Peadiatrition advice
I have finally after 3 years had an appointment come through for my son's peadiatrition appointment! I could cry šā¤ļø
I hope this is the next step to help my son and give him the support he needs.
He is very sensory seeking, he has no impulse or self regulation to understanding behaviour, he has been to 2 nurseries which haven't been able to keep him on due to bad behavior and him not meeting the SEN needs, he starts reception in September.
What does the peadiatrition tend to do first appointment? Thanks :)
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Not trying to correct you, just clarifying. Do you mean "Pediatrician"? Like you found a doctor for your child?
3 years!!!!!
They will ask you about how he is a home, behaviour, food wise, how does he play with toys, likes/dislikes?, what is he like when you go out and about? At nursery if they have told you anything? Does he sleep at night? Potty trained or not? How has he got on with his developmental milestones has it taken him longer to crawl/walk etc? Did you have any issue with your pregnancy etc? The better picture they have of your son the more they can help you! Make a little list hun as I did for when my son had his as it massively helps when they come to do the assessment as they try to build a picture of what is going on with your son. Hope this helps lovely xx
My little boy starts school in September and we have only just had his assessment done Iām anxiously waiting for the results now! Xx
@Kate yes pediatrician, I made the referral with GP 3 years ago but he has an appointment on the 29th July x
@Emma yes! When I first made the referral when he was 2 there wasn't enough evidence so it got rejected and then he was back on the waiting list for another 2 years when I had more evidence towards his needs/behaviour x
oh wow! Mine has been accepted onto the waiting list but still scary how long it will be until he is seen by someone! Iāve got an 18 month wait for speech therapy! š
aw bless you, I'm hear if you need to talk, it's a tough process ā¤ļø xx
awww thanks. Yes it is tough, obviously there is nothing wrong with him being autistic because thatās just him and heās amazing! Itās not knowing what to do to help! But I suppose even parents without autistic children donāt know what to do for the best!
@Emma I don't know for sure if my little boy Is autistic, adhd some days I think he may have SPD, or it could just all be behavioural but you know as a mom when things aren't 100% don't you.
My son is very sensory seeking, lacks emotion, has no impulse it just results in anger and him hurting people, he only copes well at day care if he has 1-1 or smaller group interaction and 2 nurseries haven't been able to keep his place because they haven't been able to meet his SEN needs x
Yeah I donāt know for sure either but I think there is definitely something going on. He doesnāt have the typical frustration, so no behavioural issues really. But he has sensory issues, doesnāt really show affection, wary of new places etc , sound issues and irrational fears of toys! Heās terrible with eating. Heās obsessed with letters and numbers- he can read fully and spell etc so heās advanced in that but socially heās behind.
Thankfully his nursery have been fabulous at putting things in place to give him as much small group time as possible (they applied for extra funding) Also theyāve applied for nursery plus so if heās accepted- someone will come from outside to work 1 on 1 with him which will incorporate some speech therapy (he knows the words, he just canāt use them freely to converse!)
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