First meeting with the psychologist

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well, after a few months of waiting, my husband and I finally had our first meeting with the psychologist who will be evaluating Liz. We are finally officially on the path. I got a good feeling about her. We even found out we have a friend in common.

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My hope is that the therapist is very supportive. And I

hope that if you ask for behavior advice that the

therapist uses solid behavioral therapy (like ABA or positive

reinforcement with shaping). I found many therapist

ill equipped to give behavior advice. I hope

she directs you to social skill training that will

train the parents on how to improve non verbal

communication. This is a tough area to make

impact on for some kids. I also hope this therapist

will help write letters and advocate at the school.

You need support. If she doesn't want to get involved

with the school (and some don't) and you have any

school issues (most people with AS kids do) look

for a therapist that will help.

I have found nueropyschologist better understand AS

than therapist that mostly focus on anxiety and ADHD

kids. But sometimes there are therapist that really

focus on AS kids and understand them well.

If your child has any LD's or slow processing speed

the therapist should understand the issues with that.

A nueropsch would.

Pam

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> well, after a few months of waiting, my husband and I finally had our first

meeting with the psychologist who will be evaluating Liz. We are finally

officially on the path. I got a good feeling about her. We even found out we

have a friend in common.

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> Any words of advice as we begin our journey?

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