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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 323667" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Thanks for the update. So glad to hear the progress on the speech front!</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What the therapist is referring to is Sensory Integration Dysfuntion, also called Sensory Processing Disorder.</span></span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100820130047/http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100820130047/http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If this article below rings a bell at all then check out the book "The Out of Sync Child" by Carol Kranowitz. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Therapists widely vary on how much they'll speak up about additional possible diagnoses. Some will come right out and tell you what they suspect, others will hint, and some won't say a peep. If it's a school or county staff member, they often will hint because if the school raises a concern, then they may be liable for testing and therapy. Some will be instructed not to speak outside of their field of expertise. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Has the developmental pediatrician done an evaluation on her? Speech and sensory and unusual play behaviors are red flags of Autistic Spectrum Disorders so I'd want to get as much in the way of evaluation and appropriate therapy. Good for you for catching these issues early.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If you haven't, I'd make sure to get some video of her unusual behaviors and keep that in your file with her medical info. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 323667, member: 701"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Thanks for the update. So glad to hear the progress on the speech front![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]What the therapist is referring to is Sensory Integration Dysfuntion, also called Sensory Processing Disorder.[/FONT][/COLOR] [url]https://web.archive.org/web/20100820130047/http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]If this article below rings a bell at all then check out the book "The Out of Sync Child" by Carol Kranowitz. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Therapists widely vary on how much they'll speak up about additional possible diagnoses. Some will come right out and tell you what they suspect, others will hint, and some won't say a peep. If it's a school or county staff member, they often will hint because if the school raises a concern, then they may be liable for testing and therapy. Some will be instructed not to speak outside of their field of expertise. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]Has the developmental pediatrician done an evaluation on her? Speech and sensory and unusual play behaviors are red flags of Autistic Spectrum Disorders so I'd want to get as much in the way of evaluation and appropriate therapy. Good for you for catching these issues early.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]If you haven't, I'd make sure to get some video of her unusual behaviors and keep that in your file with her medical info. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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