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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 504818" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>OK, here comes that insane lady who sticks her neck out... </p><p></p><p>Welcome...</p><p></p><p>We too had a kid who did fantastic until he started school.</p><p>Not the same behaviours and issues... but... starting school being a trigger, is a big red flag.</p><p>There is likely much more going on. </p><p>This may be hard to believe, but... it may not even be a behaviour problem at all.</p><p>Sure - the current behavior is a problem. Not going to argue that one. </p><p>But think of it this way... which came first? the behavior? or some other problem?</p><p>At this point, you don't really know.</p><p></p><p>Can you jump start several other evaluations at the same time?</p><p>1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - for sensory issues and motor skills (fine and gross) - can't do dxes, but can provide therapy, AND the Occupational Therapist (OT) report is useful to other professionals. Sensory issues alone can drive a kid around the bend. So can motor skills issues.</p><p></p><p>2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation - especially for the lesser-known APDs such as auditory figure ground - where the person has normal hearing and normal language processing, but can't "pick out" what they hear in the presence of background noise. (Don't listen to the teachers... classrooms are notoriously NOISY, in subtle ways). This one, alone, can cause serious behaviour issues. To make things even more interesting, kids with Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) "look like" kids with ADHD... especially in the classroom. And on top of that... its not usual to have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) if you have ADHD.</p><p></p><p>3) total medical work-up... bloodwork, possibly a sleep clinic, etc. Any of these can create situations where school becomes difficult. Even if these all come up with nothing, you're ahead of the game because the person who then pulls all the evaluations together knows that these are - or are not - a factor.</p><p></p><p>You've already booked the other evaluation. Don't let them railroad you into "just" testing for behavioral stuff. They need to test developmental stuff, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 504818, member: 11791"] OK, here comes that insane lady who sticks her neck out... Welcome... We too had a kid who did fantastic until he started school. Not the same behaviours and issues... but... starting school being a trigger, is a big red flag. There is likely much more going on. This may be hard to believe, but... it may not even be a behaviour problem at all. Sure - the current behavior is a problem. Not going to argue that one. But think of it this way... which came first? the behavior? or some other problem? At this point, you don't really know. Can you jump start several other evaluations at the same time? 1) Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation - for sensory issues and motor skills (fine and gross) - can't do dxes, but can provide therapy, AND the Occupational Therapist (OT) report is useful to other professionals. Sensory issues alone can drive a kid around the bend. So can motor skills issues. 2) Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation - especially for the lesser-known APDs such as auditory figure ground - where the person has normal hearing and normal language processing, but can't "pick out" what they hear in the presence of background noise. (Don't listen to the teachers... classrooms are notoriously NOISY, in subtle ways). This one, alone, can cause serious behaviour issues. To make things even more interesting, kids with Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) "look like" kids with ADHD... especially in the classroom. And on top of that... its not usual to have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) if you have ADHD. 3) total medical work-up... bloodwork, possibly a sleep clinic, etc. Any of these can create situations where school becomes difficult. Even if these all come up with nothing, you're ahead of the game because the person who then pulls all the evaluations together knows that these are - or are not - a factor. You've already booked the other evaluation. Don't let them railroad you into "just" testing for behavioral stuff. They need to test developmental stuff, too. [/QUOTE]
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