First appt with paed

[DiscoBabe]

I have our first appt with a paed soon. I'm nervous, what if they think i'm a paranoid mother or I AM actually a paranoid mother?

Any advice/guidance on what will happen?

I suspect my ds may have Sensory processing disorder. I have thought about autism but not sure about it.

It doesn't help that his nursery see nothing wrong and his dad seems to bury his head in the sand! The HV did a growing skills test which came out fine but didn't really cover any areas i have concerns about anyway, apart from communication which ironically he came out higher than he should have done.

Its not at all paranoid to investigate issues with your child, you know when something is quite right. In my personal experience dads/grandads just take longer to adjust to the idea...took mine 3 months and a proffesionals opinion.

We saw our HV after nursery raised concerns about socialising and noise sensitivity. Then saw SALT and paed for development tests, play, puzzels, drawing, jumping, standing on one leg etc. Had a chat about behaviours but then was referred on to combined clinic by both. Said she has normal development, is very bright but has language issues and social issues...possible AS.

Been waiting since feb, due to be seen mid August. Symptoms have become more apparent, or im more informed? Still have a hard time explaining her without a diagnosis. Got information overload on what it could be, now thinking semantic pragmatic disorder, HFA or an ASD.

Dont be nervous, your getting help, being a good mum. Good luck. x

doh!

i meant 'isnt'

19th august. We have his initial SaLT appt this wk too. Do they generally pick up on anything other than speech issues?

Ours is 18th August. Our first SALT appointment was short and sweet, they agreed on issues we raised but could not offer any treatment until a diagnosis has been made...got a referal. So we see combined clinic on the 18th.

Good luck.