What are considered medical diagnosis?
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Anonymous
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autism
adhd hyperactive, inattentive or combined anxiety hypotonia apraxia speech disorder, e.g. mixed expressive or receptive language disorder learning disorder sensory disorder dyslexia developmental delay or developmental disorder My 3 kids have these diagnosis/labels, and I wonder which ones are considered medical diagnosis that is covered by insurance considered medically necessary? And, which ones are considered for IEP that is renewed/reviewed annually? They are young now (under 8), and I am concerned one day insurance may not cover their weekly therapies due to they are not considered medically necessary or IEP may not considered them as diagnosis as well. |
Anonymous
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Here is how I'd think of them (adding some others in)
Umbrella categories (things that include a number of specific diagnoses) Learning disorder Sensory disorder Speech disorder Developmental disability Cancer Autoimmune condition Diagnoses Autism ADHD - H, ADHD - I, ADHD -C Dyslexia Childhood apraxia of speech Generalized Anxiety Disorder MERLD (although no longer officially given) Leukemia Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy Symptoms Anxiety hypotonia anemia fever apraxia developmental delay sensory processing issues low platelets I.E.P's are generally based on umbrella categories, medical interventions are based on diagnoses, but sometimes all you have is a list of symptoms. |
Anonymous
| wrightslaw.com to check iep laws. You’ll need to check with insurance company regarding what they cover, it varies. |
Anonymous
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The link below discusses the 13 IEP categories: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/conditions-covered-under-idea
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Anonymous
| “Medical diagnoses” are whatever diagnoses that IEP decision-makers want to ignore in determining IEP eligibility. |
Anonymous
Lol |