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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 553182"><p>It sounds like your suspicions about the ADHD diagnosis are valid. If he has sensory issues, has he been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (OT)? I mean a THOROUGH evaluation? I would also highly recommend you ask the school to do a thorough evaluation for possible Special Education services. It could be that he gets an IEP that builds sensory breaks into his day at set times or that he be allowed some "down time" to regroup part way through the day. The request needs to be in writing sent Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Make sure you specify you want Occupational Therapist (OT), educational, emotional, psychological, and behavioral evaluations done. Even if you know certain things are not the cause, have them do a thorough evaluation anyway. The day they receive the request starts a federal timeline they must follow and as long as he's in the evaluation process, he's protected from being sent home too often. How many days has he been sent home so far this year? </p><p></p><p>Has he ever been seen by a child psychiatrist, PhD level child psychologist, or neurospychologist? That would also be something I would do sooner rather than later. Personally, I would also get my own outside Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. They are usually more thorough than any that the school will do. If you find a GOOD one that works primarily with kids, it can be a godsend. It was for us. Our school Occupational Therapist (OT) said there were no issues but our private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation found writing issues, visual perception issues, as well as some processing problems.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. You'll get a LOT of support here from people who have been there done that and survived....and some that are still trying to but making progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 553182"] It sounds like your suspicions about the ADHD diagnosis are valid. If he has sensory issues, has he been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (OT)? I mean a THOROUGH evaluation? I would also highly recommend you ask the school to do a thorough evaluation for possible Special Education services. It could be that he gets an IEP that builds sensory breaks into his day at set times or that he be allowed some "down time" to regroup part way through the day. The request needs to be in writing sent Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Make sure you specify you want Occupational Therapist (OT), educational, emotional, psychological, and behavioral evaluations done. Even if you know certain things are not the cause, have them do a thorough evaluation anyway. The day they receive the request starts a federal timeline they must follow and as long as he's in the evaluation process, he's protected from being sent home too often. How many days has he been sent home so far this year? Has he ever been seen by a child psychiatrist, PhD level child psychologist, or neurospychologist? That would also be something I would do sooner rather than later. Personally, I would also get my own outside Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. They are usually more thorough than any that the school will do. If you find a GOOD one that works primarily with kids, it can be a godsend. It was for us. Our school Occupational Therapist (OT) said there were no issues but our private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation found writing issues, visual perception issues, as well as some processing problems. Welcome to our little corner of the world. You'll get a LOT of support here from people who have been there done that and survived....and some that are still trying to but making progress. [/QUOTE]
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