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<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 445548" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>First of all thanks for all the good info!</p><p>We just come back from the speech evaluation and I explain to her what I suspec and the "whole" story. She followed through with the evaluation and within 10 minuts maybe, she tells me it is definitely NOT a language issue. He actually is quite advance in his speech (she stopped at 5 year of age but believed he could score even higher but that was not the point, which I agreed to). We then talked about Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and based on everything it is VERY likely. We also talked about the issue of him being so young to get a true diagnosis. She is still making a STRONG recommendation for a Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) screening and she will make phone calls to see if the audiologist in town is familiar with the issue.</p><p>She also warned me about speech therapists that are not familiar with the issue. As she put it: "all speech therapists are not created equal". She gave me her card and told me to call her with any questions. She hopes we will get some help before he turns 7, but she cautioned me about the Special Education classes. She explained that Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) kids don't need Special Education classes, but just a reguar teacher that is willing to accomodate which is warranted by law. She does not want him to be stigmatized because she knows from experience that Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) kids can function very well as long as people around them understand their disability. </p><p>I shared that was afraid of him getting behind in reading if he does not get help now. She just said that he will be behind at first but his language skills being so strong she was not worried. Basically: let him get behind and then catch up in a "normal" setting instead of having a "Special Education" stigma follow him.</p><p>Kind of make sense... If the evaluation in september does not reveal anything else, I might just do that. Let go a little and trust my little guy in picking up when the time is right. </p><p>Instead of worrying about school, let's focus on improving our family life and learn how to talk to him so the Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) does not interfer too much.</p><p>It makes me want to cry: I thought he was just being desobedient and ignorant when he actually just doesn't have the tools to truly understand and follow what is being said around him. The therapist said it was often the case.</p><p>Ok, here was the latest update of our journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 445548, member: 11847"] First of all thanks for all the good info! We just come back from the speech evaluation and I explain to her what I suspec and the "whole" story. She followed through with the evaluation and within 10 minuts maybe, she tells me it is definitely NOT a language issue. He actually is quite advance in his speech (she stopped at 5 year of age but believed he could score even higher but that was not the point, which I agreed to). We then talked about Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and based on everything it is VERY likely. We also talked about the issue of him being so young to get a true diagnosis. She is still making a STRONG recommendation for a Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) screening and she will make phone calls to see if the audiologist in town is familiar with the issue. She also warned me about speech therapists that are not familiar with the issue. As she put it: "all speech therapists are not created equal". She gave me her card and told me to call her with any questions. She hopes we will get some help before he turns 7, but she cautioned me about the Special Education classes. She explained that Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) kids don't need Special Education classes, but just a reguar teacher that is willing to accomodate which is warranted by law. She does not want him to be stigmatized because she knows from experience that Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) kids can function very well as long as people around them understand their disability. I shared that was afraid of him getting behind in reading if he does not get help now. She just said that he will be behind at first but his language skills being so strong she was not worried. Basically: let him get behind and then catch up in a "normal" setting instead of having a "Special Education" stigma follow him. Kind of make sense... If the evaluation in september does not reveal anything else, I might just do that. Let go a little and trust my little guy in picking up when the time is right. Instead of worrying about school, let's focus on improving our family life and learn how to talk to him so the Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) does not interfer too much. It makes me want to cry: I thought he was just being desobedient and ignorant when he actually just doesn't have the tools to truly understand and follow what is being said around him. The therapist said it was often the case. Ok, here was the latest update of our journey. [/QUOTE]
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