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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've done ABA - it's the only thing thats worked for the language and social piece.  A little less effective for some of the behavioral pieces, but certainly the behavioral approach tends to work for those.  Some of this just isn't sufficiently under her control for it to work though at this point.  But we've been limited by insurance coverage issues and now that we have coverage, the absolute inability to find someone who can serve us/returns phone calls or inquiries/doesn't have a months upon months long waiting list.

School...school.  Sigh.  She's doing fine, in that there aren't major behavioral issues (you know, aside from being super wiggly and having a non-existent attention span, but no major acting out).  Not so fine in terms of progress along developmental areas, they're just not giving her the supports she needs, the sort of intensive 1:1 work you need to make progress in a kid who tunes out in a group setting.  They've seen an impact from the meds which helped - probably more of an impact that we've seen at home, actually.  Has an IEP, and luckily a teacher and assistant who are on board with dealing with kids with different challenges - but with the wrong people it could easily have been/be a disaster.  The driving nuts factor and all...  Anyway, I'm worried about future years, I think the early years are going to be a struggle and there don't seem to be the right sorts of supports in the school system.[/quote]

I am right there with you. I think my son has more acting out/sensory seeking stuff, too. Are you sure about the ASD diagnosis? My son does not have one, and I do not think one fits - I am sure we will find out more stuff later down the road, but for now, that's not really applicable. I know you mentioned for you, too. I suspect my son has NVLD - he tries so hard to be social and is just so bad at it.[/quote]

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