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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 497667" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p><excuse me while I pull my hair out...></p><p></p><p>This is a MAJOR sign of MAJOR problems with fine motor skills.</p><p>This is absolutely HUGE.</p><p>And most of the time... it gets swept under the carpet, just like this.</p><p></p><p>Now, I'm not blaming YOU. We're "just parents" after all, and the medical and school systems are supposed to be the "experts".</p><p>But... boy, do they ever get this one wrong, most of the time.</p><p></p><p>For a minimum, please see if you can get her an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills and sensory issues. </p><p>You won't get a diagnosis of anything this way... OTs can't do dxes, but they do have therapies that help.</p><p>However... to get some idea of what motor skills issues look like and all the problems that go with them, look into Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder). One site with medically-accurate info is: <a href="http://www.canchild.ca" target="_blank">CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research</a></p><p></p><p>See, she already has the ADHD label, and some LDs... </p><p>They tell us that 50% of the kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).</p><p>And... 70% of the kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... </p><p></p><p>Which means - you might want to look into APDs too.. especially auditory figure ground.</p><p>With this disorder, the person hears normally, processes language normally, and works well in a quiet environment - such as 1-on-1 in a small tutoring room. But put them in a class of 25-30 students... and they can't "hear" a thing... they spend SO much mental energy just trying to figure out what words are being spoken, that the don't have any mental energy left to process what is said... to actually "capture" it. APDs often "look like" ADHD - and definitely exists as standalone dxes. But comorbidity with ADHD is also high.</p><p></p><p>This would start with Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening - and you have to fight to get it at all, AND to get auditory figure ground included. If screening at this level indicates a problem, it usually means a referral to advanced audiology.</p><p></p><p>None of this precludes a comprehensive evaluation... that should probably be done <em>as well</em>. But... even a comprehensive doesn't necessarily cover these two areas, and its worth having these done in advance of the comprehensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 497667, member: 13003"] <excuse me while I pull my hair out...> This is a MAJOR sign of MAJOR problems with fine motor skills. This is absolutely HUGE. And most of the time... it gets swept under the carpet, just like this. Now, I'm not blaming YOU. We're "just parents" after all, and the medical and school systems are supposed to be the "experts". But... boy, do they ever get this one wrong, most of the time. For a minimum, please see if you can get her an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills and sensory issues. You won't get a diagnosis of anything this way... OTs can't do dxes, but they do have therapies that help. However... to get some idea of what motor skills issues look like and all the problems that go with them, look into Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder). One site with medically-accurate info is: [url=http://www.canchild.ca]CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research[/url] See, she already has the ADHD label, and some LDs... They tell us that 50% of the kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). And... 70% of the kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)... Which means - you might want to look into APDs too.. especially auditory figure ground. With this disorder, the person hears normally, processes language normally, and works well in a quiet environment - such as 1-on-1 in a small tutoring room. But put them in a class of 25-30 students... and they can't "hear" a thing... they spend SO much mental energy just trying to figure out what words are being spoken, that the don't have any mental energy left to process what is said... to actually "capture" it. APDs often "look like" ADHD - and definitely exists as standalone dxes. But comorbidity with ADHD is also high. This would start with Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening - and you have to fight to get it at all, AND to get auditory figure ground included. If screening at this level indicates a problem, it usually means a referral to advanced audiology. None of this precludes a comprehensive evaluation... that should probably be done [I]as well[/I]. But... even a comprehensive doesn't necessarily cover these two areas, and its worth having these done in advance of the comprehensive. [/QUOTE]
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