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[quote=Anonymous]DD is now 12.  Looking back, ALL of the services we put so much time and money into were a complete waste.

Social skills groups did nothing for her.  They never translated into the real world.  What did help:  old-fashioned, one on one playdates with other girls who shared her interests.  The artificially contrived group with girls she had nothing in common with (except social awkwardness) actually made things worse.  She told me later how much she hated being forced into a group with strange girls.

OT did nothing for her dysgraphia.  What did:  art classes.

Two years of speech therapy...complete waste. What actually helped:  drama class and chorus.

Etc., etc.

DD now says how she wishes that she could have been left alone to figure things out for herself. She says now that all the services -- stuff we thought we needed to do to help her -- made her feel worse.

My take from it is that while some kids really do need specialized intervention, many just need old-fashioned approaches plus the gift of time to develop at their own pace.  The trouble is it's hard as a parent to know which approach is best, especially when the so-called professionals make you think your kid will be ruined if you don't put them in speech, OT, counseling....

I wish I could do it all over again -- I'd do it very differently.[/quote]

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