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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

Stop hiding the ball.  How old is your kid and what kind of "therapist" screened him/her.  You can't do a quick screen for ASD or ADHD.  You can do checklists that might point to concerns but that's not definitive.  Talk to your health insurance and find out what is covered.  If money is truly an issue, NIH has clinical trials all the time.  The screenings are free if your kid qualifies.

You're "skeptical" but you haven't done any of the heavy lifting.  You've sought out a therapist of some kind for some reason.  Your pediatrician cannot diagnose ASD or ADHD.  If those are your concerns, you need to bite the bullet.[/quote]

+1 You can ask your public school for an evaluation.  It will be a psychoeducational evaluation but it will not cost you anything and if it highlights any issues you can schedule your child for a private neuropsych at your cost or ask for an independent educational evaluation which the school system will pay for.

But if the teacher is raising concerns, it'll be well worth it to investigate whether your child needs help instead of dismissing the teacher's concerns because you don't think there is a problem.  Obviously, your child is having "problems" at school.

How old is your kid?[/quote]

I am 22:12 and also 23:51.  I am NOT OP and I am not sure why there was a need for such nasty responses (mostly the one two above)? We are not dismissing the teacher's concern.  To the contrary, we are pressing ahead even though EVERYONE else is telling is the problem is the teacher (hence the skepticism).  I did not mean to hijack OP's thread but someone responded with a useful suggestion to my first post on it.  We are concerned about how much trouble DC is having at school and we are taking it seriously.  He is 4 and it is not a public school.  Can someone actually recommend a developmental pediatrician?  The initial therapist was actually someone the school recommended.  He is a psychologist but I have no idea how I would know what he is and is not qualified to diagnose?  This process may seem intuitive to those of you who have been immersed for a while but for those of us just getting started, it absolutely is not.[/quote]

Call up Children's and Kennedy Kreiger Institute and get on BOTH their waiting lists.  It will be at least 6 months unless you get on the cancellation list.  You can always cancel the other appointment.

The fastest way to get an educational evaluation is to contact your local Childfind and ask to get your child evaluated.  This evaluation will usually be done within 60 days.  Call today.

Do both.  Get on the waiting list for a private eval and call Childfind.[/quote]

That would be overkill if it really is just one teacher. We are going through something similar and instead of going all out on evaluations, we are addressing the behavioral issue directly. If necessary we will bring in additional in-school resources to help do an observation. Luckily the behavior seems to be dying down and the teacher has retracted her over-reaction. With such a young kid and so early in the year, it makes sense to consider whether the teacher and normal adaptation to a new class are the issue. Obviously we wil keep a close eye on things, but as a parent you are certainly not obligated to take the most intensive measures for every possible problem. [/quote]

Most of the people on this board whose kids have ADHD or ASD/Asperger's got their kid evaluated at the suggestion of a teacher in preschool so this is to be expected.

Every year around this time there are a bunch of parents who come to the SN board asking for advice bc their kid's school flagged issues.  Getting your child evaluated by Childfind is not overkill if issues are suspected.  If there are issues and you put off getting an eval, you are only putting off getting your child help.  Getting on the waitlist at Children's and KKi now is not at bad idea either.  If it's not needed, you can always cancel but if your child needs to be seen, it's a LONG wait.[/quote]

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