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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 597895" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>I tend to agree with suz that neuropsychs aren't the be all end all, especially for a biological 5 year old of whom you know the hx of. while they have value, typically its an expensive option and its doubtful you'd gain enough information from it at this age.</p><p></p><p>(I assume you have some insurance)</p><p>what I might do is ask your pediatrician for a referall to a developmental pediatrician that is well versed in spectrum disorders. they can also do some testing and can be a valuable resource for the younger set. if your pediatrician doesn't know anyone, maybe try a big local autism organization--they should be able to refer you, or the nearest university hospital.</p><p></p><p>regardless of his diagnosis and his intelligence, I would start the process for a full educational evaluation to include social, Occupational Therapist (OT), speech and pt and hone on which of these related services the SCHOOL can provide for you....Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) can be rough to get covered--you'll need to show the edu impact so get creative on other Occupational Therapist (OT) needs that overlap (proper pencil holding, handwriting, scissors, etc). since you are a spT you should easily be able to come up with goals/objectives/needs/mods that impact his learning, *INCLUDING* pragmatics and socials skills development.</p><p>he can be classified as OHI or speech impaired for the time being if needed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>one can be of normal intelligence (even genius level intelligence) and be eligible for an IEP...don't let them snow you.</p><p></p><p>good luck to both of you ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 597895, member: 8831"] I tend to agree with suz that neuropsychs aren't the be all end all, especially for a biological 5 year old of whom you know the hx of. while they have value, typically its an expensive option and its doubtful you'd gain enough information from it at this age. (I assume you have some insurance) what I might do is ask your pediatrician for a referall to a developmental pediatrician that is well versed in spectrum disorders. they can also do some testing and can be a valuable resource for the younger set. if your pediatrician doesn't know anyone, maybe try a big local autism organization--they should be able to refer you, or the nearest university hospital. regardless of his diagnosis and his intelligence, I would start the process for a full educational evaluation to include social, Occupational Therapist (OT), speech and pt and hone on which of these related services the SCHOOL can provide for you....Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) can be rough to get covered--you'll need to show the edu impact so get creative on other Occupational Therapist (OT) needs that overlap (proper pencil holding, handwriting, scissors, etc). since you are a spT you should easily be able to come up with goals/objectives/needs/mods that impact his learning, *INCLUDING* pragmatics and socials skills development. he can be classified as OHI or speech impaired for the time being if needed. one can be of normal intelligence (even genius level intelligence) and be eligible for an IEP...don't let them snow you. good luck to both of you ;-) [/QUOTE]
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