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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 279070" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sweetie, your mommy radar would not be pinging this loud if there wasn't something going on. Just my opinion, but I saw Wiz problems before he was 3 and my husband didn't see anything until he was almost 5, and my parents (who Wiz is VERY close to) did not see anything until he was 8. It was only AFTER my mom saw Wiz sit at a restaurant and be all squirrely and fidgety, take his concerta and with-in 20 minutes he was a totally different child. </p><p></p><p>It took my father until Wiz was 10 to concede there was a real problem!!</p><p></p><p>You might call your insurance company to see how they cover referrals for psychiatric visits to see what neuropsychologists and other psychiatric providers need to set the appointment.</p><p></p><p>As long as you don't have a custody decree of some sort, you don't technically need your husband's "permission" to take the child to the doctor for any reason. It is how I handled some of the first meetings with 1 therapist that we saw. husband refused to see any problems so I made appts, let him know we were going, and made it his choice to go or not. It did cause some rocky paths in our marriage, but it was over a decade ago and we are still together.</p><p></p><p>One thing that might have rapid results is to have your child evaluated by a PRIVATE occupational therapist (Occupational Therapist (OT)). You want one who is trained in sensory integration disorder. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is when the brain doesn't interpret input from the senses in a normal way. Some kids have too much activity, some have too little. And that applies to EVERY sense. The therapy involved no medication. A special brush is used to help the brain create new pathways, ones that let the brain process things better.</p><p></p><p>Treatment also involves providing an environment with appropriate sensory input (called a sensory diet) to meet a child's individual needs.</p><p></p><p>I emphatically do NOT recommend relying on the school district Occupational Therapist (OT) for this evaluation. The school Occupational Therapist (OT) will ONLY look at how this is impacting academics, not on how it has impact on other parts of his life.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if anyone recommended The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, as well as his new book that I forget the name of. Both are excellent in helping us with difficult children. I also suggest Love and Logic books - but go to the website to see what they offer as they have quite a number of books, audiobooks, etc... (<a href="http://www.loveandlogic.com" target="_blank">www.loveandlogic.com</a>).</p><p></p><p>For the sensory issues, Carol Kranowitz's book "The Out of Sync Child" is awesome at explaining Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), and the book "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun" is even better! (just my opinion). I like the Fun book especially because it has complete exercises that are a blast for the entire family, and she describes how to make/build/buy the needed items in ways that are VERY cost effective. And, of course, the activities are FUN! (Quite a number of the things we have tried from the book brought back memories of the year Wiz got tinkertoys for Christmas. I will NEVER forget that look on his face when he quietly asked when would it be HIS turn to play with them? Mommy and Daddy were hogging them, LOL!!!!)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, if you feel your child needs help, he needs help. Do what you need to do to get it for him. You will almost never regret following that nagging voice that tells you somehting is wrong. Each of the big mistakes I have made stem from ignoring that voice and going along with the pressure even though I had that nasty feeling in my head. </p><p></p><p>Glad you came out from behind the Lurker Tree!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 279070, member: 1233"] Sweetie, your mommy radar would not be pinging this loud if there wasn't something going on. Just my opinion, but I saw Wiz problems before he was 3 and my husband didn't see anything until he was almost 5, and my parents (who Wiz is VERY close to) did not see anything until he was 8. It was only AFTER my mom saw Wiz sit at a restaurant and be all squirrely and fidgety, take his concerta and with-in 20 minutes he was a totally different child. It took my father until Wiz was 10 to concede there was a real problem!! You might call your insurance company to see how they cover referrals for psychiatric visits to see what neuropsychologists and other psychiatric providers need to set the appointment. As long as you don't have a custody decree of some sort, you don't technically need your husband's "permission" to take the child to the doctor for any reason. It is how I handled some of the first meetings with 1 therapist that we saw. husband refused to see any problems so I made appts, let him know we were going, and made it his choice to go or not. It did cause some rocky paths in our marriage, but it was over a decade ago and we are still together. One thing that might have rapid results is to have your child evaluated by a PRIVATE occupational therapist (Occupational Therapist (OT)). You want one who is trained in sensory integration disorder. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is when the brain doesn't interpret input from the senses in a normal way. Some kids have too much activity, some have too little. And that applies to EVERY sense. The therapy involved no medication. A special brush is used to help the brain create new pathways, ones that let the brain process things better. Treatment also involves providing an environment with appropriate sensory input (called a sensory diet) to meet a child's individual needs. I emphatically do NOT recommend relying on the school district Occupational Therapist (OT) for this evaluation. The school Occupational Therapist (OT) will ONLY look at how this is impacting academics, not on how it has impact on other parts of his life. Not sure if anyone recommended The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, as well as his new book that I forget the name of. Both are excellent in helping us with difficult children. I also suggest Love and Logic books - but go to the website to see what they offer as they have quite a number of books, audiobooks, etc... ([url]www.loveandlogic.com[/url]). For the sensory issues, Carol Kranowitz's book "The Out of Sync Child" is awesome at explaining Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), and the book "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun" is even better! (just my opinion). I like the Fun book especially because it has complete exercises that are a blast for the entire family, and she describes how to make/build/buy the needed items in ways that are VERY cost effective. And, of course, the activities are FUN! (Quite a number of the things we have tried from the book brought back memories of the year Wiz got tinkertoys for Christmas. I will NEVER forget that look on his face when he quietly asked when would it be HIS turn to play with them? Mommy and Daddy were hogging them, LOL!!!!) Anyway, if you feel your child needs help, he needs help. Do what you need to do to get it for him. You will almost never regret following that nagging voice that tells you somehting is wrong. Each of the big mistakes I have made stem from ignoring that voice and going along with the pressure even though I had that nasty feeling in my head. Glad you came out from behind the Lurker Tree! [/QUOTE]
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