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Have 3 year old and test results...Please help me understand them. Scores posted.
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 417763" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It never hurts to have an advocate for the IEP. If you don't have one, contact the state dept of education. Usually they are listed on the website, at least a link to call to find them. If they are not on the website, go to the section that deals with IEP's, etc... and call them and ask. It may take a while but it will pay off in the long run. If you don't have one for the meeting, remember that you do NOT have to sign anything other than the form saying you were there and the form saying you saw the file. You do NOT have to agree to what they want, and I STRONGLY, URGENTLY suggest that you NOT sign the IEP until you ahve a couple of days to mull it over. The school may not like it, but it will give you time to go over it when you are not under such pressure.</p><p> </p><p>I would use the tests to get every single scrap of help that is possible. I won't really go into test results unless/until I can find a more 'real person' way to interpret them. </p><p>DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT think that these tests are predictin his future or his abilities/limitations in a black and white way. It just isn't true at his age. Getting him evaluation'd was a crucial step and it will let you know where he needs help now. It won't tell you what he will need in a year or three or as an adult. It can take YEARS to get a "correct" diagnosis, partly because it is a very subjective field of medicine and partly because kids just change so much. Your son would likely get similar results tomorrow, but in a year they could be very different.</p><p> </p><p>It doesn't really pay to get too wrapped up in the diagnosis. Personally I could care less what they called my son's problems as long as the help, support and consequences that he needed were provided. Heck, at one point I looked at his developmental pediatrican and told him that he could tell me my son was pregnant as long as he could DO something to keep him from raging and hurting his sister. I meant it, too.</p><p> </p><p>I strongly suggest you get BOTH of the kids evaluated for sensory integration disorder as it often accompanies devel delays and other problems. I try to encourage all of our members to get a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory issues (school Occupational Therapist (OT)'s may or may not be helpful because they are really supposed to look at how the issues impact academics. Some will do a more thorough evaluation than others, but a private Occupational Therapist (OT) is more likely to look at the entire picture. The treatment for Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) involves providing the right sensory diet and using brushing therapy. This is, to my knowledge, a rare problem because the treatment is non-invasive, involves no medication, can calm a child very quickly if used correctly and at the right time (beginning of a meltdown rather than the middle, Know what I mean??) and even more incredible, brushing therapy sort of rewires the brain to handle sensory issues more typically. This is described in Kranowitz's The Out of Sync Child and she also has a book of activities to provide various sensory inputs (and how to make them as cheaply as possible!) called "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun".</p><p> </p><p>If you go to the link in my signature at the bottom of the post it will take you to a thread about a Parent Report. This is an outline figured out by parents here quite a few years ago. It is a wonderful way to keep ALL of the info about a child in one place. It would be a great idea to create on for each child so that you have the info at hand at any meeting/appointment. You can also say "we tried this with that result back in whenever". </p><p> </p><p>Welcome to our soft space. Sorry you had to find us, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 417763, member: 1233"] It never hurts to have an advocate for the IEP. If you don't have one, contact the state dept of education. Usually they are listed on the website, at least a link to call to find them. If they are not on the website, go to the section that deals with IEP's, etc... and call them and ask. It may take a while but it will pay off in the long run. If you don't have one for the meeting, remember that you do NOT have to sign anything other than the form saying you were there and the form saying you saw the file. You do NOT have to agree to what they want, and I STRONGLY, URGENTLY suggest that you NOT sign the IEP until you ahve a couple of days to mull it over. The school may not like it, but it will give you time to go over it when you are not under such pressure. I would use the tests to get every single scrap of help that is possible. I won't really go into test results unless/until I can find a more 'real person' way to interpret them. DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT think that these tests are predictin his future or his abilities/limitations in a black and white way. It just isn't true at his age. Getting him evaluation'd was a crucial step and it will let you know where he needs help now. It won't tell you what he will need in a year or three or as an adult. It can take YEARS to get a "correct" diagnosis, partly because it is a very subjective field of medicine and partly because kids just change so much. Your son would likely get similar results tomorrow, but in a year they could be very different. It doesn't really pay to get too wrapped up in the diagnosis. Personally I could care less what they called my son's problems as long as the help, support and consequences that he needed were provided. Heck, at one point I looked at his developmental pediatrican and told him that he could tell me my son was pregnant as long as he could DO something to keep him from raging and hurting his sister. I meant it, too. I strongly suggest you get BOTH of the kids evaluated for sensory integration disorder as it often accompanies devel delays and other problems. I try to encourage all of our members to get a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory issues (school Occupational Therapist (OT)'s may or may not be helpful because they are really supposed to look at how the issues impact academics. Some will do a more thorough evaluation than others, but a private Occupational Therapist (OT) is more likely to look at the entire picture. The treatment for Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) involves providing the right sensory diet and using brushing therapy. This is, to my knowledge, a rare problem because the treatment is non-invasive, involves no medication, can calm a child very quickly if used correctly and at the right time (beginning of a meltdown rather than the middle, Know what I mean??) and even more incredible, brushing therapy sort of rewires the brain to handle sensory issues more typically. This is described in Kranowitz's The Out of Sync Child and she also has a book of activities to provide various sensory inputs (and how to make them as cheaply as possible!) called "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun". If you go to the link in my signature at the bottom of the post it will take you to a thread about a Parent Report. This is an outline figured out by parents here quite a few years ago. It is a wonderful way to keep ALL of the info about a child in one place. It would be a great idea to create on for each child so that you have the info at hand at any meeting/appointment. You can also say "we tried this with that result back in whenever". Welcome to our soft space. Sorry you had to find us, though. [/QUOTE]
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