Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[polka08]

thanks sis inkslinger
yung son ko kasi diagnosed with mild adhd (control type). he has the need to explore and move.
lahat ng other skills niya advance for his age according sa assessment ng dev ped. kaya iniisip namin if he is adhd talaga or gifted. kasi on his own he can study and grasp concepts easily, kaya lang sometimes tamad sya magbasa .... should i get another opinion or could he be both?
i just want to understand him better so i can help him maximize his potentials

[lilsaintsm0m]

^ sis polka08 relate ako sayo ha.

Medjo may kakulitan din ang son ko sa class eh but still he remains one of the top. Academically walang problem sa kanya teacher niya isang sabi lang alam na kaagad ayaw ng anak ko na inuulit. He was able to read in 2weeks and he learned addition and subtraction in 3 days. Super bilis mag gawa ng activities pati exam niya pero perfect pa din. Pati dance steps kahit di siya magpractice pag dating ng big event siya lang may memorize ng song and dance. He is 4 na pero only child kasi siya kaya when in school he loves to play alot! Over the summer he was less hyperactive and it was because of his huge interest in geography and astronomy. Ang dami naming museums na pinuntahan dahil dyan. He learned the solar sytem, the stars, asteroids, phases of the moon pati moons ng ibang planet alam nya pangalan. He even knows the newly discovered planets and dwarf planets. Pati yung mga asteroid belts my names pala yun. He knows all the countries, their flags, the continents, the nationalities and tonight he just learned the currencies. I dont know lang kung anong grade level yung mga yun pero definitely not for kinder. Sorry sa haba ng kwento ah

I've learned that he is indeed bored at his daily routines in school and was not mentally challenged. Kaya instead of listening he just chooses to do what entertains him. He is scheduled to meet with a gifted child specialist. Sabi din ng directress instead of bringing him to a dev ped doon daw muna. He has a super active mind and the need for exploration is just necessary. He learned all these by himself I bought him books about space and world maps and i challenge him by giving him tests written or by the internet. Super laki ng difference ng son ko before at ngayon. We make sure na everyday there's new information na papasok sa brain niya. Kaya yung topics na yan talagang palago pa ng palago. He also loves art he likes to paint and draw and to build things.

Gaano ba siya kagulo sa class niya? He might be bored also. What kind of activities ang sinuggest ng dev ped niyo? Try mo painting sis. Also you can have him checked with a gifted child specialist din. 

[inkslinger]

thanks sis inkslinger
yung son ko kasi diagnosed with mild adhd (control type). he has the need to explore and move.
lahat ng other skills niya advance for his age according sa assessment ng dev ped. kaya iniisip namin if he is adhd talaga or gifted. kasi on his own he can study and grasp concepts easily, kaya lang sometimes tamad sya magbasa .... should i get another opinion or could he be both?
i just want to understand him better so i can help him maximize his potentials

IMO, I think it will be best if you will treat him as being both. There's no harm in addressing his needs as a child with ADHD and giftedness, especially if there were no medications involved in managing the ADHD. He'll benefit from the counselling and therapy sessions meant for a child with ADHD. It will teach him how to manage his impulses and help him have more control of his behavior. Kahit medyo mahal, hindi pa rin talo. You won't lose anything from the counselling and therapy sessions even if after several months or a year maturity takes a hold and he turned out to be just a restless intelligent child.

On the other side, feeding his intellectual need will also be beneficial for him. An intelligent child, whether moderately or profoundly gifted, NEEDS challenge and new activities to stimulate his mind and feed his need to create, understand, absorb new information, and express his creativity.

Instead of changing your Dev Ped, it will be better if you will discuss these matters to her to save time, money and also give your Dev Ped a chance to understand your son's situation. Kung hindi sya open sa idea, or she won't recommend some testing to know if he has a high IQ, siguro pwede mo na syang palitan. Dapat kasi tignan lahat ng anggulo and see what's best for the child, di ba? Kasi hanggang ngayon naman wala namang definitive na matrix to pinpoint with accuracy ang mga ganitong disability at special needs. Kaya dapat flexible pareho ang parents and the pediatrician.

Hingi ka ng request for psycho educational evaluation, yung may kasamang IQ test na rin. It will tell you if your suspicions are correct. Maganda yung test na to, although may kamahalan. The psychologist will give you a detailed observation and results. Malalaman mo kung saan magaling ang anak mo at saan din yung weaknesses nya. Malaking tulong sa pag-aaral nya.

[helencons]

He is scheduled to meet with a gifted child specialist.

Sis, can you please share the contact details of the gifted child specialist you intend to visit? Like you, I also have a 4yr. old son who is exhibiting signs of being advanced.  I want him to be clinically assessed so we can properly provide him with activities appropriate for his cognitive abilities while balancing it with activities appropriate for his age.

Thank you.

[lilsaintsm0m]

sis helencons she is Dra Leticia Penano-Ho leading psychiatrist and psychologist, and Dean of the UP College of Educ.  You can drop by her office sa UP M,TH,F she is there from 8-12 9818500 loc 2812 and 5440352 her secretary told us we could wait for her so we could talk pero di din namin naantay. Pero ang clinic niya talaga is sa PSHYCHPROS(Annapolis Greenhills) andun lahat ng gamit niya kasi her schedule is T,W whole day siya dun number is 7242038.

[helencons]

^^^ Thank you so much sis, really appreciate it.

[neneng_bee]

thanks sis inkslinger
yung son ko kasi diagnosed with mild adhd (control type). he has the need to explore and move.
lahat ng other skills niya advance for his age according sa assessment ng dev ped. kaya iniisip namin if he is adhd talaga or gifted. kasi on his own he can study and grasp concepts easily, kaya lang sometimes tamad sya magbasa .... should i get another opinion or could he be both?
i just want to understand him better so i can help him maximize his potentials

hi sis polka08, son ko din na diagnosed itong feb lang na may dyslexia with midl adhd. ngayon nag start na sya mag therapy medyo ok na sya sa school nya ngayon. kahit papaano nakakabasa na sya. medyo mahal lang din ang gamot nila..

[lilsaintsm0m]

welcome sis update lang tayo para maka-share sa mga sis dito

[polka08]

sis helencons she is Dra Leticia Penano-Ho leading psychiatrist and psychologist, and Dean of the UP College of Educ.  You can drop by her office sa UP M,TH,F she is there from 8-12 9818500 loc 2812 and 5440352 her secretary told us we could wait for her so we could talk pero di din namin naantay. Pero ang clinic niya talaga is sa PSHYCHPROS(Annapolis Greenhills) andun lahat ng gamit niya kasi her schedule is T,W whole day siya dun number is 7242038.

Hi sis! Would you know how much PF ni Dra Leticia? Thanks in advance

[polka08]

hi sis polka08, son ko din na diagnosed itong feb lang na may dyslexia with midl adhd. ngayon nag start na sya mag therapy medyo ok na sya sa school nya ngayon. kahit papaano nakakabasa na sya. medyo mahal lang din ang gamot nila..

Sino dev ped mo sis? As much as possible ayaw ni Doc na may medication. And according to things I've read about ADHD drugs, there are some kids in US who died because of it.
What kind is your kid's ADHD?

[neneng_bee]

Sino dev ped mo sis? As much as possible ayaw ni Doc na may medication. And according to things I've read about ADHD drugs, there are some kids in US who died because of it.
What kind is your kid's ADHD?

Dr. Sanchez ng St. Lukes. Yes, he has mild ADHD with Dyslexia. Sabi ni doctor need nya mag take ng medicine para maka focus sya sa studies.  Napaka pricey nga ng gamot nya, kaya pikit mata namin itong binili kasi kailangan daw nya talaga. Concerta ang named pala ng gamot ng son ko.

[juju]

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

thanks

hi sis, i have a july 16 sched with dr dizon. i asked his secretary she asked me to prepare 10-12K for the assessment. OUCH!

[helencons]

Hi sis! Would you know how much PF ni Dra Leticia? Thanks in advance

I already inquired at her clinic, accdg. to her secretary, single consultation costs between 2500 to 3500.  However, if Dra. Leticia sees it fit to run more tests, they have a complete package (included na yung initial consultation cost) na 12000.  This is purely on assessing if a child is potentially gifted.

I also inquired at Headway School for Giftedness, they offer complete assessment and report for around 8000.  For my son's age, they would be using WPPSI III/ERB test along with other personality and achievement tests.

Although the latter is cheaper by a few thousand from Dra. Leticia's assessment package, I'm still inclined to have my son assessed by Dra. Leticia.  From my research, she is really the expert on giftedness. 

Hope this helps.

[polka08]

hi sis, i have a july 16 sched with dr dizon. i asked his secretary she asked me to prepare 10-12K for the assessment. OUCH!

i was thinking around 8K, more pa pala. balitaan mo kami sis thanks for the info

[polka08]

I already inquired at her clinic, accdg. to her secretary, single consultation costs between 2500 to 3500.  However, if Dra. Leticia sees it fit to run more tests, they have a complete package (included na yung initial consultation cost) na 12000.  This is purely on assessing if a child is potentially gifted.

I also inquired at Headway School for Giftedness, they offer complete assessment and report for around 8000.  For my son's age, they would be using WPPSI III/ERB test along with other personality and achievement tests.

Although the latter is cheaper by a few thousand from Dra. Leticia's assessment package, I'm still inclined to have my son assessed by Dra. Leticia.  From my research, she is really the expert on giftedness. 

Hope this helps.

Thanks so much for the info sis helecons. How old na son mo? My husband I were talking about it. We are thinking pa if we are gonna have our son tested this year na or wait pa ng a year or two.
Balitaan mo kami sis

[helencons]

Thanks so much for the info sis helecons. How old na son mo? My husband I were talking about it. We are thinking pa if we are gonna have our son tested this year na or wait pa ng a year or two.
Balitaan mo kami sis

My son is four years old. I'm planning to take him around october or december, yung may school break kasi he goes to school so we can't take him on weekdays (normally dun may slots e).

I think its ok to wait for a year or two kung bata pa naman. In the meantime, you can supplement activities for your child to meet their inquisitive nature. With my son, I provide challenging activities for him so I have books geared for gifted children. Actually yun naman ang challenging for me as a parent, to always look for new activities he could do while balancing play/activities for kids his age. That's the reason too why I want him assessed, I want to know if we're doing it right and to find out more what we can do. 

[breeainnie]

hello to all mom's! i saw this forum coz like you all, I have problem with my 4 years old daughter. It started last summer, when I enrolled her on summer class. It was at the end of summer class that her teacher told me to consult to Dev Pedia cause she have sign of ADHD. At first i was in denial but when she explain, i realize she's correct. Kasi my child is smart, at age 2 she can identify letters,can recite ABC, she loves to draw,sing, dance ballet and can count. Actually hindi ko sya masyado tinuturuan coz i was working then. She also love classical music. Right now, magaling na sya mag drawing, she can learn easily songs kahit hindi pang kids and she's into puzzle.
This school year I enrolled her in nursery, just to try if she can behave in classroom. Again, my attention was called because she's having problem in school. Her teacher told me she hit her classmate & throw the juice also to a classmate. The teacher also reported that she always want to play after doing her activity. It was this time, that I get alerted because she dont hit kids before. I was called by the principal and told about the problem. She told me to look for a Sped school.
I was so sad and in tears talaga and naawa ako sa anak ko. Coz she was always excited to go to school.  Like what i read here, wala syang kalaro sa house more on watching TV and videos I went to Phil. Childrens to look for Dev Pedia,like other problem matagal pa yun slot. I'm still looking for the right Doc for her and this forum is really helpful talaga.
I just wish magkaron ng Institution sa Pinas for Special children, na government support talaga. Di na need mag hintay ng slot para ma diagnose agad. Kung saan mas mura yun consultation or free pa nga, para sa mga parents na they can't afford to pay the fees. Coz kawawa nman yung mga bata na hahayaan na lang ng mga parents na ganon na lang sila. Because I think these children are really special, we dont know their potential and talents, di natin alam they can be the next Graham Bell,Van Gogh,Mozart,Phelps,Gates etc.

[rhumbafrapp]

^ hi sis!
ideally, sana ganyan.
Actually meron naman tayo PWD act, but not well implemented dito
The sad sad truth, oonti sobra ng devped sa Pinas. Mabibilang mo lang talaga sila. So thats why they can command fees from 2500 and above  

Tips lang mga sis na gusto na ipa-eval yun kids nyo sa OT or ST or PT BUT wala lang pa makuha na slot, sa law, ang required lang naman na referral is a doctor. not necessarily a devped. ofcourse your doctor (pedia) should indicate sa referral na screening or for eval na siya  then tsaka na yun formal na eval from Devpeds. Devpeds naman din understand na talaga napaka tagal ng waiting time, at least, di kayo ng sasayang ng oras.

BUT only dev peds CAN formally label/diagnose your child, but then again, if very urgent ang need magpa- eval, there is that loophole. Yun nga lang, wala formal diagnosis

[inkslinger]

sis try mo sa pgh or even private hospitals with charity out patient department. there are doctors who allot time for consultations at the charity ward/department of the hospital where they hold their clinic at. libre sila dun, yun nga lang pipila ka. ang alam ko yung mga bata na nag aaral sa sped dept ng public schools, sa mga public hospitals or charity dept of a private hospital sila nagpapa consult.

[qmoonlight]

Hi, my son is now 8 y.o. He is also advance in mental skills, kasi nga he was exposed sa computer since 3 yr.old. He undergone assessment sa dev.ped last 2010 at 6 y.o. and diagnosed with functional autism. Too late na nga raw. I was in denial pa kasi at first, but later on I realized iba talaga siya sa mga kids. Now he is 8 y.o., i enrolled him in one of our schools here who's using SOT system. He's fast learner, ambilis mag answer sa paces niya. Kaso nga lang he really can't sit down longer. If he feels tired answering, lalabas sa classroom then goes back again. And if PE time nila ayaw mag join, instead he will find his own way.  Am afraid he will be like this until high school. Many suggests that I should seek a gifted child pedia. Unsure if may malapit ba sa amin na ganito. He went to therapy kaso nga lang his therapist died and we travel an hour pa to see him before. I'm confused kasi nga his diagnosis is functional autism, what's the difference between ADHD? I want to bring him to another dev.ped for re assessment, pwede ba to?