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5 Year Old Wont Talk to Friends at school...SENSORY ISSUES??
Also, call the school social worker (or school psychologist), talk about your concerns and ask for their guidance in navigating the process of figuring out ...
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- I recommend that you read up on selective mutism and see if your son may fit the criteria. If so, follow up with a child psychologist is strongly recommended to help ...
- As a teacher in the near by area and having dealt with 5 year old children with sensory issues you definitely want to intervene now! If the school is mentioning the p...
- Has his teacher brought up her concerns to the multidisciplinary team at the school? If not, request a multidsicplinary conference meeting to discuss your son's diffi...
Mom Seeking Advise on ADD or ADHD School Is Claiming Child Has Symptoms
If not you should consider making an appointment with your school psychologist and having your son diagnosed. That would be the first thing. ...
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- DO NOT JUMP THE GUN. Many schools are reacting to this diagnosis. Your son sounds normal to me. My own 2nd grader has had problems with the exact same thing this year....
- Number one that counselor was out of line telling you he needs to be on medication. Only a Dr. can do that. We had a child with ADD and the medication made an incred...
- Hi P., I am going thru the same thing with my 8 yr old. I do have a 15 yr old with ADHD so I know the symptoms and do not see it in my 8 yr old. I just took him to th...
Possible Processing Disorder
You need to be sure that your school fully tests him through the School Psychologist. I will assume that you are in California and the law is that if you ...
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- See if his school can get him an "across the board" testing. Check to see if your "health plan" has a school or learning disability "area" in the pysch/soc dept for "...
- Dear R., Yes, I would continue looking for someone to talk to who will really listen to you and take this seriously. You have the right idea about needing to get t...
- Try researching a disorder called audio perception disorder, which can sometimes be accompanied by visual perception disorder. I suffer from both along with ADHD. Me...
Moving to Springfield Va.
I am currently overseas, and not working as a School Psychologist, but that is what I am trained to do. Please look into the school system that you will be ...
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- Hi, We lived in the Springfield area about 8 years ago and had preemie twins with mild motor skill delays and were able to use the Harrison County Agency right on Fra...
- I can highly reccommend Fleming Speech Therapy in Stafford, VA. The speech therapist shares a building with Helping Hands Pediatric Occupational Therapy, which I also...
- JA, I am currently overseas, and not working as a School Psychologist, but that is what I am trained to do. Please look into the school system that you will be mov...
First Team Meeting Scheduled-what to Expect?
Oct 21, 2009 ... Generally the meeting is chaired by the team chairperson The child's teacher is there The school psychologist could be there Basically ...
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- Hi R., You've gotten a lot of responses so there's not a lot I can add but I do want to mention a couple of things. Go into the meeting with knowledge. I second t...
- Has the school performed any testing on your son? You have to sign a paper allowing them to do the testing, so if you have not signed, they have not done. If they ha...
- I hate to say it but expect them to try to give you as little as possible. But ask for tons!! It is so sad that we have to try so hard to get our children what they ...
Difficult 5 Year Old Boy
I would go to your school first. Ask the school psychologist for a Connors Rating Scale (for ADHD) which you, your husband and the teacher will fill out. ...
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- I know how you feel. I have an 11 year old boy who is similar. Look closely at his diet. I started taking B complex vitamins for mood swings so I decided to try it ...
- Dear L., Your son's school is one of the best places to start with your concerns. Try talking to the counselor and/or the principal. Although they may be reluctan...
- Mr 5 yr old daughter was recently screened by an OT and was diagnosed with mild sensory integration issues. I had never really heard much about these disorders, but ha...
Holding My Daughter Back in 3Rd Grade and Visual Processing Disorder
Oct 16, 2009 ... No matter what the school tells you, even if it's the school psychologist or a special ed teacher, if your intuition says otherwise, ...
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- Hi, I can relate to this in 2 ways. first, I was held back in the eighth grade after skipping the 3rd altogether. It did-not help. I spent 4 years trying to learn the ...
- You might want to have her vision tested (not just for glasses but for vision therapy.) Our granddaughter has a lazy eye and vision therapy has been a great help. Sh...
- My best friend is holding back her daughter this year and having her repeat third grade. They moved her to a private school to do it so it would be easier for her. I...
6- Year Old Former Preemie
Your child's school can evaluate your child free of charge. Talk with his teacher, school counselor or the school psychologist and they can set everything ...
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- Hi My daughter has alot of sensory issues We took her to a OT theripst and that helped ALOT. also I read any and all books about sensory issues The Sensational child...
- My son is almost 3 and Has Sensory Processing Disorder. Even though there ages are quite different it sounds like SPD, I am reading two books, one is called Raising A ...
- Dera J. R My 7 year old has sensory issues, speech issues and a learning disability. We started therapy at age 18 months but didn't realize he had sensory issues u...
Is It ADD/ADHD, Sleep Deprivation or Bad Parenting?
Also, check with the school. They have a school psychologist that can do testing also. Depending on the assessment, you can have accomodations at school to ...
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- C., It may very well be ADHD; my son has it (along with lots of other stuff) and sensitivity to dyes and sugars is very common with kids who have ADHD. Diet is HUGE...
- I have only a moment, but I want to encourage you to follow up on the allergy angle. This makes a HUGE difference in my kids' schoolwork and behavior. Lack of sleep ...
- It sounds like there are so many contributing factors here. There is no easy short answer. Yes, not getting enough sleep will make a HUGE difference in any child and w...
How to Approach a Parent When...
Do you have a school psychologist or counselor? Make sure that person has taken time to observe this child and is on the same page as you. ...
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- You need to tell HER the same things you just said in the e-mail. You are doing this in his best interest. Approach it as an "awareness issue" from the mother's stan...
- I have an Aspberger child, believe me, the teachers had no problem telling me when he was 5 he had social problems, was disruptive, and his behavior was unacceptable. ...
- contact your district's special education office and tell them that you want to refer a child for an evaluation because of the behavior problems, etc. This child may ...
