School Assessment Results

[funchicken]

Well, after 6 years of screenings and tests and doctors, we finally got an ASD diagnosis (from the school, anyway). I'm just...tired. Our eligibility meeting is next week, so I'm focusing on that. On the plus side, our school psychologist seems really great, and I know she's on our side. DD1 will be ten in two weeks--I can't believe it took this long.

[auntie]

I'm both sorry and glad for you, if that makes sense.

Higher functioning kids with subtle differences can fly below the radar a long time. When DS was dx'd in 2000, it seemed like most kids with his sub-set were identified in either the intermediate or middle school grades. 11-12 was much more common. In fact, DS dev pedi rounded up all of his fellows, residents and med students to observe DS's eval because he was considered so young at the time. He was just 7. Times have changed.

[funchicken]

Apr 12, 2018 9:40:25 GMT -5 auntie said:

I'm both sorry and glad for you, if that makes sense.

Higher functioning kids with subtle differences can fly below the radar a long time. When DS was dx'd in 2000, it seemed like most kids with his sub-set were identified in either the intermediate or middle school grades. 11-12 was much more common. In fact, DS dev pedi rounded up all of his fellows, residents and med students to observe DS's eval because he was considered so young at the time. He was just 7. Times have changed.

Thanks, auntie, We lucked out because, as it happens, we got a new school psychologist this year. She was helping the school counselor facilitate some lunch groups and afterschool groups. If she hadn't had an opportunity to observe DD in social situations and do classroom observations, we'd still be trying to get DD diagnosed. We started trying to get answers when DD was 4. We met with Child Find, developmental pedis, clinical psychologists, teachers, therapists--so many people told us we were wrong. I appreciate all of the advice from the parents on this board--you all are a wonderful resource.

[akafred]

So glad you're finally making progress to helping your DD. Unfortunately what auntie said about age of diagnosis is still all too common of girls particularly.

[funchicken]

Apr 15, 2018 16:53:19 GMT -5 akafred said:

So glad you're finally making progress to helping your DD. Unfortunately what auntie said about age of diagnosis is still all too common of girls particularly.

Thanks akafred, I'm really hoping that the eligibility meeting goes well. I know that it won't fix everything, but having an IEP or 504 in place for her at the beginning of the school year has to be better than "waiting and seeing" as she struggles for the first quarter of every year while the teacher figures her out, right?