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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 28722" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>A developmental pediatrician would be best in this case given the combination of physical and other issues. Next best would be a specialist called a pediatric neuropsychologist. I would advise against using a regular child psychologist or child psychiatrist at this point because we're seeing wildly varying evaluation results and not always very accurate. Thankfully you live in an area of the country that has a lot to offer nearby unlike many parents who have to travel. </p><p></p><p>Ask the school district for a full and complete evaluation. Most children with higher levels of developmental issues enter early intervention preschool at age 3 which would include not only speech, but if he qualifies Occupational Therapist (OT), PT. Many kids who come through here benefit from the environment and they can provide social skills and school readiness training that can't easily be done in other settings. They might as well assess for qualifying across the board right up front--you can always pick and choose if you don't want everything they offer. </p><p></p><p>It's free plue would also give a very tired mommy a break during the day--I remember those days and it sure was hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 28722, member: 701"] A developmental pediatrician would be best in this case given the combination of physical and other issues. Next best would be a specialist called a pediatric neuropsychologist. I would advise against using a regular child psychologist or child psychiatrist at this point because we're seeing wildly varying evaluation results and not always very accurate. Thankfully you live in an area of the country that has a lot to offer nearby unlike many parents who have to travel. Ask the school district for a full and complete evaluation. Most children with higher levels of developmental issues enter early intervention preschool at age 3 which would include not only speech, but if he qualifies Occupational Therapist (OT), PT. Many kids who come through here benefit from the environment and they can provide social skills and school readiness training that can't easily be done in other settings. They might as well assess for qualifying across the board right up front--you can always pick and choose if you don't want everything they offer. It's free plue would also give a very tired mommy a break during the day--I remember those days and it sure was hard. [/QUOTE]
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