Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[iceebaby]

Thanks so much Sis Billy! I think getting an OT muna to help is a good thing.

Salamat talaga, sis.

[workinmom]

My 5y/o daughter is the smallest in her class and in her batch also ata. In other words, she's small for her age. Even my relatives and friends notice that she's quite small for her age. My tita who is a doctor told me to see a dev ped to have my daughter checked. So pardon my ignorance if I ask if it's a dev ped who can assess my daughter's growth or would there be other doctors who specialize in this? She recommended Dr. Alexis Reyes by the way. Feedbacks on her also please. Thanks in advance!

[marose17]

^ I think there is a height and weight chart that pediatricians refer to.  Developmental pedias are usually consulted if there is any behavioral or developmental (mental, emotional, verbal, etc.) concerns but not really physical issues like height.  Perhaps you should consult an endocrinologist instead to check if hormones are affecting your child's growth.

Dr. Alexis Reyes is one of the most highly-regarded developmental pedias in the Philippines.  It is very very difficult to get an appointment with her though.  It usually takes several months to get a slot.

Aside from your daughter's height, do you have any other concern regarding her development?

[workinmom]

^ No other concerns naman since she seems to be able to do everything she's supposed to do at her age. Her height would just be our primary concern since she really seems to be small for her height. Imagine she's already 5y/o but she can still fit into clothes for 3 year olds...My cousin also recommended Drs. Benitez, Manalo and Tanchangco since Dr. Reyes would only have slots for next year yet which would be way too long for me. Sige I'll consider having herself checked by an endo too. Thanks!

[iamgold]

sis yung baby ko ganyan din maliit din siya pina dev pedia ko siya ayun pasok naman siya sa range..they have this book na may chart may range siya na for this age dapat ganito na weight niya and height and it is specifically for Filipinos..kae siyempre iba pag american ang standard mo. aside from developmental pedia if you are concern sa height ni baby you may want to see an endocrinologist..yun they can find out kung normal ba ang growth hormones na narerelease ng baby mo or enough ba yung growth hormones na narerelease niya ..try to look din sa family tree niya lahat ba kayo matatangkad or baka yung lolo mo or mga aunts mo maliit din ang frame baka naman its familial..

[lilsaintsm0m]

Anyone here tried DR. EDILBERTO I. DIZON, Ph.D.
SpEd Diagnostician/Assessment
St. Luke's Medical Center?

[otsowaloeyt08]

sis hindi okay c Dra.falcotelo, [textspeak!] son ko inabot [textspeak!] ata ng 30mins.. tapos ASD na...isang puzzle [textspeak!] pinagawa. hindi din worth it [textspeak!] explanation nya.. kay dra. salcedo UST me nag pa 2nd opinion. dr. dimalanta 3rd opinion

thank sis blissme.. meron rin kmi schedule for her last week,pero di nag-cancel kami. isang factor na rin un mga comments dito and naiba na schedule ni hubby sa work. bukas, sana mapaschedule ko kay dr. joel lazaro sa asian or will wait for dr. reysio-cruz this may or june.

very helpful talaga ang mga girl talkers..

[missoni]

Anyone here tried DR. EDILBERTO I. DIZON, Ph.D.
SpEd Diagnostician/Assessment
St. Luke's Medical Center?

wala na yata sya sa st. lukes. sa CHILDFIND in proj.4 na lang yata. assessment fee nila ranges from 8-12k.

[lilsaintsm0m]

missoni - thanks sis. Meron ka bang contact no. sa clinic?

Meron ba kayong contact no ni DRA. JOSELYN EUSEBIO?

[neneng_bee]

missoni - thanks sis. Meron ka bang contact no. sa clinic?

Meron ba kayong contact no ni DRA. JOSELYN EUSEBIO?

Hello po!! Ito po ang contact number ni Dra. Eusebio sa clinic nya sa Murphy 438-0413.

[neneng_bee]

Mga sis... help naman.

Nakaka diagnose pa ang Dev Ped for Dyslexia? Sino ang marerecommend niyo preferably dito in South area. (Alabang, Laguna, LAs Pinas).

My son is 7 and still reverses writing his numbers na 3 and 9. Also yung letters na b and d. Gusto ko ipacheck para I know what I would do. Thanks!

HI Sis Yes,  my six-year-old son was recently diagnosed with dyslexia by Dev.Ped. He is having a hard time learning to read and write  and now he goes to a special school for this.  Try mo tawagan si Dra. Jocelyn Sanchez ng St. Lukes 0923-735-3730 or Dra. Eusebio 438-0413 baka may mga clinic sila sa area na nabanggit mo.

[polka08]

has anyone heard of " psycho educational testing?"
who conducts this? dev ped or psychologist? if so, what kind of psychologist?

thanks in advance

[prettycha]

For the mommies, my son is having OT for almost a year now.  Is it alright to continue with the OT and di na bumalik sa dev ped?  There are lots of aspects [textspeak!] contradicting yung OT and dev ped ko.  I would rather believe my OT since she deals with my son on a regular basis e yung dev ped every 3 mos lang.  Natitense ako sa dev ped ko [textspeak!] pinapaiwas nya son ko to go to malls [textspeak!] it makes the child de-focused while my OT says let my son go out and enjoy

[lilsaintsm0m]

Hello po!! Ito po ang contact number ni Dra. Eusebio sa clinic nya sa Murphy 438-0413.

Thanks you so much sis!! Ok ba si dra eusebio?

[YaZiLove]

pa-join mga mommies.
1st day namin mag-asawa to realize the possibility na may speech delay ang bunso namin @ 3yrs old. although minsan napapasip nko kung normal lang ba to? ok lang ba ang ganun? but then i dismissed the thought...

we've just came from a school for evaluation lang sana (had 1-wk trial). i mentioned un own observations ko with him and they said it is possible daw. kasi at 3, he should be communicating and talking.
ito yung kauna-unahang pagkakataon na ma-digest namin na "baka" nga. esp nakita ko ang list shared by one of our sis: almost YES to all (deleted na yung iba na hindi ko nao-observe sa anak ko:
@3:
-at times, seems to be deaf.
-doesn't point or wave bye-bye.
-seems to prefer to play alone.
-does not respond to his/her name. - ito un pinaka!
-cannot explain what he/she wants.
-has language skills or speech that is delayed. - he doesnt talk to us!!! na sya mag-iinitiate. if he talks, di ganun kalinaw. when i ask him to say mommy, he says it naman. pag sinasabi ko lang, but he doesnt call us.
he also loves to sing the ABC!!! His favorite!
knows numbers, colors & shapes. amazed nga daw [textspeak!] teacher nya during the trial.

-doesn't follow directions. - deadma sya.
-seems to hear sometimes, but not others. - akala ko nga bingi, pero once ini-ON na [textspeak!] pc, ang bilis! go na kagad sa pc kahit ang layo nya.

-used to say a few words or babble, but now he/she doesn't. - @1 he said mommy na after magkasakit nya nung 1yr old, nawala.

-throws intense or violent tantrums. - he bumps his head sa wall!!! ito kami sobra worried!!! hirap  nya "awatin"

-is hyperactive, uncooperative, or oppositional.
-has poor eye contact.
-is very independent for his/her age.
-does things "early" compared to other children. - when using the computer. ang galing nya.
-seems to be in his/her "own world."
-seems to tune people out.
-spends a lot of time lining things up or putting things in a certain order. - @ younger age, he loves to stack, ngaun hindi na.

i am sad actually, pero i have to face this kung totoo man. i just dont know how to start. actually, i started to google na and of course ang ever reliable GT!
so ano gagawin ko?
to check with a Developmental Pedia muna db? i plan to see his pedia muna then sa kanya ako magpapa-recommend.
also, nung una wala kami plan ipasok sa pre-school kasi nga naaagahan kami ipasok sabi nmin pag 4 na. but knowing this, ipapasok na namin sya (regular school).

your comments on this is HIGHLY appreciated. thank you.
(sorry long post)

[marose17]

^ The first step is recognition and acceptance, sis.  Then action.  Be pro-active, not reactive.  At this stage though, since your son is already 3 years old, any delay on your part to take the necessary action could be counter-productive.

To be honest, I would say take him to a developmental pediatrician right away.   Since it is so hard to get a slot, call up the dev pedias now to get the earliest possible appointment.  Huwag mo nang hintayin na may i-refer si pedia bago ka kumilos kasi from the looks of it, hindi lang speech delay ang case ng son mo.  I could be wrong, of course.  But you will never know unless you consult a professional.

Discuss with your pedia if you could have your son take a hearing screening test called play audiometry just to rule out any hearing impairment.

God bless you!

[YaZiLove]

thanks sis marose, i appreciate it. will definitely do that. we have plans already.

and also, aside from the professional side; i have this guilty feeling na as him being the bunso, kulang ako ng attention sa kanya (working mom with other 2siblings).
so pag-uwi ko kanina, i observed him the whole morning kanina (have to sleep after lunch kasi nga from nightshift).
fortunately, i have recent discoveries on his development.
there are a few points that contradicted some of my answers on my previous post.. i based it kasi on what i see on him before (his summer classes).
here are some of them.

-seems to prefer to play alone : he plays with his ate and kuya... they call it pa nga baby club. as in join sya.
-does not respond to his/her name. called him on different occasions, he responds (although meron pa ding times na hindi. aside from his nickname, meron din akong ibang tawag sa knya...hmmm, bka may epekto din ito.

-has language skills or speech that is delayed. - yes may delay talaga, but then meron akong pinagawa sa kanya on saying and demonstrating using his hands: circle and diamond - he enjoyed doing it. and let him follow the word circle and he did say circle!  so i have to keep on repeating this to him.

-doesn't follow directions. - this one, have to cancel this, tried to give him few directions and he obeyed! have to ask some more. yipeee!

-seems to hear sometimes, but not others. - hmmm.... have to test this some more. esp with the one recommended by sis marose (play audimetry) kung meron nga ba hearing prob.
pero alam nyo ha on our self-test sa kanya: nasa bedroom sya ha, nagmi-milk. the computer is nasa the sala, once binuksan namin si PC hayun, mabilis pa sa alas-4 andun na sa PC. dinig nya kaagad!
so sabi namin ni hubby, hindi bingi to...

-used to say a few words or babble, but now he/she doesn't. - not talking on his own but pag pina-follow mo sya, he will say it naman.

-throws intense or violent tantrums. - this one, na-lessen ito after namin sya i-summer class.
-is hyperactive, uncooperative, or oppositional. - yes pa din ito, although as with my meeting kanina with her preschool teacher, he obeys daw (1st few days, hindi daw talaga but then nag-follow din daw. in fact, nagulat nga daw sila kasi parang naka-adjust kaagad sa classroom).
-has poor eye contact. ---> this one, im so happy to say, he did have an eye contact!!!

-seems to be in his/her "own world." --> not that much (after nga the summer class)...

but then, tuloy na sya with the pre-school this year and pa-scheduel with a DP. 
sorry ulit pasensya, haba ng kwento ko.

[polka08]

^ hi sis yazilove. i understand how you feel. ka  confuse! i agree with sis marose.
I was somehow in the same situation before. I had my son scheduled with a dev ped right away, luckily within weeks lang the doctor was able to accommodate us since may nag cancel. We also had my son assessed by an OT.

[rhumbafrapp]

Re dr Dizon, sped diagnostician siya, siya doctor Nung is ang patient/student ko, ng meeting kami this week to discuss the progress of the kid. so far, positive ang impression ko Sakanya


Be careful Lang din mga sis, kasi sometimes may iba ng papa eval sa OT or PT even without referral, which is di Pwede. Under the law, dapat may referral kami. Sometimes the referral can come from co-therapists, or teachers. Pero dapat Meron. But only physicians can diagnose, we OTs can only give impressions.


Re DPs na nagkakamali? Yes. I've handled a kid once na definitely CP, but, was diagnosed as GDD Lang. Hindi pa na explain well sa parents ng kid. Isa pa yang diagnosis na mild CP, napaka luma na classification. May mga mas accurate na diagnosis, but sadly, di ginagamit. Although may mga DPs na okay talaga.

[rhumbafrapp]

has anyone heard of " psycho educational testing?"
who conducts this? dev ped or psychologist? if so, what kind of psychologist?

thanks in advance

Sis, Dr Dizon performs this kind of assessment.