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Hi, my name is Angelina. My DH Dan and I have a 5 yo DS named Sage. We live in

NJ. DS

was referred by his old school to the child psych outpatient because he was

running

around the classroom and the hallways, hitting the other kids, and not listening

to the

teacher. The child psychcologist diagnosed him with PDD (most likely

Asperger's). She

said that she wanted the Child Study Team from Specialized Hospital to diagnose

AS

because they have more experience. The child psych also said that DS exhibited

ADHD (?)

symptoms. Then she started talking about meds that can help... I must've looked

like I

was on overload because she reassured me that he has a " mild " case of AS.

I moved across town so I had to switch him to another school. So far, the

classroom is a

better match. He was placed in an intergrated classroom because it had the most

room. I

noticed right away that the smaller class size made a huge difference. DS also

gets along

with his new teacher much better.

At his old school his teacher brought in an OT to help him with his handwriting-

he had

trouble holding a pencil. So now I'm requesting his new school to give him an

OT. The

school told me that they have to wait for his old school to fwd his records.

They should

have gotten his records by now because they have to send it within two weeks.

I'm new at all of this. What else should I request? Do they need a diagnosis

before they

give DS services? I'm also looking putting DS into a social skills group like

the psych

suggested- can you tell me what do they do in a social skills group?

Thanks for reading,

Angelina

[Guest guest]

No, they don't need a dx to provide services. Services are based on need. I

can't imagine why the records would take that long to send over either. Maybe

you should call and find out where the hold up is at? Social skill groups

should work on social skills - how to talk to other people, how to play with

other kids, manners, friendships, etc.

Roxanna

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Hi, my name is Angelina. My DH Dan and I have a 5 yo DS named Sage. We live in

NJ. DS

was referred by his old school to the child psych outpatient because he was

running

around the classroom and the hallways, hitting the other kids, and not

listening to the

teacher. The child psychcologist diagnosed him with PDD (most likely

Asperger's). She

said that she wanted the Child Study Team from Specialized Hospital to

diagnose AS

because they have more experience. The child psych also said that DS exhibited

ADHD (?)

symptoms. Then she started talking about meds that can help... I must've

looked like I

was on overload because she reassured me that he has a " mild " case of AS.

I moved across town so I had to switch him to another school. So far, the

classroom is a

better match. He was placed in an intergrated classroom because it had the

most room. I

noticed right away that the smaller class size made a huge difference. DS also

gets along

with his new teacher much better.

At his old school his teacher brought in an OT to help him with his

handwriting- he had

trouble holding a pencil. So now I'm requesting his new school to give him an

OT. The

school told me that they have to wait for his old school to fwd his records.

They should

have gotten his records by now because they have to send it within two weeks.

I'm new at all of this. What else should I request? Do they need a diagnosis

before they

give DS services? I'm also looking putting DS into a social skills group like

the psych

suggested- can you tell me what do they do in a social skills group?

Thanks for reading,

Angelina

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