Re: need help on IDEA and qualification for early intervention

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My daughers did not qualify for early intervention either. They

told me they needed a 50% delay. The schools are a 25% delay.

--- In @y..., " kaelismommy " <kaelismommy@y...>

wrote:

> Ok, I'm very confused about some things I had to deal with today.

> First, my daugther just turned 2. Now here is my problem. Today

we

> had a 2nd evaluation through our early intervention program. They

> chose not to evaluate speech because 1)Kaeli was just evaluated by

> an outside, private therapist one month ago, and 2) the therapist

> said she would be " overstepping " her ethical boundaries to do an

> evaluation on child that is already receiving services. The

problem

> is that without the evaluation they don't consider Kaeli eligilble

> for assistance under part C of IDEA.

>

> The reason they say she doesn't qualify is 1) on the evaluation

that

> was done a month ago by an outside evaluator, Kaeli was not 25%

> delayed (she was 23 mos and scored at an 18 mo level, she needed

to

> be at a 17 mo level) However, the therapist felt that Kaeli

> presented with enough characteristics of dyspraxia that she

> recommended services. She wrote the diagnosis down as verbal

> dyspraxia. 2) The site coordinator said that the diagnosis can't

> qualify her for services because they don't recognize dyspraxia as

a

> disorder. And, the speech therapist said that she didn't feel

that

> a therapist could diagnose dyspraxai anyway and certainly not at

> this age. She told me the only person that could correctly

diagnose

> apraxia is a neurologist.

>

> I'm extremely frustrated about all this and need to know what my

> rights are, if any. They did say that I could have Kaeli's

> therapist do ANOTHER evaluation and if Kaeli is still at an 18 mo

> level THEN she will qualify under IDEA because she will then have

a

> 25% delay. I do plan to follow that route but it seems so

> assanine!!! I mean the therapist that will do the evaluation just

> evaluated her 1 month ago and has been treating Kaeli for 2 wks.

> Just Tuesday she said that she didn't think there would be any

> problem with Kaeli qualifying this time. Oh, and at the

evaluation

> one month ago, Kaeli had a 37 point standard score difference in

> expressive and receptive skills. I thought just a 30 pt

difference

> would qualify a child in most states.

>

> I'm just so upset I could scream. I've already cried a river of

> tears and that's not doing any good. How can they ignore that my

> child obviously has a problem with communicating? I know she's

> receiving services at least, but the financial burden is going to

> start taking it's toll soon if I don't get some help.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help.

> Bridget

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Bridget,

Well let me first say that you sound like you are on top of things where your

daughter is and that you have started to help her at this young age is great. My

son will be 2 in March and he has severe receptive language disorder and

expresive language disorder. He has started speech therapy 2x's a week and so

far he isn't liking it. But, I have to give the therapy and my son time to

adjust to something new. He has not been diagnosed with anything else yet, but

they are telling me that when they have reached the 6th month into his sessions

and he shows no improvement then he will need to have a complete cognitive exam

to be sure that there is nothing else wrong.

We as parents feel that we need to give our children the absolute best no matter

what we have to do and who says what we can do for them. You went to this second

therapist for a 2nd opinion more or less...she couldn't do anything for you?

If you feel that you want more for your daugter do more looking around until you

find someone that can help you the way that you want your daughter helped. It is

very hard to deal with when someone tells you what we don't want to hear. I wish

I could be of more help, but I am finding out the same things here as well. Does

your insurance cover the sessions? Where are you from?

As far as your child's peditatrican not thinking that your child had a

problem...what was he or she thinking? Seems to me that the doctors like one

thing...money! It's not there child that they need to help which is sad.

I wish you lots of luck and if you would like to talk you can email me

anytime...shellyk328@...

>I'm just so upset I could scream. I've already cried a river of

tears and that's not doing any good. How can they ignore that my

>child obviously has a problem with communicating? I know she's

receiving services at least, but the financial burden is going to

>start taking it's toll soon if I don't get some help.

Thanks in advance for any help.

>Bridget

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depends on the state as to the percent of delay required to qualify for EI

>My daughers did not qualify for early intervention either. They

>told me they needed a 50% delay. The schools are a 25% delay.

> I'm extremely frustrated about all this and need to know what my

> rights are, if any. They did say that I could have Kaeli's

> therapist do ANOTHER evaluation and if Kaeli is still at an 18 mo

> level THEN she will qualify under IDEA because she will then have

a

> 25% delay. I do plan to follow that route but it seems so

> assanine!!! I mean the therapist that will do the evaluation just

> evaluated her 1 month ago and has been treating Kaeli for 2 wks.

> Just Tuesday she said that she didn't think there would be any

> problem with Kaeli qualifying this time. Oh, and at the

evaluation

> one month ago, Kaeli had a 37 point standard score difference in

> expressive and receptive skills. I thought just a 30 pt

difference

> would qualify a child in most states.

>