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pumpkin had a child development consultation with a paediatrician this morning. Better half came with me.
pumpkin has problems that havent got a name yet, but warrant further investigation.
Paediatrician and registrar were very pointed in their questioning in relation to autism and Asperger's, and it seems pumpkin fits in with a lot of their criteria, in particular her ignoring of other children, her literal-ness, and her inability to understand certain concepts, like the passage of time, and to articulate some things, whilst her vocabulary is actually gigantic, her ability to express more complex ideas is limited. Also her jumping when she's excited (her version of hand flapping, i take it), and her fidgeting when she is thinking about something.
Paediatrician was very much reassuring that there is something wrong. There will be a further appointment in September where she is studied specifically over the course of a few mornings in a set situation with several professionals there, and then there will be a big meeting where we all sit down and discuss it afterwards.
Better half thinks this will lead to pumpkin being statemented for school at the very least, and possibly to a diagnosis. The paed said she may not be able to give it a specific name, but at least narrow it down to tendencies so that we can best help pumpkin and get pumpkin the best help we can in school and in education in general.
Halilujah for being taken seriously at LAST. Yes.
edited: and she's 3ft 3 (98.7cm), and 34 1/2 lbs (15.7kg). Bloody metric system.
pumpkin has problems that havent got a name yet, but warrant further investigation.
Paediatrician and registrar were very pointed in their questioning in relation to autism and Asperger's, and it seems pumpkin fits in with a lot of their criteria, in particular her ignoring of other children, her literal-ness, and her inability to understand certain concepts, like the passage of time, and to articulate some things, whilst her vocabulary is actually gigantic, her ability to express more complex ideas is limited. Also her jumping when she's excited (her version of hand flapping, i take it), and her fidgeting when she is thinking about something.
Paediatrician was very much reassuring that there is something wrong. There will be a further appointment in September where she is studied specifically over the course of a few mornings in a set situation with several professionals there, and then there will be a big meeting where we all sit down and discuss it afterwards.
Better half thinks this will lead to pumpkin being statemented for school at the very least, and possibly to a diagnosis. The paed said she may not be able to give it a specific name, but at least narrow it down to tendencies so that we can best help pumpkin and get pumpkin the best help we can in school and in education in general.
Halilujah for being taken seriously at LAST. Yes.
edited: and she's 3ft 3 (98.7cm), and 34 1/2 lbs (15.7kg). Bloody metric system.
impressed
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