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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 57924" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Unless you live in a city, it's pretty common for parents to have to travel up to a few hours away for the kind of evaluation I think you need. (We took my son to a speech clinic 3 hours away that specialized in his condition for assessment but he had speech therapy here based on their recommendations). Children's Hospitals and university hospitals would be places to start looking. 3-4 months is a typical waiting list for this type of appointment. It usually takes that long to get all the paperwork filled out and to get records from other specialists in. There is a parent report at this link that you could start filling out that will give you a head start.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/</a></p><p></p><p>At minimun, the evaluation you want to request should be with a developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist plus occupational therapy, plus speech/language and if there's any sign of speech/language differences at all audiology should be included. </p><p></p><p>What's the child's biological parents' family history like in terms of mental health, substance abuse, etc?</p><p></p><p>Most of us wind up feeling attacked when we go to appointments like this. In fact I went head to head with a speech language pathologist during our first appointment but we later wound up on the same page. Expect some degree of disagreement.</p><p></p><p>Is medication the reason that he burns so easily related to the medication he's on?</p><p></p><p>I think if you have a superactive child it's very important that you find a physical outlet for him. Indoor pools, gyms, classes or camps, etc. might be places to look. We wound up building a mini gym in our basement that has a spinning swing, mini tramp, big vinyl covered foam blocks, a rocker, and a thick air filled mattress. Additionally in my difficult child's bedroom we had an old set of mattresses he could jump on anytime. This has helped a great deal.</p><p></p><p>How has he done in group settings such as preschool/daycare/kindergarten?</p><p></p><p>Hang in there, we'll do what we can to help get you pointed in a direction of getting the right kind of help. I remember--and so do the other moms here--what a difficult and lonely job this is. No one in your family or circle understands or has been in your shoes. But there's nothing your kid has done or said that would shock us here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 57924, member: 701"] Unless you live in a city, it's pretty common for parents to have to travel up to a few hours away for the kind of evaluation I think you need. (We took my son to a speech clinic 3 hours away that specialized in his condition for assessment but he had speech therapy here based on their recommendations). Children's Hospitals and university hospitals would be places to start looking. 3-4 months is a typical waiting list for this type of appointment. It usually takes that long to get all the paperwork filled out and to get records from other specialists in. There is a parent report at this link that you could start filling out that will give you a head start. [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation.10/[/url] At minimun, the evaluation you want to request should be with a developmental pediatrician or pediatric neuropsychologist plus occupational therapy, plus speech/language and if there's any sign of speech/language differences at all audiology should be included. What's the child's biological parents' family history like in terms of mental health, substance abuse, etc? Most of us wind up feeling attacked when we go to appointments like this. In fact I went head to head with a speech language pathologist during our first appointment but we later wound up on the same page. Expect some degree of disagreement. Is medication the reason that he burns so easily related to the medication he's on? I think if you have a superactive child it's very important that you find a physical outlet for him. Indoor pools, gyms, classes or camps, etc. might be places to look. We wound up building a mini gym in our basement that has a spinning swing, mini tramp, big vinyl covered foam blocks, a rocker, and a thick air filled mattress. Additionally in my difficult child's bedroom we had an old set of mattresses he could jump on anytime. This has helped a great deal. How has he done in group settings such as preschool/daycare/kindergarten? Hang in there, we'll do what we can to help get you pointed in a direction of getting the right kind of help. I remember--and so do the other moms here--what a difficult and lonely job this is. No one in your family or circle understands or has been in your shoes. But there's nothing your kid has done or said that would shock us here! [/QUOTE]
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