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What Is The Difference Between A Developmental Pediatrician And A Pediatric Neurologist?
Any opinions on which is better to take your child to and to guide parents over the long term, developmental pediatrician or pediatric neurologist?
A developmental Pediatrician is just like an average pediatrician except they specialize in children with developmental disabilities. You can kind of think of it this way, when you are in college… read more
Does Anyone Know If RDI Works Or Should I Go With Eblcoaching Tutoring Or Kids Connect USA Tutoring.
We're had good success with RDI (Relationship Development Integration). And this is after 15 years of ABA. I find RDI addresses core deficients of Autism. It's easier and cheaper to implement.
I'm… read more
Does Anyone Have A Developmental Pediatrician For There Kiddo? If So,is It Beneficial?
Finding a new pediatrician
Unfourtely none at the moment. Although, I had speech, and occupational therapy when I was back in Canada. I had one-to-one care. Someone would come to my house and help me with my developmental… read more
Has Anyone Tried Brain Training Programs Like Equipping Minds, Brain Integration, Or Maintaining Brains Everyday?
We're researching brain training programs that focus on skills such as working memory, processing speed, comprehension, attention, etc. We're wondering if anyone has experience with any of these:
1. Maintaining Brains Everyday (Kathy Johnson)
2. Growing Brains Everyday (Kathy Johnson)
3. Equipping Minds Cognitive Development Curriculum and Therapy (Carol Brown)
4. Brain Integration Therapy Manual (Dianne Craft)
Thanks for reading this far.
My kids are 9 and 11, but the programs don't seem to be age limited.
Therapy
Has ABA or floor time therapy helped anyone? What about a social skills group? I'm in Utah and am wondering if there are any services here that anyone has found helpful. Especially if it's free or cheap :) My daughter is 4 so she's still in preschool.
ABA therapy is not cheap, you will be lucky if your school provides it. If they do they would do it in a group setting, but make sure to request that when you have your next IEP .
PDD-NOS
PDD-NOS doesn't exist officially as a diagnosis since 2013. https://www.verywell.com/what-is-pddnos-260587
My daughter had that label along with ADHD and was initially DX'd with MERLD. The only thing… read more
Developmental Pediatrician VS Neuropsychologist?
My child was diagnosed with ASD by a developmental/behavioral pediatrician, who we continue to check in with throughout the year. And have been for nearly two years now. I’ve heard some MAT friends mentioning their neuropsych as the one who diagnosed and/or works w their family. Is there a distinct difference in why you’d choose one specialist VS another? Is it age related, do these specialists work in tandem, etc.? Any perspective, very interested to know!
We have a 2 developmental pediatricians, a clinical psychologist who has spent 20+ years in the ASD world, as well as a neurologist. Our pcp pediatrician did an informal eval without putting the… read more
What's The Best Therapy For Language Struggles?
My 7-year-old still struggles with his language skills. He knows what he wants to say, but can't find the words or mixes up the words. What's a successful form of therapy to help him with this? I've heard OT, or neuro type therapies tend to help "wake up" that part of the brain. He gets a little private OT, but I'm thinking it's not enough. Any advice would be helpful.
I would try to get an IEP in his school and work on the speech with a language pathologist. All schools have them. This would be free for you and a great place to start. His IEP would have him… read more
Scripting
My son scripts lines from tv and the phone all day long. Any suggestions on how to reduce this or get him to control or stop this. It's very hard when he repeats it over and over again. Thanks
If i had a dollar for every geico commercial my daughter has scripted- I could end world hunger! lol. My daughter did this when she first started to talk and she still does this at 11. I believe its… read more
Stimming Increase
My son has recently increased his Stimming to the point that he’s almost constantly talking. He’s always Stimmed but not on this scale. Has anyone else experienced a significant increase and have you been able to determine a root cause? Was it dietary, environmental, and/or anxiety?
I have not been able to determine a trend because it is almost a daily occurrence. He is usually happily singing or scripting lines from his favorite Disney shows. It’s not anything harmful but I feel he needs to… read more
Interesting let me know how it goes. Does your little one sprinkle atall I find it helps with stimming. My son has a table full of lentils and pasta etc and he sprinkles away when he's craving… read more
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