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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 437968" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>It seems like the issues "our" kids have (this site's family) are sort of a big tangled knot - and you can't find the end of the string to start to unravel it...</p><p></p><p>It really helps to have ONE professional - either medical or school - who recognizes there are problems, AND is prepared to back that with testing and recommendations. Whatever this person's "letters" are will determine what diagnosis are possible... BUT its almost irrelevant, in some ways, what the "letters" are as long as they are good at what they do, and you have a working relationship with them.</p><p></p><p>SO, if you are getting some testing done through the school, that may be a good start. If the school report comes back with out-of-school recommendations - its usually easier to get in to the relevant specialist with the school report behind you. As in, it isn't "just the parent" who sees problem X and is wondering about diagnosis Y... SCHOOL sees a problem and has recommended testing for... (fill in the blanks). It might be Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), or other specifics, OR it might be a description of what they see at school (behavior, academic results) that they feel warrants further research on the medical side.</p><p></p><p>Whoever does the testing will be qualified to diagnosis SOMETHING. It might not be what your child has - but they will be an expert. SO, if they find learning disabilities on school testing, that will likely be a formal diagnosis as far as both the school and medical communities are concerned - but it might not be the ONLY diagnosis... </p><p></p><p>The short answer... yes, the school specialists can diagnosis some things, and will provide useful information for pursuing other diagnosis outside of school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 437968, member: 11791"] It seems like the issues "our" kids have (this site's family) are sort of a big tangled knot - and you can't find the end of the string to start to unravel it... It really helps to have ONE professional - either medical or school - who recognizes there are problems, AND is prepared to back that with testing and recommendations. Whatever this person's "letters" are will determine what diagnosis are possible... BUT its almost irrelevant, in some ways, what the "letters" are as long as they are good at what they do, and you have a working relationship with them. SO, if you are getting some testing done through the school, that may be a good start. If the school report comes back with out-of-school recommendations - its usually easier to get in to the relevant specialist with the school report behind you. As in, it isn't "just the parent" who sees problem X and is wondering about diagnosis Y... SCHOOL sees a problem and has recommended testing for... (fill in the blanks). It might be Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), or other specifics, OR it might be a description of what they see at school (behavior, academic results) that they feel warrants further research on the medical side. Whoever does the testing will be qualified to diagnosis SOMETHING. It might not be what your child has - but they will be an expert. SO, if they find learning disabilities on school testing, that will likely be a formal diagnosis as far as both the school and medical communities are concerned - but it might not be the ONLY diagnosis... The short answer... yes, the school specialists can diagnosis some things, and will provide useful information for pursuing other diagnosis outside of school. [/QUOTE]
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