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Which kind of assessment speech or for autism?
- Thread starter nanzbier
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hi nanzbier,
my son did not need to go to therapy sessions. he was cleared by both specialists and was not required to do so. we were just advised to put him in an environment with more children (hence, the pre-school), and observe for 6 months. fortunately for us, he showed marked improvement in that 6 months time frame and did not have to follow through with anything because now he talks like there's no tomorrow
Mickeymom
my son did not need to go to therapy sessions. he was cleared by both specialists and was not required to do so. we were just advised to put him in an environment with more children (hence, the pre-school), and observe for 6 months. fortunately for us, he showed marked improvement in that 6 months time frame and did not have to follow through with anything because now he talks like there's no tomorrow
Mickeymom
autism/speech delay assessment
My kid has been assessed by the govt center for autism but I would like to get a second opinion. Any advice on Doctors? What has been your experience with Dr. Tommy Chan? I've read the book "Einstein Syndrome, Late-taking Children" by Thomas Sowell, which is very informative about late talking kids, and the problem of misdiagnosis. I've seen Dr Trodd already, but I would like views on experiences with other doctors. Much appreciated.
My kid has been assessed by the govt center for autism but I would like to get a second opinion. Any advice on Doctors? What has been your experience with Dr. Tommy Chan? I've read the book "Einstein Syndrome, Late-taking Children" by Thomas Sowell, which is very informative about late talking kids, and the problem of misdiagnosis. I've seen Dr Trodd already, but I would like views on experiences with other doctors. Much appreciated.
Dear TSKN,
Of course you are aware that late talker is NOT equivalent to autism. Late talking is fine. Encouragement + other speech therapy early interception will yield results, eventually. Autism calls for totally different measures. Nutrition and neurological development are absolutely necessary. Speech therapy will not be much help until much later.
www.familyhopecenter.org and www.handle.org are helpful.
Rgds
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Of course you are aware that late talker is NOT equivalent to autism. Late talking is fine. Encouragement + other speech therapy early interception will yield results, eventually. Autism calls for totally different measures. Nutrition and neurological development are absolutely necessary. Speech therapy will not be much help until much later.
www.familyhopecenter.org and www.handle.org are helpful.
Rgds
e
I've made an appointment with Speech and Language Centre. http://www.slcentre.com for an assesment. Will keep you posted.
my daughter doesn't talk much too - she is 2 end of mth - and i never think there is anything wrong with her except she is a late talker. Sometimes i think as parents, we become so paranoid and so imaginative! Do we realise the norm is more that 2 year olds don;'t talk than they do? In my daughter's playgroup classes, I observed every child closely and realise 9 out of 10 either babble or say 1-2 words. The one exception was a little girl who not just talks but utter 10-word sentences politely and succintly - I told her mother she ahs a genius in her hands. haha.
Another thing I find abt HK doctors in my 4 years here is they are GREAT in scaring people. Once a doctor said my friend's boy has acute bronchitis (and he wasn't even bothered by his minor cough!) and another said her child has a rare bacteria infection bla bla bla. Then the blood tests come in, the speech therapists come in, the expert this expert that - all costing thousands of dollars. I fell into that trap before but never again! My daughter has prearicular pits (ear holes) and doctors ran a million tests to conclude: she can hear afterall. Then she has umbilical hernia - poking here and there, many discussions of surgeries. Then they said she had premature breasts - so she has this syndrome that syndrome. I became smart and fed up frankly about the trend of HK doctors so we went back to Australia for a special medical trip and the conclusion: all is well, her breast tissue is normal cos of hormones she got from me (and in fact has diminished now 6 months later); she can hear perfectly, not just sounds but even subtle language tones/clicks (the PD who saw her has the exact same prearciular pits too!!! and he is smart right?) ; and her hernia? the hole has closed completely by that time. I have spent more than 20,000 in HK just to hear bullshit!
In my simple mind, surely autism cannot be diagnosed based on one parameter of speech capability? There must be other symptoms such as shying from eye contact, anti-social behaviour, actions that go beyond normal naughtiness? I heard from some current affaris programs before that autisim is a very very complex syndrome and hard to diagnose until they are 4-5 years old.
Just my two cents....
Another thing I find abt HK doctors in my 4 years here is they are GREAT in scaring people. Once a doctor said my friend's boy has acute bronchitis (and he wasn't even bothered by his minor cough!) and another said her child has a rare bacteria infection bla bla bla. Then the blood tests come in, the speech therapists come in, the expert this expert that - all costing thousands of dollars. I fell into that trap before but never again! My daughter has prearicular pits (ear holes) and doctors ran a million tests to conclude: she can hear afterall. Then she has umbilical hernia - poking here and there, many discussions of surgeries. Then they said she had premature breasts - so she has this syndrome that syndrome. I became smart and fed up frankly about the trend of HK doctors so we went back to Australia for a special medical trip and the conclusion: all is well, her breast tissue is normal cos of hormones she got from me (and in fact has diminished now 6 months later); she can hear perfectly, not just sounds but even subtle language tones/clicks (the PD who saw her has the exact same prearciular pits too!!! and he is smart right?) ; and her hernia? the hole has closed completely by that time. I have spent more than 20,000 in HK just to hear bullshit!
In my simple mind, surely autism cannot be diagnosed based on one parameter of speech capability? There must be other symptoms such as shying from eye contact, anti-social behaviour, actions that go beyond normal naughtiness? I heard from some current affaris programs before that autisim is a very very complex syndrome and hard to diagnose until they are 4-5 years old.
Just my two cents....
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I completely agree with mummybee.
In fact, when I was researching about Autism before, speech delay is just one of the parameters and is not the most obvious one. Also, there are several types and degrees of Autism too. From that extensive research I did, I even came across the very comprehensive tests clinical psychologists administer to give a conclusive YES or NO. Therefore, when I took my son for consultation, I was able to handle the questions and interact with the experts without being paranoid/scared. Key really is to educate yourself as I found out that doctors in HK do not like to offer information more than what is asked of them. And this can lead to doubts on your part which eventually evolve into paranoia and even panic attacks.
In fact, when I was researching about Autism before, speech delay is just one of the parameters and is not the most obvious one. Also, there are several types and degrees of Autism too. From that extensive research I did, I even came across the very comprehensive tests clinical psychologists administer to give a conclusive YES or NO. Therefore, when I took my son for consultation, I was able to handle the questions and interact with the experts without being paranoid/scared. Key really is to educate yourself as I found out that doctors in HK do not like to offer information more than what is asked of them. And this can lead to doubts on your part which eventually evolve into paranoia and even panic attacks.
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