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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 712675" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I firmly believe that kids do well when they can. So clearly your daughter needs help of some kind. I agree that she needs an evaluation. You really don't know if you qualify for medicaid until you apply. I know many are humiliated to apply, but it is still worth applying. My husband and I had it for many years and it was WELL worth having - it covered EVERYTHING at 100%, no copays. It was the best insurance we ever had. Hands down. </p><p></p><p>You don't just call a neuropsychologist to make an appointment. You have to go to your pediatrician and get a referral. Like most specialists, they want to know why you think they are needed and they have a long waiting list. So you do have to see the pediatrician first and make the pediatrician do the referral. Some pediatricians don't like to do referrals. I tended to have pediatricians who gave in when I said my kid needed a specialist. Mostly because I was right, but I think they got to know me and realized I knew my kids really well and didn't cry wolf or demand things that were not needed. I also didn't give in - if I insisted on a specialist and they said no, they better give me a reason or we were seeing another pediatrician until I got what I wanted. I figured it was no skin off their back if I saw a specialist, so why would they not give me the referral? I had no problem pushing and demanding until I got what I felt my kids needed, and you should do the same whether it is for a neuropsychologist or an occupational therapist or anything else.</p><p></p><p>After all, ALWAYS remember the doctor is a specialist in medicine but YOU are a specialist in your child. </p><p></p><p>I homeschooled my kids at various times. It is a hard thing to do. I always felt it was not always right for every child at every time. We evaluated it for each child at each semester. Sometimes I had one child in elementary school, one homeschooled, and one in high school. That was a challenge! But it was right for each child, where keeping them all home, or forcing them all into school would not have been right. </p><p></p><p>If you enroll your difficult daughter in school, you can have her evaluated for an IEP. The school will do a variety of evaluations and will provide an individualized educational plan for her that will have specific goals for her. You will have input and may have to do some fighting and advocating for her. We can help guide you through this process. There are specific timelines in place that the school has to follow to get the testing done and to set things up. At least it would get some of the evaluations done. It is one option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 712675, member: 1233"] I firmly believe that kids do well when they can. So clearly your daughter needs help of some kind. I agree that she needs an evaluation. You really don't know if you qualify for medicaid until you apply. I know many are humiliated to apply, but it is still worth applying. My husband and I had it for many years and it was WELL worth having - it covered EVERYTHING at 100%, no copays. It was the best insurance we ever had. Hands down. You don't just call a neuropsychologist to make an appointment. You have to go to your pediatrician and get a referral. Like most specialists, they want to know why you think they are needed and they have a long waiting list. So you do have to see the pediatrician first and make the pediatrician do the referral. Some pediatricians don't like to do referrals. I tended to have pediatricians who gave in when I said my kid needed a specialist. Mostly because I was right, but I think they got to know me and realized I knew my kids really well and didn't cry wolf or demand things that were not needed. I also didn't give in - if I insisted on a specialist and they said no, they better give me a reason or we were seeing another pediatrician until I got what I wanted. I figured it was no skin off their back if I saw a specialist, so why would they not give me the referral? I had no problem pushing and demanding until I got what I felt my kids needed, and you should do the same whether it is for a neuropsychologist or an occupational therapist or anything else. After all, ALWAYS remember the doctor is a specialist in medicine but YOU are a specialist in your child. I homeschooled my kids at various times. It is a hard thing to do. I always felt it was not always right for every child at every time. We evaluated it for each child at each semester. Sometimes I had one child in elementary school, one homeschooled, and one in high school. That was a challenge! But it was right for each child, where keeping them all home, or forcing them all into school would not have been right. If you enroll your difficult daughter in school, you can have her evaluated for an IEP. The school will do a variety of evaluations and will provide an individualized educational plan for her that will have specific goals for her. You will have input and may have to do some fighting and advocating for her. We can help guide you through this process. There are specific timelines in place that the school has to follow to get the testing done and to set things up. At least it would get some of the evaluations done. It is one option. [/QUOTE]
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