Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Hi Listmates, My son is 5 1/2 yrs old, Autistic & non-verbal. His Developmental Pediatrician at CHOP(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) dx him with verbal apraxia. The Early Intervention School that my son is going to.. his Temp. Part-time SLP is questioning his dx. She asked who made the dx.. I told her. She got very annoyed and said that a Develop. Ped was not qualified to make that dx that only a SLP can! IU says only a Neropysch can.. others say SLP & OT together must make that dx.. My son has been under his Develp Ped. care for two years.. I really like her BUT she did no testing.. She verbal made this dx over the phone and I am trying to get paperwork from her stating this is the dx she is making for . If he has Apriaxia..fine and if he doesnt then I want to know. I have also been told that ALL AUTISTIC kids have apraxia??? I have never heard that before.. I have called an IEP Review to address speech issues and will be having a transition IEP by June with the SD.. I need to have my ducks in a row for ESY & Sept. Kindergarten. Please Help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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