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| Tue, 03-04-2008 - 9:34pm |
so the new child psych came and evaluated my daughter for 2 and half hrs last week. and she comes tomorrow to discuss what she feels is going on. im a wreck already, for some reason im sitting here thinking shes gonna tell me im the one thats crazy and theres nothing wrong with rylee... just because she looks in the direction u point does not mean all gears are turning correctly ya know. blah im killing myself here. ints not that i want something to be wrong with my daughter but shes different theres no denying that and i just want someone to finally validate that for me! ahhhhhh ok, im off to take some tylenol pm hopefully i can get some sleep tonight!
thanks to anyone listening to me moan and groan!




{{{Amy}}}
I so understand how you are feeling right now.
I completely understand. Remember, this psychologist is not all-knowing. No one is. If the evaluation does not feel right, then it probably isn't. Let us know how it turns out.
-Sidney
THose waiting days are the worst. Please let us know how it goes.
I remember very well wishing on the one hand they would say I was crazy and the kids were fine but on the other hand worrying they would say I was crazy and the kids were fine. I wanted validation but also I was REALLY afraid something was wrong, the doctors would miss it and I wouldn't know what to do to help my babies.
Be prepared though. I was fully expecting them to tell me I was crazy and they did not. When I got the diagnosis it was like a kick in the stomach. Even though I thought I was prepared for the news it hit really hard. You are stressed already. I have a feeling it might hit you hard too.
Renee
I know what you mean too !!! The first time I brought up Asperger concerns to our pedi who does behavioral assessments she said " He talked with me and pointed, he can't be autistic ? "
well we had the meeting this afternoon, and the psychologist said she didnt feel shes on the spectrum.. said passers by may look at rylee and think shes autistic but if they took the time to get to know her they would see other wise. she said Rylee just didnt have the core deficits of an autistic child. shes saying her social delays are just a developmental delay, and that yes she does have sensory processing disorder..
Okay, wanna tell ya a story....
When I first suspected my son was on the spectrum, I took him to a physcologist to mainly test for a LD but I also had strong suspicions of Autism.
I came here and my jaw dropped because every post told me my son fit.
The doc came back with the LD's
I read some where once that it can be very hard to dx high functioning spectrum kids until they are age 7 or so. Some of the signs as so subtle. So if the psych tells you that nothing is wrong, it doesn't mean that you are crazy. I'd trust a mom's intuition over an expert who only sees a snapshot of the kid for those two hours or so. Don't let this eval be the be all and end all of things. If you truly are concerned about your daughter then I would take your concerns seriously.
Big Hug.
You know what's best.
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