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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 526465" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>I'm another one in favor of comprehensive evaluations - seems like in the US, neuropsychs are a good option for this, but there are others, including child developmental or behavioural clinics at teaching hospitals, where they take a "team" approach.</p><p></p><p>But... comprehensive evaluators do not have ALL the specialized skills for testing some of the things that may be going on. While you're trying to get a comprehensive evaluation, maybe you could consider getting these evaluations done first. The reports from these will provide their own recommendations (therapies, interventions, accommodations), and will also be very useful to whoever does the comprehensive evaluation.</p><p></p><p>1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - sensory and motor skills issues. Either one can be huge, motor skills can be subtle. Can be both. </p><p></p><p>2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for Auditory Processing Disorders (Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)) - this isn't just about language, it's about processing "sound". One variation is where people have problems with auditory figure ground... can't filter out background noise or "home in on" the important sounds. Auditory problems - including plain old-fashioned hearing problems - can, by themselves, cause all sorts of behaviour problems. But... all of these (from hearing through to the APDs) can and frequently do co-exist with other diagnoses. It is well worth ruling out.</p><p></p><p>None of these conditions is treated with medications. It's therapies, accommodations, interventions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 526465, member: 13003"] I'm another one in favor of comprehensive evaluations - seems like in the US, neuropsychs are a good option for this, but there are others, including child developmental or behavioural clinics at teaching hospitals, where they take a "team" approach. But... comprehensive evaluators do not have ALL the specialized skills for testing some of the things that may be going on. While you're trying to get a comprehensive evaluation, maybe you could consider getting these evaluations done first. The reports from these will provide their own recommendations (therapies, interventions, accommodations), and will also be very useful to whoever does the comprehensive evaluation. 1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - sensory and motor skills issues. Either one can be huge, motor skills can be subtle. Can be both. 2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation for Auditory Processing Disorders (Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)) - this isn't just about language, it's about processing "sound". One variation is where people have problems with auditory figure ground... can't filter out background noise or "home in on" the important sounds. Auditory problems - including plain old-fashioned hearing problems - can, by themselves, cause all sorts of behaviour problems. But... all of these (from hearing through to the APDs) can and frequently do co-exist with other diagnoses. It is well worth ruling out. None of these conditions is treated with medications. It's therapies, accommodations, interventions. [/QUOTE]
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