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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 465426" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hi, and welcome... </p><p></p><p>First, some "house-keeping"... thanks for making a sig! If you're using "real names" in your post, please edit those out, for safety. Location doesn't need to be quite that specific... (Alaska would be fine, for example). We all work with assumed names and so on around here, for the present and future safety of our kids and ourselves.</p><p></p><p>Second... so, its a few weeks until insurance kicks in. That really isn't all that long - and you need to figure out what you need, so the gap in time might be a good investment.</p><p></p><p>OK... down to business.</p><p>We usually have a raft of questions for newcomers. It helps us understand the situation, relate to what is going on. Hope you don't mind...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>9 years old. Grade 4. Common situation for problems to escalate - because the expectations at school just went through the roof. Instead of learning to read, to write, to do basic math... you have to use that stuff as though it was second nature. Hidden disabilities (more on that soon) with a bright/creative kid can be missed entirely... these kids "fly under the radar". But it doesn't work forever. So, I'm not surprised. (It was a key point in time for our difficult child too.)</p><p></p><p>Hidden disabilities... now the questions.</p><p>- Motor skills - gross (sports, riding bike, etc.) and fine (tieing shoes, dressing, writing) - good? bad? average? can do but hates it?</p><p>- Does he read for pleasure? or hate reading? </p><p>- Is he keeping up in school?</p><p>- ever had ANY testing done? Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Occupational Therapist (OT), IQ, etc.? (some of this can be done through the schools)</p><p>- is there any history of issues, challenges, or dxes in the family? obviously some, but... list of?</p><p>- sleep patterns - falls asleep instantly? or takes forever? (either is a problem); restless sleeper? racoon-eyes (really dark circles under the eyes)?</p><p>- eating patterns - is he "skinny" compared to how much he eats?</p><p></p><p>Also... how close are you to a major centre? Such as... a teaching hospital, or children's hospital, or specialty clinics, that sort of thing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 465426, member: 11791"] Hi, and welcome... First, some "house-keeping"... thanks for making a sig! If you're using "real names" in your post, please edit those out, for safety. Location doesn't need to be quite that specific... (Alaska would be fine, for example). We all work with assumed names and so on around here, for the present and future safety of our kids and ourselves. Second... so, its a few weeks until insurance kicks in. That really isn't all that long - and you need to figure out what you need, so the gap in time might be a good investment. OK... down to business. We usually have a raft of questions for newcomers. It helps us understand the situation, relate to what is going on. Hope you don't mind... 9 years old. Grade 4. Common situation for problems to escalate - because the expectations at school just went through the roof. Instead of learning to read, to write, to do basic math... you have to use that stuff as though it was second nature. Hidden disabilities (more on that soon) with a bright/creative kid can be missed entirely... these kids "fly under the radar". But it doesn't work forever. So, I'm not surprised. (It was a key point in time for our difficult child too.) Hidden disabilities... now the questions. - Motor skills - gross (sports, riding bike, etc.) and fine (tieing shoes, dressing, writing) - good? bad? average? can do but hates it? - Does he read for pleasure? or hate reading? - Is he keeping up in school? - ever had ANY testing done? Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Occupational Therapist (OT), IQ, etc.? (some of this can be done through the schools) - is there any history of issues, challenges, or dxes in the family? obviously some, but... list of? - sleep patterns - falls asleep instantly? or takes forever? (either is a problem); restless sleeper? racoon-eyes (really dark circles under the eyes)? - eating patterns - is he "skinny" compared to how much he eats? Also... how close are you to a major centre? Such as... a teaching hospital, or children's hospital, or specialty clinics, that sort of thing? [/QUOTE]
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