Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Anyone have Dr. 's number in Austin? Re: IEPs ARDs and Making the Case for ABA Again, I'm new to this list, and there is a lot I'm still learning about my son's PPD and what our options may be. Do you really think that the school district has the resources to give your son the kind of individualized education that you're talking about? Instead of fighting a system that can't give you what you feel he needs, why not just leave the system and take him to a private school? It seems to me that you're expecting too much of the public school system (not disparaging public schools), to expect them to spend all that time, resources, and EVERYONE else's money, to give YOUR child a special individualized educational program, when no one else is getting such treatment. That's what montesori schools are for. It's one of those beggars (or tax-payers, in this case) can't be choosers kind of things. We recently took our son to the Callier Center for Communication Disorders, where Dr. Theresa Nezworski () evaluated and diagnosed him with PPD in the Autism spectrum. Cost a bundle, but well worth the incurred debt. As part of her evaluation, she spent a few hours observing him in the PPCD class. She suggested that we keep him in PPCD next year if possible, because he is so comfortable there, and because they have children in his class with a variety of disabilities, and a general, but well organized approach to learning, as well as some individual attention to speach therapy. She said it was good for him to be able to interact with some children who were able to communicate better than him and didn't exhibit some of the autism behaviors that he does, so that he can learn appropriate social interaction from these children. A recent RISD evalutation concurred with the Callier Center evalutation. Not exactly the best news to receive, but it was nice to hear the same thing from both places, as this gives us more confidence that they have the correct diagnosis. We are amazed at the progress our son has made over this past school year. I really think that they do a great job of setting goals for him and tracking his progress. I'm always so excited when I read his progress reports and see that he has actually accomplished a goal or goals. It makes me want to cry. As a referrence point, my son is 5 (will turn 6 on 12/25), and has now completed two school years in PPCD at Dover Elementary ( ISD). I understand your frustration, to a degree. I remember the somewhat helpless feelings that I had when he wasn't progressing as fast as we thought he should be, and didn't know where to turn. Best of luck in your quest.< Blessed be, :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 Thank you and Gaylen for responding with the info. I just got off the phone with Dr. s office and the wait time right now is about a month long (not bad compared to some other offices/doctors). I was advised to make my appoinment a couple of months prior to arriving in Austin. Thank you, Hope In a message dated 6/18/03 11:55:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Googahly@... writes: > From another list: > Kendal , M.D. > Neurotology > Neuro-Sensory Enhancement Center of Austin > 6838 Bee Caves Rd., Ste. 300 > Austin, Texas 78746 > > <A HREF= " http://www.neca.us/ " >http://www.neca.us/</A> > > Email: KENDAL@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Hi, I'm new to the Dallas area and was wondering what kind of doctor Dr. is? Any info would be appreciated. Thx, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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