Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

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wow small world sis. 2nd session nila tom ng anak ko.

[inkslinger]

@lilsaintsmom - sis kumusta yung evaluation nyo with Dr. Penano-Ho? Ano mga recommendations nya?

[rantiojo]

Hi! Pajoin po. My daughter's situation is somehow same s iba mag 3 1/2 yrs old sya dis month. Almost 1 1/2 years old sya bago naglakad. Before 3 yrs old nagstop n sya ng milk dhil tinatabig nya yung bote kpag sinusubo mo s knya. Ginawa nmin yung chocolate flavor n pedia sure ang binibili para kunwari chuckie. D rin sya kumakain ng rice kung kakain man e lugaw dapat. d sya nsanay kumain ng solid.
Delayed din ang pagsasalita nya pero ngyn may mga nasasabi n rin syang sentences. para rin syang recorder n paulit ulit ang sinasabi. super likot sya n parang lalaki. ang problem p s knya d mo [textspeak!] maawat s pag iyak kpag di naibigay ang gusto. may instance p n s madaling araw bglang nagigising at grabe pagwawala. nagliliyad sya at halos mapaos n kakaiyak at kulay red n ang mukha d pa rin ngstop. ayaw nman magsalita kpag ask mo kung ano gusto.
D sya nkakatulog s gabi kpag [textspeak!] s tabi nya yung favorite stuffed toy nya pati yung mga 3 [textspeak!]-tauhan nya kpag nawala ang isa don iiyak sya.
only child sya at wlang kalarong bata. d sya nkikimingle s mga bata kpag dinadala sya s playroom s mall. ang gusto lang nya slide ng slide.
nagdidiaper p rin sya hanggang ngyn kc kpag d sya nagdiaper d sya umiihi. pinipigil nya kahit ihing ihi n sya. tinuturuan nman nmin sya n magsabi n samahan s cr pero uulitin lang nya pero d sya pupunta don. 
fast learner naman sya she knows how to count 1-10 even spanish counting thanks to dora hehe khit nwawala ang siete bigla n lang otso, alphabet song, color and some animals. nagshu-shutdown n rin ng computer. yung nga lang ayaw nya ng paulit ulit kpag ask mo sya. mdali rin syang magsawa s gnagawa at mainitin ang ulo.
ang sabi ng husband ko parang may mild autism ang baby nmin (wag naman sana) parang tom cruise daw. gusto ko nga syang patingnan s dev ped nung nbasa ko. d ko p sya ineenroll s school kc masyado pangbata.
minsan nga naiisip ko ano b akong klaseng nanay bat ngkganun anak ko. nagwowork kc ko kya s gabi ko n lang sya naaalagaan. lolo lang nya nag aalaga s knya. help nyo nman ako kung anong remedy s baby ko. TIA.

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spoiled ba siya sa lolo?

[Pretty_ava]

sisses ang dev pedia consult/service ba eh covered ng insurance?

medyo OA na kasi ako ngayon so bothered ako sa pag stutter ni ava eh, bigla bigla kasi, I plan to consult her pedia first pero sabi nila dev pedia daw dapat para ma refer sa speech path.  almost 1 week na ng nagsimulang mag stutter si ava, sobrang biglaan..paranoid na ako eh.

[marose17]

^ Not usually.

[Pretty_ava]

^sis, mga magkano kaya consult sa dev pedia?

[whinx]

bothered na din ako sa behavior ng daughter kaya I'm considering na patingnan sya sa dev pedia. I inquired kay Dr. Tippy Tanchangco kaya lang April pa ma accommodate daughter ko. He's charging Php3K as PF.

[marose17]

^^ Initial evaluation would range from P3,000 to as much as P5,000.

^ Sis, Dr. Tippy Tanchanco is a woman.

[whinx]

^ Oh no... Di ko pa kasi sya nakikita and nakakausap. Babae pala sya which is a plus for me Thanks sis for clarifying

[cocoysmom]

mga sis, regarding dra tippy...

how does she go about with the initial consult? may questionnaire din ba papasagutan tapos from there dun nya i-evaluate yung bata?

[marose17]

^ I forgot na if there was a questionnaire. Most likely, meron.  What I remember though is that she discussed with me and my husband for around 10-15 minutes everything she needed to know about the child she will assess.  In the meantime, the child is inside the room playing with toys para makapag-warm up siya sa environment.  After the discussion with the parents, she will ask the child to perform specific activities.  While the child is going through the activities, she writes on a sort of score sheet the result.  After everything, she will explain what each score means.  Her assessment report is a one-page report summarizing what she has discussed with the parents, namely, the score sheet and the assessment, plus her recommendation.  The process shall take around an hour to 1 1/2 hours.

[whinx]

^ Sulit naman pala babayad kay Dr. Tippy. Effective naman ba sis yung mga recommendations niya? It's Tanchanco pala

[marose17]

^ Yes.  She recommended physical therapy for one of my children and within a few months, he was walking already and thus, no longer needed PT.   Last year, she recommended occupAtional therapy to address the fine motor skills (tripod grip, mainly) of my children as a "pro-active" (her words) measure.  Again, within months, that concern/issue was addressed.

My children love her.I sometimes e-mail her about school stuff and she replies and provides clarity.  I also get a lot of insights on raising happy and self-reliant children from her.  Honestly, I feel that she is a partner in making sure that my children develop to their fullest potential.   

We have been going to her since my children were 11 months old (my kids are now 5 years old) and thus, we have a certain rapport na with her.  I don't know lang if what I have experienced is true for other parents and kids.

[whinx]

^ Wow! Inspiring Sis! I want happy and self-reliant kids as well. I hope masingit ako sa mas maagang schedule so that my daughter can be assessed na.  Thanks so much for sharing your experience with Dr. Tippy.

[lilsaintsm0m]

@lilsaintsmom - sis kumusta yung evaluation nyo with Dr. Penano-Ho? Ano mga recommendations nya?

Hi sis. Sorry I forgot to update. The assessment went greatl. We had the initial assessment done. Meron pang 6 to go. We are scheduled to come back on december. She asks us to have our son check for the Pedia Opta and EENT. Nahiwagaan kasi siya sa iq test na ginawa niya sa son ko. She just wanted to make sure na physically walang problem para matuloy ang tests. Dami niyang tinuro samin what we should teach him.
She also handles patients with ADHD and ASD. So yung main concern na kalikutan niya sa school na explain niya ng maayos sa amin.  She was so fond of my son parang kulang yung oras nila nung nag assess sila hehe. Dra is super compassionate with her work. Akalain mo una masungit na nakakatakot. Pero hindi, andun yung puso niya sa ginagawa niya. We are so happy talaga with her. We can't wait to see her again this december. 

[inkslinger]

Hi sis. Sorry I forgot to update. The assessment went greatl. We had the initial assessment done. Meron pang 6 to go. We are scheduled to come back on december. She asks us to have our son check for the Pedia Opta and EENT. Nahiwagaan kasi siya sa iq test na ginawa niya sa son ko. She just wanted to make sure na physically walang problem para matuloy ang tests. Dami niyang tinuro samin what we should teach him.
She also handles patients with ADHD and ASD. So yung main concern na kalikutan niya sa school na explain niya ng maayos sa amin.  She was so fond of my son parang kulang yung oras nila nung nag assess sila hehe. Dra is super compassionate with her work. Akalain mo una masungit na nakakatakot. Pero hindi, andun yung puso niya sa ginagawa niya. We are so happy talaga with her. We can't wait to see her again this december. 

It's great to know that you're happy with her Sis, eto ba yung assessment na worth 12K? Bakit sya nahiwagaan sa iq test ng anak mo? Ano ba yung test nya? WPPSI and WIAT? Sorry, daming tanong Naghahanap rin kasi ako ng psychologist who has extensive training on or knowledge about highly able children. Parang partner ba. I felt kasi na hindi sapat yung one time testing lang na nagawa namin, and that my daughter has to see a specialist once a year. Although I now understand in a way why my daughter is the way she is because of the tests, I didn't expect na matrabaho pala ito. I always have this feeling of having to keep up with her. Every 6 months or so, there are huge leaps in learning. Yung napag-aralan ko a few months back, paso na agad. Yung mga ipapagawa ko sa kanya na na-research ko, hindi na magagamit. Nakakapagod din, especially now na may maliit ako. Minsan nga naiisip ko, hayaan ko nalang kaya, pero di rin pwede kasi nagiging makulit.

[lilsaintsm0m]

i totally agree sis dun sa nagiging makulit! HAHA. Sabi nga nila magastos daw talaga at mahirap magpalaki ng ganyang mga bata. Regarding dun sa test na ginawa niya meron siyang sinabi na iq test non-verbal eh. Yun yung ginawa niya may mga apparato siya na mabibigat parang magicians case. I think yung sinasabi mo yan yung written type of iq test ata yan. Di ko natackle kay dra what kind of tests pa ang gagawin. Pero inital was 3,500 kasi ginawa na niya yung iq test. So nagplus ako i think it will cost din around 12k.
Yung test ng son ko kasi yung pinaka complicated test sobrang easy sa kanya tapos yung least na pinakamahirap nahirapan siya. These are all on the colors and hearing. That's why she referred us for the optha and eent. The result if he has proven to have disabilities she would add another 20+ points on his total score if not naman a -20.
Since my son has been experiencing recurrent nasal congestion this may affect his hearing. Eto yung tinitignan angle ni dra kung bakit hirap nga maka-dinig.
Patignan daw namin so we could proceed with further tests.
Parang ganito yung apparatus niya pero mas malalaki https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT45_ASuIfDq5NhZ6CnSlW9PNpL2Nfa1ZlZtv3HRm5VVxlqBiJd.
Did you get a schedule with her already sis?

[inkslinger]

^Hindi pa ako nakapagpa-sked sa kanya e. I have been awaiting feedbacks from mommies here. Since positive ang experience nyo, punta kami sa kanya

[Blue Topaz]

Hi mga sis. my son is 28 months old already but hindi pa rin sya nagsasalita. everytime sinasabi ko sa hubby ko, palagi nyang sinasabi magsasalita din yan kasi daw marunong naman. kaso lately bothered na ako kasi nakikita ko anak ko nilaline nya yung mga toys nya, ang ayos talaga ng pagkapatas. tapos napansin ko din na napakamainipin nya, one time dinala namin sa loob ng sinehan, nagiiyak sya kasi gusto lumabas sobrang nakakahiya sa mga tao kaya umalis na lang kami. at ang ingay din nya palaging sumisigaw. kaya sabi ko papa assess ko na talaga, can I have dr. tippy's contact details mga sis? sensya na po hindi ako makapagbackread ha? thanks.