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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. I want to be receptive and responsive to the input from the therapist but I am not clear on what the appropriate follow up is, other than I’ll share this information at the next appointment with the developmental pediatrician.

I also just do not know how to contextualize this information. Is this really so unusual for a 3 year old (albeit DD is almost 4)? The preschool is only 3 hours, 3 days per week. I’m worried that following up with anything other than gratitude will seem like I’m being defensive (I’ve had what feels like a small amount of tension or something with this therapist in the past).[/quote]

I would suggest scheduling a meeting with this therapist and saying all this. "I read through the notes you provided. Thank. you for being so thorough. Now that you've observed Larla, I have some questions:
-I'm not asking you to provide a diagnosis, but do you have thoughts about what is going on with Larla?
-What should I be doing to support Larla at school and at home?[/quote]

+1.  All you need to do is thank them for their report, and be receptive to their input.  Have the occasional conversation or meeting about it.

No, it's not unusual for a 3 year old.  What's unusual is that she didn't have trouble with this last year, and that it's in the context of you having concern about her development so the therapist probably thought it would be relevant.  What motivated you to get all the assessments that you've had so far?[/quote]

But she's 4 now and not 3. There are different expectations of 4 year olds than 3 year olds in preschool. There are more transitions, there is less time between transitions, etc. Even if you are in a play-based preschool, the curriculum is preparing students for a K classroom. Maybe DD didn't struggle as much because she was given more prompts before transitions or maybe there weren't the same expectations around transitions.[/quote]

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