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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fact four: many don’t GAF if Auditory Processing Disorder is a diagnosis in the DSM-V.[/quote]

Perhaps.  But insurance companies and school systems care, as they won’t recognize and provide services for conditions that aren’t in the DSM-V.

I don’t personally think that noting this is hijacking a thread or unhelpful. 
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Yes sure.. if you want your child restricted to what “insurance will pay for”.[/quote]

I pay well over $50 k out-of-pocket for therapies for my two ASD kids.  But I do want to know that the interventions I pursue are grounded in science and medical research and not a waste of limited time or money.  So I consult regularly with a developmental pediatrician and get my kids periodic neurological exams.

With regard to APD, my youngest absolutely meets every criteria for it that one reads on-line, so I queried the developmental pediatrician about it several years ago, insisting that it described my youngest child, and asking whether I should pursue a formal APD diagnosis.

I was told that it wasn’t a recognized diagnosis, wouldn’t change what I already knew and that treatments were a waste of time and money because they didn’t address the underlying conditions.

So we stick with OT, PT, speech, reading tutors, social skills camps, and incredibly strong IEPs and school placements (thanks to the excellent neuropsych exams we’ve gotten plus an amazing developmental pediatrician who will come to IEP mtgs and engage the school when needed).

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