IEP and Diagnoses

[Guest guest]

Hello, I am new to the group. I was homeless until now, meaning I do

not know what group I belong to, since I had been given several

diagnoses, we rule in, then we rule out or better put, in the process

of ruling in and/or ruling out. the doctors are not done yet, my 7 y/o

daughter and me are waiting for another " official " diagnosis.

....But yes, Chelsea did not speak until age 4 and some, yet recognized

words and clicked the right objects and right letters that correspond

to each other. This was when she barely sat up straight in front of a

computer. She was echolalic. Was frustrated. We changed MDs 4x, until

one was smart enough to recommend a neurologist. Positive for

Subependymal grey matter heterotopia in the lateral ventricles of the

brain, via MRI. She had other Dx, ASD, PDD, MULTIPLE MIXED

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE PROBLEM, lately,

Central Auditory Processing disorder.

I am facing another IEP, to be scheduled yet. What should I tell them

as far as the doctors changing her Dx, because now, they are trying to

rule out autism, that one definitely thinks its CAPP, and one is not

sure it but would consider it. Should I stick to what ever it is on

record in the school, or change it everytime the docs make a change?

How would one diagnosis affect my daughter's IEP?

thanks

emayhlmee

[Guest guest]

With the exception of autism, I'm not sure how the dx affects your

IEP. We never had to provide a dx to get services, and when we

voluntarily said that our private SLP said it was apraxia, the school

SLP disagreed and they gave us a lesser level of services anyway.

They should be basing your services on their own evaluation of your

daughter. They should be able to identify the deficits that need

remediation, separate from the dx. If you feel that the level of

services is inadequate, a doctor's letter can help you get more

sometimes, but it is still no guarantee.

in NJ

>

> Hello, I am new to the group. I was homeless until now, meaning I

do

> not know what group I belong to, since I had been given several

> diagnoses, we rule in, then we rule out or better put, in the

process

> of ruling in and/or ruling out. the doctors are not done yet, my 7

y/o

> daughter and me are waiting for another " official " diagnosis.

>

> ...But yes, Chelsea did not speak until age 4 and some, yet

recognized

> words and clicked the right objects and right letters that

correspond

> to each other. This was when she barely sat up straight in front of

a

> computer. She was echolalic. Was frustrated. We changed MDs 4x,

until

> one was smart enough to recommend a neurologist. Positive for

> Subependymal grey matter heterotopia in the lateral ventricles of

the

> brain, via MRI. She had other Dx, ASD, PDD, MULTIPLE MIXED

> DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE PROBLEM,

lately,

> Central Auditory Processing disorder.

>

> I am facing another IEP, to be scheduled yet. What should I tell

them

> as far as the doctors changing her Dx, because now, they are trying

to

> rule out autism, that one definitely thinks its CAPP, and one is

not

> sure it but would consider it. Should I stick to what ever it is on

> record in the school, or change it everytime the docs make a change?

> How would one diagnosis affect my daughter's IEP?

>

> thanks

> emayhlmee

>