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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 500540" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Lets see...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- adhd primarily in attentive type </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- developmental coordination disorder</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- mixed expressive receptive language disorder </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- mathematics disorder </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">- anxiety disorder </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">- </span></span>ODD </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- overweight </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- birth complications </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- allergies </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- eczema </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">- some sleep problems</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">First off, I'm <em>impressed</em> with your diagnosis team. This looks like a really thorough evaluation!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">It's usually a long hard fight to get a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) diagnosis. Most people just get Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation and Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies, and never get the diagnosis. But... 50% of kids with ADD/ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). This diagnosis explains the motor coordination issues. Do you have access to Occupational Therapist (OT) now? if not, could you? Do you have details of the actual Occupational Therapist (OT) testing done? Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy is the biggest help with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), after that its a matter of accommodations. No medications.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Mixed expressive receptive language disorder - I don't know all the details on this one, but... red flag for auditory processing problems (more later).</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">ADHD inattentive type, is what was formerly known as ADD - ADHD without the hyper. I'm not sure about the research details, but it is commonly understood that the inattentive type is more common in girls and the hyperactive in boys - but it CAN go either way. However, ADHD symptoms (in particular the inattentiveness) can also be caused by auditory processing disorders. Add to that, 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have APDs... </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Mathematics disorder is often called dyscalcula - a classical learning disability.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Sleep issues - a bit of a catch-22. Sleep problems can <em>directly cause</em> all sorts of other problems - from inattention to behavior issues to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. However... anxiety and depression, extreme fatigue, and other things, can also <em>cause sleep problems</em>. Either way, its going to be important to get to the bottom of this.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">More questions...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">1) Did the testing include Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills AND sensory integration? If not, this can be an add-on, but will be important. If they only did the motor skills half, then get the sensory done. Both sets of issues benefit from Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">2) Did the testing include Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and other lesser-known APDs like auditory figure ground? Given the number of comments about her hearing - and the repeatedly clear hearing tests - they really need to be screening for auditory processing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Trust me. ADHD + Learning Disability (LD) + Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) + Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) = kid going insane. been there done that. <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">(we couldn't get the diagnosis list completed until highschool...)</span></span> Especially if you don't have all the accommodations, interventions, and if necessary medications. You're doing good to have the dxes you just got. Push for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) on top of it... and then really, really push for the accommodations, interventions... Don't let that feel too heavy yet, there's lots on this board who have tons of experience with IEPs and 504s and everything else you can imagine.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">{{hugs}}</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 500540, member: 13003"] [SIZE=2][FONT=arial]Lets see... - adhd primarily in attentive type - developmental coordination disorder - mixed expressive receptive language disorder - mathematics disorder [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]- anxiety disorder - [/SIZE][/FONT]ODD - overweight - birth complications - allergies - eczema - some sleep problems First off, I'm [I]impressed[/I] with your diagnosis team. This looks like a really thorough evaluation! It's usually a long hard fight to get a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) diagnosis. Most people just get Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation and Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies, and never get the diagnosis. But... 50% of kids with ADD/ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). This diagnosis explains the motor coordination issues. Do you have access to Occupational Therapist (OT) now? if not, could you? Do you have details of the actual Occupational Therapist (OT) testing done? Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy is the biggest help with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), after that its a matter of accommodations. No medications. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Mixed expressive receptive language disorder - I don't know all the details on this one, but... red flag for auditory processing problems (more later). [/SIZE][/FONT] ADHD inattentive type, is what was formerly known as ADD - ADHD without the hyper. I'm not sure about the research details, but it is commonly understood that the inattentive type is more common in girls and the hyperactive in boys - but it CAN go either way. However, ADHD symptoms (in particular the inattentiveness) can also be caused by auditory processing disorders. Add to that, 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have APDs... Mathematics disorder is often called dyscalcula - a classical learning disability. Sleep issues - a bit of a catch-22. Sleep problems can [I]directly cause[/I] all sorts of other problems - from inattention to behavior issues to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. However... anxiety and depression, extreme fatigue, and other things, can also [I]cause sleep problems[/I]. Either way, its going to be important to get to the bottom of this. More questions... 1) Did the testing include Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills AND sensory integration? If not, this can be an add-on, but will be important. If they only did the motor skills half, then get the sensory done. Both sets of issues benefit from Occupational Therapist (OT) therapy. 2) Did the testing include Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and other lesser-known APDs like auditory figure ground? Given the number of comments about her hearing - and the repeatedly clear hearing tests - they really need to be screening for auditory processing. Trust me. ADHD + Learning Disability (LD) + Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) + Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) = kid going insane. been there done that. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2](we couldn't get the diagnosis list completed until highschool...)[/SIZE][/FONT] Especially if you don't have all the accommodations, interventions, and if necessary medications. You're doing good to have the dxes you just got. Push for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) on top of it... and then really, really push for the accommodations, interventions... Don't let that feel too heavy yet, there's lots on this board who have tons of experience with IEPs and 504s and everything else you can imagine. {{hugs}}[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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