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Originally Posted by Ingridave2
My son is suspected of having Asperger as well, but I missed the assessment appointment for him due to my inability to acquire the tons of data they wanted me to bring.
I admire all of the services they will be providing for your child in school. I don't think our schools provide even half of the services you are speaking of. Of course, all of the services are not available to my son anyway until he is officially diagnosed. Bureacracy is crazy in our school systems here in Canada.
I wish you all the best in your experiences with this. Please keep us informed of how your child does in all of this. I would like to see what options i could seek up here for my son.
Ingrid
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I have to tell you...I have worked with special needs children for quite a few years...and if I have learned anything to use in my own life...it is keep data. Even if you just keep a calendar...write down anything that your gut tells you is different, same, constant, important. Somethings that was used to make my son's diagnosis was what he ate...(eats lots of the same foods..refuses new ones) what he wore...(he has a preferred outfit...I also wrote down what would happen if that outfit wasn't available.) what he played with...how long...what he talked about...how long...
with everyone it is different...just trying to give you some examples. I also had access to the school psychologist...she gave me autism/asperger evaluations. I filled them out and she scored them. I took all of this and all of his report cards...work samples...notes and documentation from his teachers to the doctor. I gave the doc the documentation on the first visit. He was referred for some ot/pt evaluations, and some bloodwork. A couple of months later...at his next appointment I was able to get a diagnosis.
The doc told me that due to my extensive documentation and charting that she felt confident that she could diagnose him aspergers.
Good luck...keep a notebook handy.
Nixtribe