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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 527331" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Well... there's two approaches. We're kind of split on this board - just other parents, based on our own experience... </p><p></p><p>Some people believe you start with a comprehensive evaluation.</p><p>Our experience was, start with the stuff that tends to get missed... and that most comprehensive evaluators are not set up to deal with at the detailed level...</p><p>Interesting thing is, these evaluations will not result in "big" dxes... if any dxes at all. But... there are interventions and accommodations that help these things, and if she has any of these, it's worth getting started... including at school.</p><p></p><p>1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills and sensory issues. Either is huge, they can have both. Occupational Therapist (OT) won't usually diagnosis anything, but does have therapies and interventions that help, and the Occupational Therapist (OT) report is useful at school and for other evaluators to take into consideration.</p><p></p><p>2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for APDs, especially the non-language forms... problems like auditory figure ground are huge, but usually missed... this one is where the person has normal (or better) hearing, has good language development, does well one-on-one in a quiet room... but falls apart/performance degrades/doesn't "listen"/etc. in a "classroom" (i.e. a very noisy environment). No medications for this at all... but auditory accommodations are a huge benefit, including personal FM systems (sometimes called auditory trainers) and/or soundfield systems.</p><p></p><p>These may be part of the picture, they may be a major part of the picture... or they may be side-notes to some other problem(s). But it's worth checking these out... "in" or "out", it pays to know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 527331, member: 11791"] Well... there's two approaches. We're kind of split on this board - just other parents, based on our own experience... Some people believe you start with a comprehensive evaluation. Our experience was, start with the stuff that tends to get missed... and that most comprehensive evaluators are not set up to deal with at the detailed level... Interesting thing is, these evaluations will not result in "big" dxes... if any dxes at all. But... there are interventions and accommodations that help these things, and if she has any of these, it's worth getting started... including at school. 1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for motor skills and sensory issues. Either is huge, they can have both. Occupational Therapist (OT) won't usually diagnosis anything, but does have therapies and interventions that help, and the Occupational Therapist (OT) report is useful at school and for other evaluators to take into consideration. 2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for APDs, especially the non-language forms... problems like auditory figure ground are huge, but usually missed... this one is where the person has normal (or better) hearing, has good language development, does well one-on-one in a quiet room... but falls apart/performance degrades/doesn't "listen"/etc. in a "classroom" (i.e. a very noisy environment). No medications for this at all... but auditory accommodations are a huge benefit, including personal FM systems (sometimes called auditory trainers) and/or soundfield systems. These may be part of the picture, they may be a major part of the picture... or they may be side-notes to some other problem(s). But it's worth checking these out... "in" or "out", it pays to know. [/QUOTE]
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