Recommend a school with small class size for 8yr old w/ language disorder

[Anonymous]

We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

[Anonymous]

Private school? Public school? Special needs school?

[Anonymous]

Following, am curious also!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Following, am curious also!

Sadly - NOT MUCH to NOTHING in the Washington area.

[Anonymous]

Lab school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

Get your money back for your MERLD evaluation at age 8. You need a differential diagnosis. Is your kid autistic, dyslexic, what? Stop wasting your time and his life. You obviously haven't gone past a speech therapist or you don't know what a shoddy neuropsych evaluation looks like. Time to know what's what.

[Anonymous]

How much support does he need academically? Do you think the small class sizes of a mainstream private will be sufficient or does he need special education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

Get your money back for your MERLD evaluation at age 8. You need a differential diagnosis. Is your kid autistic, dyslexic, what? Stop wasting your time and his life. You obviously haven't gone past a speech therapist or you don't know what a shoddy neuropsych evaluation looks like. Time to know what's what.

Kids can continue to have language disorders at 8. Not all kids have differential diagnosis. Why are you so set on diagnosing someone else child and insisting you know what is best. By 8, its pretty clear if a child is dyslexic and other issues. What is the big ASD push? Does it make you feel better to have another child diagnosed so you feel your child isn't alone. Or are you a money grubbing provider who gets paid more with an ASD diagnosis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

Get your money back for your MERLD evaluation at age 8. You need a differential diagnosis. Is your kid autistic, dyslexic, what? Stop wasting your time and his life. You obviously haven't gone past a speech therapist or you don't know what a shoddy neuropsych evaluation looks like. Time to know what's what.

Kids can continue to have language disorders at 8. Not all kids have differential diagnosis. Why are you so set on diagnosing someone else child and insisting you know what is best. By 8, its pretty clear if a child is dyslexic and other issues. What is the big ASD push? Does it make you feel better to have another child diagnosed so you feel your child isn't alone. Or are you a money grubbing provider who gets paid more with an ASD diagnosis.

No ASD push. At 8 a child can have a language disorder but it won't be called MERLD. The op is wasting her money by not knowing what is actually the root of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Op here-Not true. My son was evaluated and I paid over 5k for psychological evaluation and separate speech evaluation by top 2 DC well established professionals. Who are you to have any say?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here-Not true. My son was evaluated and I paid over 5k for psychological evaluation and separate speech evaluation by top 2 DC well established professionals. Who are you to have any say?!

I'm not the pp, but I think you're getting that reaction because MERLD is not in the DSM, so it's an odd diagnosis for a reputable psychologist to give.

[Anonymous]

Siena school but it’s in MD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

Get your money back for your MERLD evaluation at age 8. You need a differential diagnosis. Is your kid autistic, dyslexic, what? Stop wasting your time and his life. You obviously haven't gone past a speech therapist or you don't know what a shoddy neuropsych evaluation looks like. Time to know what's what.

Can you share what a shoddy neuropsych looks like and what a good one looks like.

THANKS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC. 8 year old will be in 3rd grade next year and recently diagnosed with Mixed expressive receptive language disorder but had iep for speech apraxia starting at 4 years old. This disorder is now also impacting his ability to connect with others his age, focus in classroom, etc. he is currently in DcPs with terrible speech support as Group setting is challenging for him and never consistent. Any recommendations on a school that might still take him for next year with small class sizes for mainly language disorder children? He is very athletic.

Get your money back for your MERLD evaluation at age 8. You need a differential diagnosis. Is your kid autistic, dyslexic, what? Stop wasting your time and his life. You obviously haven't gone past a speech therapist or you don't know what a shoddy neuropsych evaluation looks like. Time to know what's what.

Can you share what a shoddy neuropsych looks like and what a good one looks like.

THANKS

A good one is tailored and thorough. It includes all tests that could possibly be relevant to the child (academic, emotional, attention, social) with enough breaks that the child can do his best work. The report comments not only on the child's scores, but how the child approached the tasks, with thoughts about why the child did how they did (ie, lost points for working slowly or answered impulsively). The report draws conclusions from how the child interacted, even when not doing the formal.testing. Recommendations are tailored to the child, not boilerplate for condition X. The report explains how the child meets the criteria for the given diagnosis, and why the child does not meet the criteria for other diagnoses, if considered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here-Not true. My son was evaluated and I paid over 5k for psychological evaluation and separate speech evaluation by top 2 DC well established professionals. Who are you to have any say?!

I'm not the pp, but I think you're getting that reaction because MERLD is not in the DSM, so it's an odd diagnosis for a reputable psychologist to give.

This.

Plus, a "psychological" evaluation is not a neuropsychological evaluation. OP, do you even know what you're paying for or are you just making typos?