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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"We used our developmental pediatrician and a consultant when we first got the diagnosis b/c we didn't know anything. The only dev ped I know who'll go to IEP meetings is Dan Shapiro. He attended all the meetings during our initial IEP process but now we only use the consultant, Rich weinfeld, for our annual reviews. Our school's been great about giving us all we asked for in terms of services and supports and even things we did not ask for but that helps our child.

Depends on the school, I guess. Our consultant always is very complimentary about how the school and specifically my child's team is looking out for DS's best interests. We are at a charter and feel very fortunate."

Thanks for your response.  I think our ped will go.  Can you give me a ballpark of the cost of using a consultant?  I'm assuming health insurance won't cover that . . .[/quote]

If you haven't already, ask your school for an evaluation even if you already have a diagnosis from a developmental pediatrician.  We found it very helpful that the school's eval agreed with our private evals so everyone was in agreement and on the same page.  Also be sure your child is evaluated by the school for OT, PT, and speech b/c you will need them for those services.

I only have experience with Rich Weinfeld.  I think he charges $230? per hour.  Other consultants in his group charge $180 per hr.  I've heard good things about Janet Price for ASD kids.  Our yearly IEP reviews cost ~$2,000 with Rich which includes observation, report & recommendations and attending the IEP meeting.  I think our initial IEP cost ~$3,000.  Expensive but well worth it, IMO, and a lot cheaper than private school.  We really wanted DC to stay at his immersion language school.

My child's main issue is that he does not interact with peers.  No academic/learning issues or discipline problems.  No sensory issues.  Every child is different but to give you an idea of an IEP for a child with AS, K and 1st grade:  9 hrs of Sp Ed support per week; OT - fine motor; Speech - pragmatic language social skills group with SLP.  All services are push-in except for speech.  Also, DS got 1 hr of PT a wk before he was determined to have caught up.

GL!

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