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Diagnostic Evaluation for Autism/Developmental Disorders - What to Expect
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on August 7, 2009
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My son is in the EI program and will age out in November. He has been seeing a speech therapist, developmental therapist, and OT. With his improvement we have all be...
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- The evaluation will give you a good idea of where he is and whether he needs any of his services to be continued through a different program. I'd see if you could see...
- Hi M., My son is in EI as well, he had the evaluation in April. He sees a S/T, D/T and O/T he has a speech delay and some sensory issues. So I made sure we went for a...
- it took quite a few hours when we did it. I recommend it so ensure you still get services through the school system. It may be outgrown at a later date but the more ...
Why Do Schools Need a Diagnosis for Services?
Asked by B.B. from New York
on April 10, 2012
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Hi Moms,
My son attends a town preschool for children who need additional support. In order to qualify, the children need to show a delay or demonstrat...
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- It is to make sure the very limited number of seats they have are used on children who need it. Without testing, parents might enroll their kids because they don't ...
- Some schools require it to give the children special help cause they get govenment money for it. Luckly my son's school is not like that. Yes he may have ADHD but I ...
- My son is in an early intervention preschool here in CA similar to what you are referring to as a town preschool for children who need additional support. The federal...
ADHD Testing
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on January 26, 2009
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My friend's nephew is showing signs of ADHD and their family doctor does not do testing, does anyone know of a good place to have diagnostic testing done other than at...
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- J., My son is also ADHD but has not been tested (I'm sure he has this.) Anyway, for the preschool there is a place called "Tuesday's Child" which deals with the dis...
- Make sure the child gets tested for sleep apnea, which ADHD often gets the wrong diagnosis. her Family Doc should be able to do this one. Here is a good article: ...
- Illinois Masonic has a good reputation for diagnosing and working with children with special needs.
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delay. N.O.S.
Asked by J.N. from St. Cloud
on September 4, 2010
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I don't want to sound like an idiot, but my son received an evaluation, where the dr, says he doesn't have enough info to diagnose, yet provides a diagnostic impressio...
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- The don't have it formally pinned down yet. PDD NOS can mean, that they don't know what it is specifically... but that there is some kind of a developmental issue. ...
- What kind of doctor did you see? Did you initiate the evaluation, or was this a school based evaluation? If the evalutator was a PhD.working for a school instead of...
- You don't say the age of your child but often you can get many varying diagnoses (depnding on who is diagnosing) for a child with autistic-like tendencies. My son has...
Therapist / Autism
Asked by A.M. from Seattle
on June 16, 2010
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hi
I'm a stay home mom with two beautiful boys one is 3 and the other one is 9 mo, well my question is for my oldest one ...
back in February we took him to the neu...
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- Hi A.- I believe you said you were seeing a private speech and PT therapists you could ask them for recommendations in your area or ask them if they will do a more ...
- If you child is in preschool, look into ESY (extended school year). It is for children that have needs in the summer, once school is out. It is NOT the same as summe...
- The school district won't provide the kind of therapy you're talking about. In California, we have something called Regional Centers. Once the child is accepted into R...
Know a Good Washing Machine Repair Service?
Asked by L.B. from Chicago
on December 15, 2007
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Does anyone have a repair person or service that they could recommend to fix a washing machine? Ours is on the fritz and of course when we called the place we bought ...
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- yes! Appliance King, talk to Chris King. good luck! http://www.applianceking.com/ ###-###-####
- Advance Refrigeration..they do home appliances washers/dryers, stoves, fridges. I feel very fair priced and execllent customer service.. They service chicago and burbs...
- I've used D&B Appliance Service, specifically Greg Barth, several times over the years. He's great, has most parts in his van, and is super honest and fair. ###-###-##...
Social Skills Group
Asked by S.O. from Dallas
on May 30, 2008
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I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation on a social skills group for my 11 year old daughter. She's been diagnosed ADD, but also has some comparatively mild aspe...
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- I know Our Children's House at Baylor often has classes on social skills for kids of all abilities. I think they go out to dinner and do other things like that to pra...
- Callier Center at UTD in Richardson. Look at the website. But also call Berkley Williams at ###-###-####. I believe she was putting together a social group program ...
- Hi S., There is a place called Center for Social Success in Plano. Lara
Severe Swelling in Feet and Legs
Asked by F.W. from Dallas
on May 6, 2010
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In October 2009 I had a rapid heartbeat and went by ambulance to the hospital and stayed for 5 days. They never did any diagnostic testing to find out why my heartbeat...
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- F., I am sorry this has been going on, I think you should try some other alternative such as nutritional supplements. I know of so many who had gotten great results. ...
- I see that another response suggest you go to Parkland or somewhere in FW. I am going to suggest Presby of Rockwall. I went there last fall for a car wreck w/no insure...
- Go ASAP to Parkland Hospital in Dallas or John Peter Smith in Ft. Worth. They are state funded teaching hospitals and have the best updated diagnostic equipment, excel...
Amnio and Risks
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on June 22, 2010
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We are getting ready for our next OB apt where we have to decide if we want the first trimester screenings. I feel like if I do the screenings and something comes bac...
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- I'd pass.... the risks are too dangerous, and if you don't intend on aborting if tests come back positive... then there's no use in going part of the way, half way, or...
- I have had, with both my pregnancies, the Amnio. If I had to do it again, I would. I did it due to maternal age. It was my choice. It was performed by my Doctor. I...
- I had the amnio with both my pregnancies. My 1st trimester screenings came back high risk for Down's with my 1st and the wait was terrible waiting for the amnio resul...
Speech Delay in Son
Asked by M.D. from Los Angeles
on January 11, 2012
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My son just turned 2 1/2 and has a speech delay. I went through the Regional Center of OC and they diagnosed him with an expressive speech delay but wont provide serv...
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- One of my dads just picked up his son and was demonstrating how he can get him to say a few words. This boy is in special school and he's not made any real progress t...
- Hi, If you can afford it, please get speech therapy for your son now. He is at the age children really want to communicate with family and peers. He acts out, most ...
- **Edit: I read your comments. Speech Therapist, have years of schooling and my son's Speech Therapist had a Master's Degree and various certifications etc. They do NOT...
