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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 483377" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I would suggest going the whole nine yards with a private evaluation--an assessment with a developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist, private speech and private Occupational Therapist (OT). It will address two key issues here: First, play therapy and prescribing Concerta without having any firm diagnosis is like taking a shot in the dark. We would be talking malpractice when doctors start treatment without knowing the source of the problems but when it comes to behavioral issues it's less black and white and people buy into it more easily. Dig in and find underlying reasons and you'll be more apt to find effective treatments. Secondly, the private evaluations tend to be more thorough than school evaluation. It's no guarantee of increased services, but they at least have to take private evaluations into consideration. If they go this route, don't sign off to authorize diagnosticians to send copies of reports to the school district--review them first and make sure it's representative of the issues and then hand deliver copies to the school. </p><p></p><p>The district is taking the easy--and possibly illegal--way out. If they hold out long enough desperate parents might find doctors who find the right combination of drugs to manage his behavior. It's cheaper and easier for them than to provide staff such as a classroom aide or one-on-one. I also will mention that in my state there's a trend towards qualifying fewer kids for IEP's and handling them with any other possible means in order to avoid creating failing subgroups for state testing. </p><p></p><p>Also, be sure to research the mininmum instructional minutes required for kindergarten in your state to make sure the district is in compliance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 483377, member: 701"] I would suggest going the whole nine yards with a private evaluation--an assessment with a developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist, private speech and private Occupational Therapist (OT). It will address two key issues here: First, play therapy and prescribing Concerta without having any firm diagnosis is like taking a shot in the dark. We would be talking malpractice when doctors start treatment without knowing the source of the problems but when it comes to behavioral issues it's less black and white and people buy into it more easily. Dig in and find underlying reasons and you'll be more apt to find effective treatments. Secondly, the private evaluations tend to be more thorough than school evaluation. It's no guarantee of increased services, but they at least have to take private evaluations into consideration. If they go this route, don't sign off to authorize diagnosticians to send copies of reports to the school district--review them first and make sure it's representative of the issues and then hand deliver copies to the school. The district is taking the easy--and possibly illegal--way out. If they hold out long enough desperate parents might find doctors who find the right combination of drugs to manage his behavior. It's cheaper and easier for them than to provide staff such as a classroom aide or one-on-one. I also will mention that in my state there's a trend towards qualifying fewer kids for IEP's and handling them with any other possible means in order to avoid creating failing subgroups for state testing. Also, be sure to research the mininmum instructional minutes required for kindergarten in your state to make sure the district is in compliance. [/QUOTE]
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