Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Meg, My insurance doesn't require referrals so it easy for me, check if yours does. If you don't need one then yes you can call and schedule an appointment with one, but it does help if your ped will help and is behind you. That's awesome that you already have EI involved so definitely tell them all your concerns and they will usually set up an evaluation. Keep me posted, ok. CAROLG > > Hi Ladies, > > My Lainey has been receiving PT for tort since she was 10 weeks > > old. I've always worried that something was wrong with her besides > > the tort, but no one else seems to think that...at first my concern > > was that Lainey was so complacent and slept all the time, while her > > twin sister had awake times and interacted with others. People just > > chalked that up to the fact that they had different personalities. > > Now they're 4 mos old and Lainey still doesn't interact much. She > > smiles every once in a while and coos even less often, but now her > > twin is very giggly and happy. Lainey doesn't seem happy. She > > doesn't make eye contact much. At birth they had the hearing > > screenings and both passed. When I've asked the ped about this, he > > points out that Lainey is meeting her physical milestones so she's > > probably fine. Something in my gut tells me that there's still > > something not right. She's just not " all there " . She has a glazed > > look on her face most of the time. Her PT has asked me many times > if > > Lainey's hearing has been tested and I tell her yes. It shows me > > that she notices too, but she hasn't really pushed it past that > > question. I can tell that Lainey can hear to some extent b/c she > > gets startled at loud noises and calms down with lullabies. What > > could it be? I don't even know where to begin. I've been reading > > different things about sensory issues but I don't know who/how/when > > they test for that. Help! We've wondered about autism but I don't > > think they can even test for that until she's around 3. What tests > > could I request now? How can I get my ped to understand that I'm > > really worried? > > Thanks, > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Meg, My insurance doesn't require referrals so it easy for me, check if yours does. If you don't need one then yes you can call and schedule an appointment with one, but it does help if your ped will help and is behind you. That's awesome that you already have EI involved so definitely tell them all your concerns and they will usually set up an evaluation. Keep me posted, ok. CAROLG > > Hi Ladies, > > My Lainey has been receiving PT for tort since she was 10 weeks > > old. I've always worried that something was wrong with her besides > > the tort, but no one else seems to think that...at first my concern > > was that Lainey was so complacent and slept all the time, while her > > twin sister had awake times and interacted with others. People just > > chalked that up to the fact that they had different personalities. > > Now they're 4 mos old and Lainey still doesn't interact much. She > > smiles every once in a while and coos even less often, but now her > > twin is very giggly and happy. Lainey doesn't seem happy. She > > doesn't make eye contact much. At birth they had the hearing > > screenings and both passed. When I've asked the ped about this, he > > points out that Lainey is meeting her physical milestones so she's > > probably fine. Something in my gut tells me that there's still > > something not right. She's just not " all there " . She has a glazed > > look on her face most of the time. Her PT has asked me many times > if > > Lainey's hearing has been tested and I tell her yes. It shows me > > that she notices too, but she hasn't really pushed it past that > > question. I can tell that Lainey can hear to some extent b/c she > > gets startled at loud noises and calms down with lullabies. What > > could it be? I don't even know where to begin. I've been reading > > different things about sensory issues but I don't know who/how/when > > they test for that. Help! We've wondered about autism but I don't > > think they can even test for that until she's around 3. What tests > > could I request now? How can I get my ped to understand that I'm > > really worried? > > Thanks, > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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