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Scared of what's to come 6yr old (this post took me 2 yrs 2 write *or have the guts 2
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 500686"><p>You did just fine. The more information the better so your start was great. I can sympathize with your struggles. We still have days like that and I KNOW what I'm dealing with. Since you didn't really leave me with any questions, I'll save that for someone else to ask.</p><p></p><p>You asked what your plan should be. All I can do is tell you what I would do....actually, what I HAVE done. First, find a neuropsychologist to do a thorough evaluation. It usually takes a long time to get in to the good ones. In the meantime, look for a PhD level psychologist with experience with young children. Tell them you know something's not right and you want an evaluation done.</p><p></p><p>Second, SEND a letter to the Director of Special Education at your school district asking that your "son be evaluated for possible Special Education services including, but not limited to, academic, psychological, behavioral, Occupational Therapy, and Speech evaluations." Send it CERTIFIED MAIL with RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. This starts a Federal timeline for them to evaluate all areas to find what issues are affecting his school experience. They cannot refuse to evaluate him as long as the request is in writing. Keep a copy for yourself and start keeping records of all phone calls, notes, emails, etc with the school both to and from.</p><p></p><p>Third, find your own Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to do FULL assessments. For the speech, ask them to evaluate his language processing and expressive speech. For the Occupational Therapist (OT), ask them to evaluate his gross and fine motor skills as well as sensory input and processing.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. I know it is a lot but you need to find out WHY he's acting the way he is and unless THOROUGH assessments are done, you can't help him or get him help. The reason I say to find you own professionals as well as have the school do evaluations is because school assessments are generally very superficial. You need to have something more thorough.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and keep posting. Other WISE and more experienced parents will come along. Week-ends are generally slower so hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 500686"] You did just fine. The more information the better so your start was great. I can sympathize with your struggles. We still have days like that and I KNOW what I'm dealing with. Since you didn't really leave me with any questions, I'll save that for someone else to ask. You asked what your plan should be. All I can do is tell you what I would do....actually, what I HAVE done. First, find a neuropsychologist to do a thorough evaluation. It usually takes a long time to get in to the good ones. In the meantime, look for a PhD level psychologist with experience with young children. Tell them you know something's not right and you want an evaluation done. Second, SEND a letter to the Director of Special Education at your school district asking that your "son be evaluated for possible Special Education services including, but not limited to, academic, psychological, behavioral, Occupational Therapy, and Speech evaluations." Send it CERTIFIED MAIL with RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. This starts a Federal timeline for them to evaluate all areas to find what issues are affecting his school experience. They cannot refuse to evaluate him as long as the request is in writing. Keep a copy for yourself and start keeping records of all phone calls, notes, emails, etc with the school both to and from. Third, find your own Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to do FULL assessments. For the speech, ask them to evaluate his language processing and expressive speech. For the Occupational Therapist (OT), ask them to evaluate his gross and fine motor skills as well as sensory input and processing. Hope this helps. I know it is a lot but you need to find out WHY he's acting the way he is and unless THOROUGH assessments are done, you can't help him or get him help. The reason I say to find you own professionals as well as have the school do evaluations is because school assessments are generally very superficial. You need to have something more thorough. Good luck and keep posting. Other WISE and more experienced parents will come along. Week-ends are generally slower so hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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