over on the whole medications thing. That doesn't mean medications don't work... just that, they are a tool, and you have to be on top of it.</p><p></p><p>Welcome. We're mostly all parents here - different experiences, but combined, there isn't a whole lot we haven't seen. We tell what we know. As an earlier poster said... take what fits, and then keep looking for answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 460359, member: 11791"] The others have covered most of the bases... so I'll just add these... 1) Understanding exactly what you are dealing with is the first step. Whatever the label, or labels for there are often more than one, this is what will drive the complete treatment plan. But be prepared... it is difficult to diagnosis kids for most things, this young (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is one of the exceptions, because it shows up before age 3). SO... the diagnosis you get now may be inaccurate or incomplete - the wrong diagnosis, or "a" correct diagnosis but there is more going on. 2) Once you have the dxes, you can look at accommodations, interventions and medications. a) accommodations are things like... having a "safe place" to go when stressed out, or special pencil grips to make writing easier, or a computer instead of writing b) interventions are things like Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) therapy, etc. - professionals working directly with your child to help them learn certain skills etc. c) medications - when they are young, it is tricky to find ones where the benefits exceed the side-effects. But do not automatically write medications off. For many of us, they make the difference between functioning reasonably well and not functioning at all (I'm ADHD and on medications). It takes time and trials to find the right medication or right combination, at the right dose, given at the right time... and then the kids grow, and their body chemistry changes, and we have to start over on the whole medications thing. That doesn't mean medications don't work... just that, they are a tool, and you have to be on top of it. Welcome. We're mostly all parents here - different experiences, but combined, there isn't a whole lot we haven't seen. We tell what we know. As an earlier poster said... take what fits, and then keep looking for answers. [/QUOTE]
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