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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 461746" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The first half of that statement is really important - and the second half might explain why you haven't gone chasing for a diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Delays in speech is a major red flag - and she should have had early intervention.</p><p>Fine motor skills issues - are absolutely brutal once they get to school. been there done that.</p><p></p><p>This is not about a "defiant" kid.</p><p>This is a kid with undiagnosed problems - and the problems are "driving her crazy" - or, the problems are symptoms of the real underlying dxes.</p><p></p><p>Comprehensive evaluation is in order - as fast as you can get it.</p><p>Meanwhile - look into Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - for sensory AND motor skills issues - and specifically document things you have noticed over the years.</p><p></p><p>Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation will also be inorder - but you will need more than one... one now, because of the history of speech delays, and one later (once other dxes are in place and so on) if she still struggles, because auditory issues can also be a factor and maynot be obvious.</p><p></p><p>Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) will not get you dxes. But they will... document the existance of specific issues (useful for school, and for other evaluators later), and can offer therapies to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 461746, member: 11791"] The first half of that statement is really important - and the second half might explain why you haven't gone chasing for a diagnosis. Delays in speech is a major red flag - and she should have had early intervention. Fine motor skills issues - are absolutely brutal once they get to school. been there done that. This is not about a "defiant" kid. This is a kid with undiagnosed problems - and the problems are "driving her crazy" - or, the problems are symptoms of the real underlying dxes. Comprehensive evaluation is in order - as fast as you can get it. Meanwhile - look into Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - for sensory AND motor skills issues - and specifically document things you have noticed over the years. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation will also be inorder - but you will need more than one... one now, because of the history of speech delays, and one later (once other dxes are in place and so on) if she still struggles, because auditory issues can also be a factor and maynot be obvious. Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) will not get you dxes. But they will... document the existance of specific issues (useful for school, and for other evaluators later), and can offer therapies to help. [/QUOTE]
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