Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[cocoysmom]

...mga sis, i'm just curious...sa mga moms with dr dimalanta as their DP...

how was your child assessed? i mean, gaano katagal...anong pinagawa nung 1st assessment ng kids nyo?

pls try to give it step by step if you can. thanks.

[polka08]

Sis, Dr Dizon performs this kind of assessment.

thanks sis
san ang clinic ni Dr. Dizon? Is he a pschologist or dev ped?
Thanks again

[polka08]

ay sorry sis.... i didnt see yung previous post mo... SPED diagnostiscian pala sya.
How much ang PF ni Dr. Dizon?

thanks

[rhumbafrapp]

^hi sis, I don't know e, call childfind nalang

[missoni]

info from childfind's fb page
address:   Units 210-212 The Tower at Emerald Square, P.Tuazon and J.P Rizal streets, Project. 4, 1109 Quezon City, Philippines
Assessment Department: (02) 439-2338, (02) 0907-2496917 ; Therapy Center: (02) 911-2015 , (02) 0907-6563890
ang alam ko ang fee nila 8-12k.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ChildFind-Learning-and-Play-Center/120551514673466?sk=info

[neneng_bee]

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

I dont know how much ang fee ni Dra. Eusebio sa St. Lukes, kasi sa house nya kami pumunta dahil may clinic sya doon. 3000 ang siningil sa nya akin itong feb 8, 2012 lang ako pumunta sa kanya. Tumagal lang ng 30 mins ang pag a-assessment ni Dra. Eusebio hindi tulad ni Dra. Sanchez umabot kami na 2.5 hours.

Magaling din si Dra. Jocelyn Sanchez ng St. Lukes. 3,000 din ang assessment fee nya. Mas detail sya magbigay ng evaluation report compare kay Dra. Eusebio. Si Dra. Sanchez ang in-house dev ped ng school na papasukan ng anak ko ngayon.  Ito ang contact # naman nya sa St. Lukes 723-0101 loc. 6533.

[neneng_bee]

...mga sis, i'm just curious...sa mga moms with dr dimalanta as their DP...

how was your child assessed? i mean, gaano katagal...anong pinagawa nung 1st assessment ng kids nyo?

pls try to give it step by step if you can. thanks.

May interview muna sis ng parents at dev ped  tapos mag one on one sila ng dev ped at ang bata. sa akin kasi based on my experience kay Dra. Sanchez umabot sila ng 2.5 hours ng anak ko.

[polka08]

^ Thanks sis

[YaZiLove]

^hi sis polka, thanks sa reply. hows your kid now?
ang tagal nga ng sked namin with a DP.
Actually, nauna nko mag-inquire. friday pa kasi ang sked ng Pedia.
But nwei, with my baby's pedia, for  now, sked muna for PLAY AUDIOMETRY.
Tama ka nga sis marose, un ang ni-recommend sa amin.
Wala pa sya sinabi na i need to go to a DP so what do you think?

ang gusto nya, is to have the test then observe for 3months si baby (lalo na i mentioned na ipapasok ko na nga). the pedia also mentioned na usually until 3y6months ang boy to talk... sabi ko nga, e di i still have 4 more months to wait.

pero alam nyo mga sis, natutuwa ako ngayon sa kid ko... parang dumami yung words nya. at eto pa ha... nilagyan ko kasi ng konting "tono" yung pagtawag ko sa name nya... and you know what, ang bilis nya tumingin... natawa nga ako... ano yun gusto may ibang tunog [textspeak!] pagtawag ko?

but just the same, di ko naman kinancel yung sked ko sa DP - nsa July pa nga lang.
but also, i trust my pedia eh - he wont be Head sa PGH for nothing. kaya we plan na sumunod. kasi i mentioned about nga sa DP... sabi nya, don't worry, may program tayo jan, may team for that. basta let me know the result of the Audiometry then your observation after 3 months.

So hayun ang status nya ngaun.
Ay, btw, how much ang pa Play Audio nyo? sa PGH is P370 lang but if the kid will be incooperative... may option daw na kukunin while he's still sleeping... that is for P3,750 naman.
how much po sa iba, if you know?
salamat.

[polka08]

^ Hi sis! My son's ok naman. He started with the group therapy January this year. We proactively enrolled him even before we got to talk to his dev ped last April.
He was recently diagnosed with mild ADHD control type pero sabi ng DP very smart sya and can focus or pay attention. Tapos ang cognitive and problem solving skills nya is for a 7 1/2 year old boy. My son is only 5yrs 9 months when he had the assessment last month. He craves movement though when given a task that he really likes he can do it for hours. However in a regular classroom setting makulit siya and wont listen to the teacher pag ayaw nya. Wont do activities pag di nya rin type.
I'm thinking of having him checked by a sped diagnostician or psycho educational testing to know his IQ. Kasi based on some articles that I've read there's a very thin line between giftedness and ADHD.
My son's development (milestones) kasi was quite advance though i'm not really sure, baka feeling ko lang as his mommy. Like 3 days old turning from side to side na, 1 month old nakakadapa na on his own and can lift his head, standing by himself at 6mos., walking with help at 7 mos, walking by himself at 9 mos, started drawing shapes and a few letters at 18 mos. Then drawing at 2. Sabi nila magaling sya mag draw. I wouldnt know di naman ako artist. Pero I researched and got to know about draw a person test to know a kid's intelligence and it seems na yung cognitive nya nga is a bit advance for his age.
Hay, napa kwento tuloy.... humaba. Sorry mga sis 

[marose17]

@yazilove, sa Medical City namin pinagawa yung play audiometry.  It's definitely more than P370.  As I recall, it's around P1,600 or baka almost P2,000.  The kids were in a sound-proof room, nasa labas kami ni husband pero nakikita kami ng kids.  Nasa loob ng room 2 staff, yung isa taga-control ng sound equipment.  May headphones na pinasuot sa kids ko.  They were given instructions to play or manipulate the toys na nasa room.  My other son had a difficult time following instructions after a while at medyo na-stress siya.  Good thing matiyaga ang staff and he was given a break.   Pinaulit na lang yung test sa son ko and pinapasok ako sa room para huwag siyang ma-stress.

I suggest you stick with your schedule with the DP in July.  Sayang naman ang slot.  So if you wait for 3 months, then what?  Saka ka pa lang papa-sked?  Eh di may waiting time ka ulit?  Sayang ang time, in my opinion.  Kapag ganyan, hindi ako makakahintay at hindi ako mapapanatag until we see a dev pedia.

I do not want to contra your pedia but iba-iba kasi sila ng approach.  Ang pedia mo, let's wait and see ang approach, which is not wrong.  Sa dev pedia namin, it's better to be pro-active than let your kid experience any further delay.  Ako kasi talaga pro-active person, hindi ako makakahintay kaya compatible kami ni dev pedia.

By the way, kaya naman kami nagpa-assess before,  11 months old pa lang kids ko, kasi preemies sila and may delay sa developmental milestones nila before, which, na-resolve naman by the time they turned 2 years old.  This was SOP naman sa pedia nila who is an expert on handling premature babies. One of my twins underwent physical therapy because at 1 year old, he was not walking yet, and hirap sa pag-crawl.  Had I waited and "observed" a bit longer siguro, baka hindi sila naka-catch up agad by 2 years old, which is the norm for preemies.  So I am speaking based on experience.  Early intervention really helps!

[YaZiLove]

thank you sis polka and marose for sharing and commenting.
i understand your point sis marose and i agree naman. early intervention nga ang dapat gawin diba?
his play audio is on june14, [textspeak!] daw mag-chance kung may hindi dadating so i might go sa kanila as chance patient lang kasi nga puno ang sked.
kakainip naman maghintay... lalo na un sa DP. yup, stick ako dun sa sked namin, sayang naman un. natatagalan na nga ako eh. pero yung sa kanila ay 2 types: isang naka-headphone - P370 lang daw yung 2nd naman ay natutulog P3700+ naman.
kung sa iyo sis marose, pina-stay sa room? then may music. bakit ito  naman isa natutulog?
clear ko ito with them.

sana mag-ok na mga kids natin.

[marose17]

^ My kids were 4 years old na when they had play audiometry last year so hindi na kailangan patulugin and all.  At saka, my kids are not the type na magwawala or tantrums sa mga ganyang tests.  Na-stress nga lang yung isa, which is understandable. In the case of my kids, parang routine hearing screening lang ito.  They had hearing screening when they were babies pa kasi.

My kids are okay naman, they are developmentally at par sa age nila, no behavioral or social concerns.  Talagang we just stuck to their once a year (dati twice a year) developmental check-ups kasi may slots na kami and gusto ko ring naririnig from their DP that they're developmentally at par, and I learn a lot from Dr. Tippy.  She is my partner, along with my sons' teachers, in making sure that my sons reach their full potential.  Parang ganoon.  Pero walang problem ang mga sons ko.  Pro-active mom lang ako.

[lilsaintsm0m]

I dont know how much ang fee ni Dra. Eusebio sa St. Lukes, kasi sa house nya kami pumunta dahil may clinic sya doon. 3000 ang siningil sa nya akin itong feb 8, 2012 lang ako pumunta sa kanya. Tumagal lang ng 30 mins ang pag a-assessment ni Dra. Eusebio hindi tulad ni Dra. Sanchez umabot kami na 2.5 hours.

Magaling din si Dra. Jocelyn Sanchez ng St. Lukes. 3,000 din ang assessment fee nya. Mas detail sya magbigay ng evaluation report compare kay Dra. Eusebio. Si Dra. Sanchez ang in-house dev ped ng school na papasukan ng anak ko ngayon.  Ito ang contact # naman nya sa St. Lukes 723-0101 loc. 6533.

Thanks for the info sis.

[swtgrl_bee]

July 23 re-evaluation namin Kay Dra. Tippy, excited na ulit akong makita siya At ang assessment niya sa anak ko.

[marose17]

^  Good luck, sis!  Update mo kami.

[mommysb]

hi mga sis...im a newbie here..nahanap ko lang sa net tong forum na to..share ko lang po yun bout my son..hes 4 yrs and 6 months old now...3 months ago we had our first appointment sa devped nya..and he was diagnosed with communication disorder daw..so now hes having behavioral theraphy and by october pa yung slt and ot nya...medyo nalilito lang ako dun sa diagnosed ng devped nya kasi..nakalagay dun is communication disorder nga...di naman naka specify..ganun ba talaga un?di ko tuloy alam kung autistic ba sya or may adhd or kung speech nya lang may problem..tapos may pinagawa pang 2 test sa kanya..EEG (test para macheck un brainwaves activity nya yata and para malaman kung epilieptic)and yung BAER(hearing test sya pero pinatulog sya)...should i get a second opinion ba?kasi may iba rin ako nababasa na no single test can really determine kung ano un problem sa bata?need advices po...thanks...it would really help me...lito po talaga ko..

[inkslinger]

@mommysb - brother ko has learning disability. before sya ma diagnose, adhd ang suspicion ng teachers nya. napaka likot kasi at saka nang gugulo ng klase. after several tests, the diagnosis was  that he was learning disabled. his behavior at school was similar to adhd but the tests proved it was not. in your son's case, the dev ped may have not been exactly sure yet of the whys of your son's condition. his communication problem may be from a hearing or auditory processing problem. hindi kasi lahat ng may communication disorder ay autism or adhd. parang nasa process of elimination pa lang si doc mo. pero kung di ka kumbinsido sa doc mo, hanap ka nalang ng iba sis na magpapanatag ng loob mo.

[polka08]

at sis mommysb, ang vague naman nun. basta communication disorder lang? is it receptive or  expressive or mix of both

@ sis inkslinger pero sis just to ask.... di ba adhd is considered a learning disability?
there are different kinds of learning disability right?

kaka confuse talaga minsan. kahit ako confuse sa anak ko eh   

[inkslinger]

@polka08 - sis, yung brother ko, kaya siya nanggugulo sa klase kasi hindi nya niintindihan yung lessons. His mental age is 5-6 years behind. Hindi naman sya kalikutan kapag nasa bahay, mahirap lang makaintindi and mag follow directions. Kapag tinuruan mo ng lessons, pahirapan talaga, at dun lumalabas yung kung ano-anong mga kakulitan kasi nga nafru-frustrate syang mag-aral. Pero sa emotions, minsan sumasabay naman sa edad nya. He knows that he's adopted and he takes it like a mature adult (he's 23 now). College na sya ngayon, on his 2nd year, and taking up Culinary Arts Ilang ulit din sya sa elementary before nag move on to highschool.

Based sa readings ko, ADHD is considered a learning disability, pero merong iba na hindi kita yung effect ng ADHD sa pagaaral kasi sadyang matalino. There are kids who are both gifted and have ADHD, yung tinatawag nilang twice exceptional. Eto yung madalas narereklamo ng kakulitan sa school pero nakakasabay sa klase, if not mas brilliant pa sa mga kaklase. Kaya yung teacher, inaakala na walang learning disability yung bata at iniisip lang na nangiinis o nagpapasaway lang.

Sis, ano ba yung sa case ng anak mo, if you don't mind me asking?