Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[rhumbafrapp]

^Sis, yes pwede yun.
may iba they stay with just 1 dev ped all through out, may iba, ngchachange especially if they don't see eye to eye with the devped, or for other reasons, such as malayo ganyan, walang makuhang sched.

Ako i have always followed this principle : work with the strengths of the child, not his weakness. Sometimes kasi the diagnosis, nakaka- kahon/ nakaka-box siya, so i rather work with the child's strengths and help him sa weakness . OT ako by the way

may triad ang autism, according to Kaplan: atypical behavior, social interaction, and communication. Usually sa autism,  you see na atypical behaviors and other  behaviors early on, as early as 1-2 to 3.
for adhd, may types: ADHD- inattentive type, and ADHD- hyperactive-impulsive. Sa adhd naman, napapansin mo na yan mga 3 but usually school age talaga nagiging obvious

Now functional autism, you mean high func? May mga tao na diagnosed with  ASD na can work, can tend to themselves, and can learn.

I hope i answered some of your questions sis

[marose17]

^^ The son of my boss (he is 11 or 12 years old) also has ASD and he's verbal and I believe, functional as you call it.  Aside from OT and ST, I heard he is also taking a class on social skills development. Baka makatulong ito sa son mo.

[qmoonlight]

^Sis, yes pwede yun.
may iba they stay with just 1 dev ped all through out, may iba, ngchachange especially if they don't see eye to eye with the devped, or for other reasons, such as malayo ganyan, walang makuhang sched.

Ako i have always followed this principle : work with the strengths of the child, not his weakness. Sometimes kasi the diagnosis, nakaka- kahon/ nakaka-box siya, so i rather work with the child's strengths and help him sa weakness . OT ako by the way

may triad ang autism, according to Kaplan: atypical behavior, social interaction, and communication. Usually sa autism,  you see na atypical behaviors and other  behaviors early on, as early as 1-2 to 3.
for adhd, may types: ADHD- inattentive type, and ADHD- hyperactive-impulsive. Sa adhd naman, napapansin mo na yan mga 3 but usually school age talaga nagiging obvious

Now functional autism, you mean high func? May mga tao na diagnosed with  ASD na can work, can tend to themselves, and can learn.

I hope i answered some of your questions sis

Thanks so much for the input sis. I think He's high functional kasi he knows how to read (w/o us teaching), he answers so fast on his seatworks, he can talk only in english. He is so good with computers, and any other gadgets. Ang bilis talaga niyang makakuha pag may pinapagawa sa kanya. Yon nga lang he easily gets bored, can't wait for his turn, most likely the problem is his behavior. Kasi I saw some of his classmates before sa SPED na may autism din hindi naman pareho sa kanya na talkative. He's not violent also. Many suggest nga baka he's misdiagnosed so I should let him be re assessed with other doctor. Oy sis, i really want to study OT, mahirap ba? I graduated in nursing, so baka pwede ko na makuha in lesser units no? I want to personally help my son as well as others na rin. Anyway, thanks so much. Any tips you can give on how to minimize his being hyperactive?

[rhumbafrapp]

Dev Peds usually suggest na magdagdag or mag move on na to dyadic sessions yun kid if improved na work behaviors and need ng social skills development/ training

^sis, private message na lang tayo. Ma-off topic na tayo e

[cocoysmom]

Thanks so much for the input sis. I think He's high functional kasi he knows how to read (w/o us teaching), he answers so fast on his seatworks, he can talk only in english. He is so good with computers, and any other gadgets. Ang bilis talaga niyang makakuha pag may pinapagawa sa kanya. Yon nga lang he easily gets bored, can't wait for his turn, most likely the problem is his behavior. Kasi I saw some of his classmates before sa SPED na may autism din hindi naman pareho sa kanya na talkative.

hi sis, there are different types of the disorder daw kasi. your son might fall under a certain category, baka asperger's syndrome? they are highly functional, madalas matalino, ang affected is their social skills and ability to interact with their peers. no harm to have him reassessed. there are a lot of dev peds, yung waiting time lang ang grabe. 

[qmoonlight]

hi sis, there are different types of the disorder daw kasi. your son might fall under a certain category, baka asperger's syndrome? they are highly functional, madalas matalino, ang affected is their social skills and ability to interact with their peers. no harm to have him reassessed. there are a lot of dev peds, yung waiting time lang ang grabe. 

Yes sis, thanks for that. I think he belongs to that category, yong social skills niya talaga ang may problema. I'm confuse if i need to go back to his old dev.ped or look for a new one. Oo nga, grabe yong waiting time now. Back 2010, 1month lang now it will take 2 mos.na.. Thanks so much sis.

[breeainnie]

Sis, thanks for the info! actualy my pedia gave me referral already to dra. de guzman kya [textspeak!] so far i didnt hear any good feedback yet. so, 2nd thought ako to consult my child to her. I went to Phil. Children's kya [textspeak!] ang tagal pa, sa Oct and Jan pa un 2 doctors na pinuntahan ko. i want to bring her to Asian Hospital kya [textspeak!] sobrang layo kc Nova pa kami.
Any suggestion for OT etc? Kc i have my pedia referral naman na. So, far nman kc my daughter listen pag kinausap. Yun lang [textspeak!], na bobored [textspeak!] agad after she finished her activity & yung social behavior with kids yun dapat i develop.

[cocoysmom]

^baka nga asperger's syndrome ang son mo sis kung everything's ok but for social skills. ok ba his motor skills, both gross and fine? are you near medical city in pasig? kasi mas mabilis if you pass through their center first, parang nagiging first priority "daw" yung bata sa roster of dev peds nila. you can have your son undergo a screening muna then based dun they'll make a recommendation kung may problem, mas mabilis "daw" mai-sked sa dev peds.

i had 2 dev peds na, both failed to satisfy that my son was fully assessed. nung una naghintay kami ng 3 wks, yung 2nd dev ped, 6 months, wala din. parang madalian sila pareho kasi mag-assess. to think ang laki ng charge nila, i felt sana mas nagtiyaga naman. pf nga ng gen pedia ng anak ko php 150 lang eh, kung kausapin kami from 30minutes up to an hour. kakahinayang binayad namin. so i might try the medical city route this time. hehe.

[Zech23]

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

thanks

Just want to share yong experience ko ke Dr. Dizon. I paid 10k na hindi ko nakita ang Doctor. Binigay lang sa amin ang assessment at ang nag discuss ng assessment ay isang teacher nila. Yong assessment process ay nasa loob ng room, di na witness ng parents. Since di makapagsalita ang anak ko, di ko talaga alam kung [textspeak!] ang ginawa nila of how they come up to such assessment or ilan ang nag assess sa anak. I was really disappointed. When I questioned them, they just ignored me at napaka defensive ng statement ng Doctor. Sana wala na syang mabiktimang iba pa.

[qmoonlight]

^baka nga asperger's syndrome ang son mo sis kung everything's ok but for social skills. ok ba his motor skills, both gross and fine? are you near medical city in pasig? kasi mas mabilis if you pass through their center first, parang nagiging first priority "daw" yung bata sa roster of dev peds nila. you can have your son undergo a screening muna then based dun they'll make a recommendation kung may problem, mas mabilis "daw" mai-sked sa dev peds.

i had 2 dev peds na, both failed to satisfy that my son was fully assessed. nung una naghintay kami ng 3 wks, yung 2nd dev ped, 6 months, wala din. parang madalian sila pareho kasi mag-assess. to think ang laki ng charge nila, i felt sana mas nagtiyaga naman. pf nga ng gen pedia ng anak ko php 150 lang eh, kung kausapin kami from 30minutes up to an hour. kakahinayang binayad namin. so i might try the medical city route this time. hehe.

Hi sis,thanks for the info. Yes, he is so fine both on his gross & fine motor skills. Wala talagang problema sa physical skills niya. He can even follow what his OT wants him to do. Yon nga ang duda ko na baka AS that's why I want him to be re assessed. I live in Zamboanga sis, meron nga ditong dev ped pero andami kasing feedback na hindi rin maganda. But anyway, thanks much. I hope I can find a good doctor.

[jrc]

Hi.

I would just like to get your inputs.
My son is 9yo, and we just transferred him to a big school.
Wala naman ako napapansin sa kanya before, except that he's really emotional (like me! hehe).

Anyway, I received feedback from his teachers, giving me their observations on my son.
1. Gets bored easily
2. Cannot wait or delay gratification; wants things now
3. Knows the rules and consequences but repeatedly makes the same error or infractions of rules
4. Gets in trouble because he cannot stop and think before acting in other words, respond first and thinks later.
5. Difficulty standing in line, keeping hands, feet, and object to self; and being in situations where he must wait patiently
6. Difficulty inhibiting what he says and making tactless comments, says whatever pops into his head and talks back to authority figures.
7. A high degree of emotionality; temper outbursts, quick to anger, gets upset, irritable, moody.
8. Poor coping skills and handling of negative emotions (frustrations and ager)
9. Over reactive ; easily provoked to fighting and inappropriate means of resolving conflicts
Based on them, my son might have ADHD. and is recommending him to be assessed.
Where can I bring him kaya?
I'm super concerned talaga and I'd do anything to help my kid.

Tia!

[rhumbafrapp]

^sis, actually, for ADHD, dapat before 7 years old ma-diagnose na. Noticeable by around age 3 but most evident when he starts school.

You said wala before, so di kaya changes sa big school?

I am not a devoted, pero OT ako and familiar ako sa mga dx criteria

[qmoonlight]

Hi.

I would just like to get your inputs.
My son is 9yo, and we just transferred him to a big school.
Wala naman ako napapansin sa kanya before, except that he's really emotional (like me! hehe).

Anyway, I received feedback from his teachers, giving me their observations on my son.
1. Gets bored easily
2. Cannot wait or delay gratification; wants things now
3. Knows the rules and consequences but repeatedly makes the same error or infractions of rules
4. Gets in trouble because he cannot stop and think before acting in other words, respond first and thinks later.
5. Difficulty standing in line, keeping hands, feet, and object to self; and being in situations where he must wait patiently
6. Difficulty inhibiting what he says and making tactless comments, says whatever pops into his head and talks back to authority figures.
7. A high degree of emotionality; temper outbursts, quick to anger, gets upset, irritable, moody.
8. Poor coping skills and handling of negative emotions (frustrations and ager)
9. Over reactive ; easily provoked to fighting and inappropriate means of resolving conflicts
Based on them, my son might have ADHD. and is recommending him to be assessed.
Where can I bring him kaya?
I'm super concerned talaga and I'd do anything to help my kid.

Tia!

Hi Sis, same symptoms with my 8yo boy. He is diagnosed with autism (functional) at age 6. I really can't keep him waiting on the line, he doesn't want to join flag ceremony. And most of all easily gets bored. He keep on going in & out from his classroom. Pinabayaan nalang siya ng teachers kasi they knew he is special. His social skill is also impede. He will play with his classmates but not too long. He is doing good in school naman. Your son needs to be diagnosed asap. I'm in Mindanao kasi, so my pedia is from here also.

[jrc]

^sis, actually, for ADHD, dapat before 7 years old ma-diagnose na. Noticeable by around age 3 but most evident when he starts school.

You said wala before, so di kaya changes sa big school?

I am not a devoted, pero OT ako and familiar ako sa mga dx criteria

hi sis, i am also thinking of that.
he just transferred kasi to a big school this year.
plus, i just recently left to work overseas.
could be that those changes are brought about by such adjustments?

thanks for replying!

[lilsaintsm0m]

Yay! I got a sched with dra letcica already. Ang bilis Aug29 kami.

[DV]

Just for everyone's information po, Dr Leticia Penano-Ho is not a developmental pedia (MD); she's a psychologist (PhD) who works with gifted children.

[lilsaintsm0m]

Yes she is sis DV. Some moms were asking kasi where to bring their son to get evaluated regarding giftedness. They are somewhat related din kasi kaya it came up to this topic sorry if ot ako. .

[qmoonlight]

Hi,is it okay if we consult a psychologist? What's the difference between developmental pedia & psychologist? My son kasi was diagnosed with autism (functional) when he was 6yo. the SPED school here in our town invited a psychologist to assess their special students. They also invited me. Is it okay to try? Anyone had experienced here consulted both? Thank you.

[lilsaintsm0m]

Sis, qmoonlight you can read this for further understanding
http://www.developmentaldoctor.com/online/about/developmental-pediatrics/
http://pediatricneuropsychology.com/

"Developmental pediatricians focus almost exclusively on delayed development and are more likely to know and refer to a pediatric neuropsychologist who can more thoroughly test a child’s cognitive function"

[StellaSimone]

Hi mommies! Like most of you, I've been overwhelmed upon receiving a recommendation from my son's gym teachers at Britesparks int'l school to have my son checked 8.5 years ago. We called all dev. Ped to get a schedule and whoever is available to see us, we always confirm the appointment. It has always been dr. Alexis Reyes who we hear of being the best, in fact she was the dev. Ped who's highly recommended by the school's gym teachers who happen to be PTs as well. since we couldn't get a sched right away, we saw Dr. Benitez (She's the first to be available) but Our concern Lang was she was texting in between consultations so I felt Uncomfortable, we ended the consultation for an hour which I think wasn't enough for our initial meeting. My son was diagnosed with ASD and although it was difficult to accept, we already saw that there's something wrong. At 1.8, we enrolled him at icbb for toddler class. He was so okay and at 2, he knows his colors, shapes, numbers, alphabet very well until he turned 3. We then got to see dr. Dimalanta at st. Lukes, had him assessed by teachers tisha (ot) and Mae said on (speech and Language pathologist). We were doing okay and started with ot. And speech after that,together with aqua therapy at therapy works paranaque. We had to move him to community of learners coz Britesparks was just starting with their inclusion program which I felt was a waste of time and money coz they weren't prepared For that. Alongside school, he was on one-on-one program with SHINE intervention program. I had to pull him out again after 2 years coz they can't give him more than an hour considering piña-pullout nila my son as COLF they can't give him more hours naman...anyway we had him Do ABA sessions at home but eventually we had to stop coz we keep changing therapists/practitioners (they always leave syempre better opportunities abroad) and nakakaawa na Rin our son Kasi from 9-7 school and therapy nalang mon-fri. We stopped seeing dr. Dimalanta na din coz parang walang direction yung ginagawa namin, he wants us to try this and that but I don't think it's really designed for my son. He's nice, very machika with us but yun nga, we want something modified. He can't give us his clear stand on biomeds,gfcf diet,hyperbarich etc. We went sa states to have our son checked with peptide test, complete food allergy, presence of heavy metals, etc (about 8 diff. Tests) before having him undergo on a gfcf diet and biomeds...We just realized after one year that it wasn't working for my son...he's not allergic to gluten and casein anyway but we still put him on strict gfcf...we didn't notice anything when we took him out of the diet and biomeds and gave regular food...after all the things we tried,we tried to simplify our son's routine. I believe i have the best team (teacher tisha ot and teacher Giselle slp) in therabilities so I think we're still on the right track...at age 5 he started regressing in language, the previous selective,echolalic has turned into non-verbal. I blame myself for not watching out his mmr shots given in the US but there's no use dwelling into it...we went to dr. Dizon for an iep program and sees dr. Joseph regalado (psychologist) if we have concerns for his behavior especially now that he's expected to have changes as he approaches puberty.he's also a pedia so we're just lucky to chance upon his being a psychologist as well (sometimes I need him to explain things to me so more for myself din yung consult pag overwhelmed nako).., the good news arrived when finally I got an appointment with dr. Alexis Reyes! After a year and a half ( I didn't get to follow up na after seeing dr. Benitez and dr. Dimalanta) of trying to get one again....we just realized we did so many things na pala and have gone to conventions everywhere...we are going to do a program structured for my son together with the therapies and school program...it's good to find new ways and not be complacent with what we are doing for our son...to the moms of kids who recently got their kids diagnosis, never stop finding ways.true overwhelming and sometimes nakakapagod but we just have to do what we gotta do. Pls. Don't be overwhelmed like me, when you have developmental concern, go to a dev. Ped you're most likely get to work well with...