Finally Diagnosed Today

[MommyOf3]

Hey Everyone:

First I would like to thank everyone for the great support here, this site has been so great, I have met such nice people and I no longer feel like I am alone. If I would have not come here I would really have no one talk to about this. Well today it finally happened my 2 1/2 year old daughter was diagnosed with PDD. I have known for so long in my heart. At first I took it very well, then all of a sudden I started crying and not because it was finally confirmed that she had it, but because I knew that I wasnt crazy and something was wrong with her, I was so mad at my self for waiting & listening to her dr and my family & not to my gut feeling. I should have went with my first instict when she was a year old. We have been going through Early Intervention, so now I will have to wait for the meeting that they hold to determine how many hours a week she will be getting & then all her services will start. The Psycologist told me that she will need atleast 20 hours a week.

Judy

[sperk]

My son was just diagnosed with autisim with regression and he is 5. We questioned ourselves as parents thinking that maybe we did something wrong. It was aweful. We have had child services called on us twice now because he did not talk or people who thought we were not giving him proper medical care. I was a stay at home mom and they blamed that on his delays. Told us that we needed to put him in daycare. That he would catch up then. That because I was staying at home with him I was harming him in a way and causing him to not be at the level of the other kids. We have fought so much. We also have a son who has epilepsy. For the longest time we were treated as if we were overly concerned parents. I guess I am just saying that I completely understand that gut feeling that something is wrong but no one else knows or even is listening to you.

[mlwear]

Don't beat yourself up. I did the same. It is in the past. You have to go forward now.
Get your psychologist to write a note or letter stating that your son NEEDS (not should get, would be best served, etc.) 20 hours of services. (sounds like the psychologist is savvy if he/she knew about asking for a # of hours). Take the letter to your meeting. Be sure you keep a copy. Regardless of what services you get, get the letter in his file. All of this is education stuff is overwhelming now, please take my advice on this one. It will make sense later.