Re: Occupational Therapy question

[Guest guest]

my little one is 11 months and we have been doing OT and PT for just a five

weeks. I just went through our Family Med doctor (which is who we use as

are Ped doctor) and he sent out the recommendation and then we got the

evaluation from the PT and OT and started. She was more delayed in the PT

side of things, but a little delayed in the OT. We are will really

experienced PT and OT and they know the benefits of getting help early.

Hope I could help a little. Keep fighting, if you are not getting the

help you need go somewhere else.

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> Hi Everyone

> We are new to the MDS world and have just recently joined this group. I am

> running into some walls in getting my son into private OT sessions. He does

> not have any significant delays at this point in time but he is still under

> a year old which gives a broad range of things he should be able to

> accomplish in a broad timeframe.

> My goal in adding outside OT was to ensure that he was staying on track

> and because I feel there are things they can do in the clinic that they

> just cannot get done at home. The options in clinic are wide and what we

> have here at home are not and what can be brought in are not.

> The issue we are having is the OT that tested our son is right out of

> college and keeps saying it is unethical of us to go through insurance to

> have OT services. I disagree. He has a diagnosis of MDS. He can benefit

> from having these OT services. Is there anyone else out there that gets

> outside OT services for their child and were you required to have a

> significant delay in order to get them?

> I have some strong opinions regarding the OT that did his testing because

> even her report on him only contained the outcome of the test and not any

> analysis of that outcome and each section only had about 2 sentences each.

> To add to this our Ped thinks this is a good thing for him to do and has

> stated so several times and is working with us to get him these services.

> Any thoughts on this. I am really struggling at this point with advocating

> for my child against a very young OT who has stuck her heels in the ground.

> A side note, that there have been several parents that have left her and

> moved to other therapist because they are not happy with her services.

> Thanks!

> Kim

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>

>

[Guest guest]

There should be an early intervention program in your state. They serve

children in the birth to three range and may be able to serve your son because

he would fall into the at risk category, meaning that he is at risk for delays

because he has MDS.

Each state has a unique name for it's early intervention program. In KY, it is

called First Steps. In OH, it is Help Me Grow. You could probably Google

" early intervention in [your state] and find it.

A. Knight

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On May 16, 2012, at 5:12 PM, " Kim Nolder "

> wrote:

Hi Everyone

We are new to the MDS world and have just recently joined this group. I am

running into some walls in getting my son into private OT sessions. He does not

have any significant delays at this point in time but he is still under a year

old which gives a broad range of things he should be able to accomplish in a

broad timeframe.

My goal in adding outside OT was to ensure that he was staying on track and

because I feel there are things they can do in the clinic that they just cannot

get done at home. The options in clinic are wide and what we have here at home

are not and what can be brought in are not.

The issue we are having is the OT that tested our son is right out of college

and keeps saying it is unethical of us to go through insurance to have OT

services. I disagree. He has a diagnosis of MDS. He can benefit from having

these OT services. Is there anyone else out there that gets outside OT services

for their child and were you required to have a significant delay in order to

get them?

I have some strong opinions regarding the OT that did his testing because even

her report on him only contained the outcome of the test and not any analysis of

that outcome and each section only had about 2 sentences each.

To add to this our Ped thinks this is a good thing for him to do and has stated

so several times and is working with us to get him these services.

Any thoughts on this. I am really struggling at this point with advocating for

my child against a very young OT who has stuck her heels in the ground. A side

note, that there have been several parents that have left her and moved to other

therapist because they are not happy with her services.

Thanks!

Kim

[Guest guest]

Thank you for responding so quickly. He is in early intervention here in our

state but we were looking for a more clinical setting as they have things there

at the clinic we cannot duplicate at home.

>

> Hi Everyone

> We are new to the MDS world and have just recently joined this group. I am

running into some walls in getting my son into private OT sessions. He does not

have any significant delays at this point in time but he is still under a year

old which gives a broad range of things he should be able to accomplish in a

broad timeframe.

> My goal in adding outside OT was to ensure that he was staying on track and

because I feel there are things they can do in the clinic that they just cannot

get done at home. The options in clinic are wide and what we have here at home

are not and what can be brought in are not.

> The issue we are having is the OT that tested our son is right out of college

and keeps saying it is unethical of us to go through insurance to have OT

services. I disagree. He has a diagnosis of MDS. He can benefit from having

these OT services. Is there anyone else out there that gets outside OT services

for their child and were you required to have a significant delay in order to

get them?

> I have some strong opinions regarding the OT that did his testing because even

her report on him only contained the outcome of the test and not any analysis of

that outcome and each section only had about 2 sentences each.

> To add to this our Ped thinks this is a good thing for him to do and has

stated so several times and is working with us to get him these services.

> Any thoughts on this. I am really struggling at this point with advocating for

my child against a very young OT who has stuck her heels in the ground. A side

note, that there have been several parents that have left her and moved to other

therapist because they are not happy with her services.

> Thanks!

> Kim

>