Developmental delays

Wilsomom

@captivated 's thread about asperger's has got me thinking... I wonder if something may be wrong with my 4 year old daughter, but I'm not sure. She was a little slow to talk, she gets frustrated easily, & I don't really know how to explain it....but she just doesn't "get" things. She doesn't get things that my 3 year old gets. She'll talk about something totally random that has nothing to do with anything, even if you ask her a specific question. And sometimes she hesitates when asked a question like she doesn't understand what you said. The dr. tried to test her hearing, but she didn't understand how to tell them when she heard the sound. (my 3 year old did) I homeschool so idk how to get her tested or if I should. If they find something wrong will they force me to put her in public school? Or can she get services while I homeschool as well? She had no physical delays & she's not totally awkward 100% of the time. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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Wilsomom

@homebirthadvocate I asked the pedi & he just said to ask thee school system & blew it off. I could ask one of the other dr's in the practice. Does it sound like she needs evaluated to you?

Wilsomom

Sorry, I forgot to ask, what's an ot evaluation?

caroline8_p

I seriously doubt they would force public school..

My nephew may have aspergers. He's met with a specialist once or twice

Not completely sure.

Bahamamama4828

With my son, we went to the district (I forget the name!) also, there are educational services here that evaluated him and placed him in a class.

Mijita

I don't have any ideas, sorry. I do know that with my nephew the school recommended a visit with a psychologist for evaluation. His psychologist and school are now working together to provide the best services for him.

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I didn't read all the comments. My cousin is homeSchooled but my aunt has to have a tutor come in to help, because there are problems she doesn't know how to deal with. The state pays half and she pays the other half (600 a month). Shelly is very very smart-not slow at all, but has issues with being touched even on accident.

She has violent episodes where you want to knock her out. I mean she beats her mom up because she will not do anything to her. Her adult sister on the other hand will hit her back, i swear its like she has learned that so she doesn't try to hit her sister.

By smart I mean she needs to be skipped by several grades. In fact she quit doing her work bc she was bored and tested several grades up. Since she refuses to do any work the school refused to advance her.

I hope this helps.

Wilsomom

Thanks everyone, I'll look into getting her evaluated then & go from there.

Mamapalmer

My son is 11 and was 3 when he was diagnosed with pdd, pervasive developmental disorder, which is on the autism spectrum.. we called early intervention and he got evaluated which was the first step, after that we took him to a specialist for more tests, they suggested meds which we refused.. But like your daughter he just doesn't "get" things, shame on your pedi for pretty much brushing it off!!! I would say make as many calls as you can to get her evaluated, your her biggest advocate and voice!!

Wilsomom

@mamapalmer
I took her for an evaluation at the school and they said they didn't see anything major wrong, but to bring her back when she's 5 for a full evaluation. I guess they couldn't do any real formal testing until 5 years old. They did say she seems a little delayed in some areas, but may just be that she's immature and to come back in January if I don't see any improvement.

i_believe

My 9yr old daughter have autism she was diagnosed at 2yrs with it I took her for testing and sent her to neurologist for testing....but she is really smart and she is In the 4th grade but is in advanced classes at her school...,side note: she tested on a 11th grade level this year #sorry I'm a proud mommy....it goes to show just because u have autism it doesn't make u dumb just different :X

i_believe

@mamapalmer my daughter has PDD also she is really smart but don't understand stuff that us normal to us and pain doesn't bother her and the list goes on and on....I don't do the meds either

Wilsomom

I was reading up on Asperger's and she seems to display some of the symptoms, but not all. She especially doesn't understand figure of speech and sarcasm....at all!! Could that still be normal?

My2Boys

Im not really sure about it all but understanding sarcasm can be hard for anyone. I wouldn't worry about that part. Some adults don't even get when a person is sarcastic, some peoples personalities make it hard to tell if they are being sarcastic.

My2Boys

My four year old displays a few signs of it also, I think every kid has some signs. If it is affecting there life and learning then I would be worried. Have teachers said anything about it yet?

Wilsomom

@my2boys She doesn't go to school because she's only 4 and I home school anyways. But I do notice a difference myself....her older brother (exactly 1 year older) was way more advanced than her at his age and her younger brother (exactly 1 year younger) is just about the same if not more advanced than her. I know each child develops differently, so hopefully it's just that.

Math_Mommy

http://www.ldonline.org/questions/homeschooling#5068 I found this link when I was hoping to corroborate what I thought: that the district couldn't force her into public school but nonetheless could be held (in whole or in part) responsible for any special services required (if any).

Wilsomom

I just remembered this! It's kind of crazy, but when I had my anatomy ultrasound with her I was told a part of her brain (a hole/space that's supposed to be there) was too big...a possible sign of downs syndrome. I had to have it rechecked a month later & that time they said it was ok. Now I'm wondering if it's related. She's still got me worried. She just starts talking about such random things & if we're in the middle of a conversation she'll start talking about something completely unrelated. Today we were at the store talking about Christmas shopping, then she said she smelled a baby. I saw her looking at a baby down the isle...way too far to be "smelled" lol. And she'll call random strangers she sees her brother, sister, grandma, etc. She turns 5 next week.

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Wilsomom

@thehumancrockpot It might be her imagination, or her just talking out loud what she's thinking. I hope it's just that.

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Wilsomom

Yes, thank you! @thehumancrockpot