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<blockquote data-quote="Babbs" data-source="post: 70727" data-attributes="member: 3820"><p>Kitty,</p><p>one thing to remember is that while all children with IEP's and 504's have a documented disability, not all children with disabilities require assistance and services through the LEA in order to benefit from a Free and Appropriate Public Education. </p><p></p><p>In other words, if the behavior is not observed nor documented as impacting her ability to benefit from her educational environment, the school district is not required by law to provide services. </p><p></p><p>As a school Occupational Therapist (OT) I have been involved with many students who have sensory issues or motor issues, however the primary impact was outside of the educational environment. I've had students that can "hold it together" during school hours and need the structure that school provides, but they are so exhausted from the effort that when they get home their behavior falls apart. Unfortunately, because these students were able to participate and benefit from their educational environment, they did not require Occupational Therapist (OT) services in the schools. </p><p></p><p>As an Occupational Therapist (OT) I would strongly recommend that you get a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation at this point. If there isn't observed or documented educational impact (which at such a young age is not uncommon) then you'll have wasted days and days. Schools have a time line to consider an evaluation, time line to evaluate, etc. If an evaluation team takes the full time, it's well over 3 months. If the main concerns are at home you'll want a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation.</p><p></p><p>1. Generally you'll have faster results regarding scheduling an evaluation and receiving a completed report.</p><p>2. School based OTs can legally only make modifications/accommodations and provide support for the educational environment. A private Occupational Therapist (OT) can work with your family and your daughter for ALL of the environments she is in. When you consider that she is in school only 6-7 hours a day, you need to recognize that the other 10 hours a day and weekends aren't going to be addressed by a school based Occupational Therapist (OT).</p><p>3. If your daughter has fine motor or gross motor delays, there are other areas of her daily living skills which are affected that schools do not have to address, for example, riding a bike. </p><p></p><p>With the push that most school systems have for inclusion, getting students ready in the classroom, etc, most school based OTs these days are pressured to only provide 30 mins of direct services 1x week. A good private therapist can complement that with 45-60 minutes once a week and you'll have much better results.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babbs, post: 70727, member: 3820"] Kitty, one thing to remember is that while all children with IEP's and 504's have a documented disability, not all children with disabilities require assistance and services through the LEA in order to benefit from a Free and Appropriate Public Education. In other words, if the behavior is not observed nor documented as impacting her ability to benefit from her educational environment, the school district is not required by law to provide services. As a school Occupational Therapist (OT) I have been involved with many students who have sensory issues or motor issues, however the primary impact was outside of the educational environment. I've had students that can "hold it together" during school hours and need the structure that school provides, but they are so exhausted from the effort that when they get home their behavior falls apart. Unfortunately, because these students were able to participate and benefit from their educational environment, they did not require Occupational Therapist (OT) services in the schools. As an Occupational Therapist (OT) I would strongly recommend that you get a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation at this point. If there isn't observed or documented educational impact (which at such a young age is not uncommon) then you'll have wasted days and days. Schools have a time line to consider an evaluation, time line to evaluate, etc. If an evaluation team takes the full time, it's well over 3 months. If the main concerns are at home you'll want a private Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. 1. Generally you'll have faster results regarding scheduling an evaluation and receiving a completed report. 2. School based OTs can legally only make modifications/accommodations and provide support for the educational environment. A private Occupational Therapist (OT) can work with your family and your daughter for ALL of the environments she is in. When you consider that she is in school only 6-7 hours a day, you need to recognize that the other 10 hours a day and weekends aren't going to be addressed by a school based Occupational Therapist (OT). 3. If your daughter has fine motor or gross motor delays, there are other areas of her daily living skills which are affected that schools do not have to address, for example, riding a bike. With the push that most school systems have for inclusion, getting students ready in the classroom, etc, most school based OTs these days are pressured to only provide 30 mins of direct services 1x week. A good private therapist can complement that with 45-60 minutes once a week and you'll have much better results. Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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