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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 527354" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, I have raised five kids already (got the t-shirt I SURVIVED). In the US, we usually start with early intervention, however you didn't see anything very early (no delays or rages,r ight?) So you start when you notice trouble and the earlier, the better because a young brain can be changed more easily than an older one. </p><p></p><p>If this were me, I would start with either a neuropsychologist evaluation or, because s he is so young, a complete evaluation by a group of professionals who work together (you usually find this in university)...a team approach, so to speak. That's how we started with my son. This is especially important because she is having academic problems and needs help maybe with modifications in school...and without certain buzz words you won't get any. You kind of have to play the game. The school will also have to evaluate, but they are less trustworthy and usually do not do as good a job of figuring out what is going on. However, they still have to do it. So you need to put a request in writing for IEP testing. This is very important to get help and understanding in school and, in the long run, for your c hild to succeed. Due to an IEP, for example, my son got Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, social skills and learning accomodations in school (free of charge, but very effective). Oops...he also got speech. He was labeled "autistic spectrum." My daughter who is simply Learning Disability (LD) got help learning how to read...she had a processing problem that held her back from reading and a poor short term memory. She has caught up to her peers and is now reading at her grade level (she is now 15), but in third grade she was not able to figure out how to put sounds together at all. She was a non-reader, even with Title One help.</p><p></p><p>My son and daughter are both in their teens and doing much much better than expected (daughter wants to go to college) due to the early interventions. Along the way, we also had the normal hearing tests, neurological exams, and my son, who was very complicated, had a genetics test. He was a long journey. </p><p></p><p>Your daughter sounds l ike she could use some work on her social skills. They can offer that in school too, but she has to qualify. It is good that she has so many good traits. There is a lot of hope for her, but it's a go od idea to get her on track ASAP.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>To IC: It's not that I disagree with you. I don't <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> It's just that in my experience they do catch those issues at the neuropsychologist...or they send you to somebody else afterward. Sensory issues aren't that hard to figure out and the processing problems my daughter has were actually caught in school (yes, in school...lol!). In our experience there was no need to go from professional to professional. However, a child team approach also includes a group of professionals who all work together. I still like the neuropsychologist better due to the intensity of the testing in all areas, but a team approach is often good for younger kids. So we are NOT at odds. Just had different experirences, I think. In our case, my son went to a group of professionals at a university hospital and was tested seperately by each one. It was headed by a neuropsychologist and he spent all day there (with a few breaks to eat and veg out). I don't remember everyone there, but do know there was a speech therapist and a few others. He was only six at the time and he's eighteen now and I'm fifty-eight and my memory ain't all tha great anymore...haha <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 527354, member: 1550"] Well, I have raised five kids already (got the t-shirt I SURVIVED). In the US, we usually start with early intervention, however you didn't see anything very early (no delays or rages,r ight?) So you start when you notice trouble and the earlier, the better because a young brain can be changed more easily than an older one. If this were me, I would start with either a neuropsychologist evaluation or, because s he is so young, a complete evaluation by a group of professionals who work together (you usually find this in university)...a team approach, so to speak. That's how we started with my son. This is especially important because she is having academic problems and needs help maybe with modifications in school...and without certain buzz words you won't get any. You kind of have to play the game. The school will also have to evaluate, but they are less trustworthy and usually do not do as good a job of figuring out what is going on. However, they still have to do it. So you need to put a request in writing for IEP testing. This is very important to get help and understanding in school and, in the long run, for your c hild to succeed. Due to an IEP, for example, my son got Occupational Therapist (OT), PT, social skills and learning accomodations in school (free of charge, but very effective). Oops...he also got speech. He was labeled "autistic spectrum." My daughter who is simply Learning Disability (LD) got help learning how to read...she had a processing problem that held her back from reading and a poor short term memory. She has caught up to her peers and is now reading at her grade level (she is now 15), but in third grade she was not able to figure out how to put sounds together at all. She was a non-reader, even with Title One help. My son and daughter are both in their teens and doing much much better than expected (daughter wants to go to college) due to the early interventions. Along the way, we also had the normal hearing tests, neurological exams, and my son, who was very complicated, had a genetics test. He was a long journey. Your daughter sounds l ike she could use some work on her social skills. They can offer that in school too, but she has to qualify. It is good that she has so many good traits. There is a lot of hope for her, but it's a go od idea to get her on track ASAP. Welcome to the board :) To IC: It's not that I disagree with you. I don't :) It's just that in my experience they do catch those issues at the neuropsychologist...or they send you to somebody else afterward. Sensory issues aren't that hard to figure out and the processing problems my daughter has were actually caught in school (yes, in school...lol!). In our experience there was no need to go from professional to professional. However, a child team approach also includes a group of professionals who all work together. I still like the neuropsychologist better due to the intensity of the testing in all areas, but a team approach is often good for younger kids. So we are NOT at odds. Just had different experirences, I think. In our case, my son went to a group of professionals at a university hospital and was tested seperately by each one. It was headed by a neuropsychologist and he spent all day there (with a few breaks to eat and veg out). I don't remember everyone there, but do know there was a speech therapist and a few others. He was only six at the time and he's eighteen now and I'm fifty-eight and my memory ain't all tha great anymore...haha :) [/QUOTE]
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