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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 44052" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>From the time I approached my pediatrician with my concerns to the time we were pointed in the right direction diagnosis-wise was about 3 months. It was another 3 months to get speech services through the district. In the next few years through research and further assessment we got a few more parts of the puzzle but the initial underlying diagnosis occured at the second visit with the developmental pediatrician.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate that developmental pediatrician isn't jumping to any conclusions but one teacher form shouldn't make or break it for a skilled diagnostician. Did he/she suggest any reasons for the behavioral issues you are seeing?</p><p></p><p>You definitely don't have enough time to get him services in summer if you haven't been through the initial meetings for qualifying yet. If you want any chance for services in place for fall you should have your request for evalution into the school district by now (in writing). Is that the evaluation that's happening next week? It's rare for them to grant summer services as the initial service offered, especially to a child who doesn't have a diagnosis. That may be changing now that schools are under more pressure to perform due to No Child Left Behind. </p><p></p><p>If you live in a university area, I'd check with the education department and see if there are any Special Education or early childhood majors who could do part time day care. If you can't find one sometimes splitting it up between two can work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 44052, member: 701"] From the time I approached my pediatrician with my concerns to the time we were pointed in the right direction diagnosis-wise was about 3 months. It was another 3 months to get speech services through the district. In the next few years through research and further assessment we got a few more parts of the puzzle but the initial underlying diagnosis occured at the second visit with the developmental pediatrician. I appreciate that developmental pediatrician isn't jumping to any conclusions but one teacher form shouldn't make or break it for a skilled diagnostician. Did he/she suggest any reasons for the behavioral issues you are seeing? You definitely don't have enough time to get him services in summer if you haven't been through the initial meetings for qualifying yet. If you want any chance for services in place for fall you should have your request for evalution into the school district by now (in writing). Is that the evaluation that's happening next week? It's rare for them to grant summer services as the initial service offered, especially to a child who doesn't have a diagnosis. That may be changing now that schools are under more pressure to perform due to No Child Left Behind. If you live in a university area, I'd check with the education department and see if there are any Special Education or early childhood majors who could do part time day care. If you can't find one sometimes splitting it up between two can work. [/QUOTE]
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