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By Al Masar Center
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You are concerned about your child’s skills and have decided to take the next step and seek a professional’s advice regarding her development. It can be overwhelming when trying to determine where to start. Your child’s pediatrician can give you names of professionals that can help. They may include any of the following:
Each of these professionals has different areas of training and experience. They know how to work with children, even very young ones, to discover if your child has a delay or is developing within normal ranges. They may evaluate your child together or individually. As part of the evaluation, the team will start by asking you about your child’s birth and medical history. Then they will observe your child, while playing and talking to him and ask him to do certain tasks.
The assessment may include informal and formal types of assessment:
Irrespective of the diagnosis, what is important is that you will become aware of your child’s areas of strength, as well as areas that may benefit from further training
All of the above procedures will help the team find out how your child functions in the five areas of development:
While it can be an uneasy time for parents, always know that you are taking the best step in learning more about how your child’s development and what you can do to help if it is needed.
Your child may or may not be given a medical diagnosis. Diagnoses may include developmental delays, learning difficulties, intellectual disabilities, autism or other neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy.
Irrespective of the diagnosis, what is important is that you will become aware of your child’s areas of strength, as well as areas that may benefit from further training. The team will also help guide you in your next step, which is the proper intervention for your child. This may include:
While it can be an uneasy time for parents, always know that you are taking the best step in learning more about how your child’s development and what you can do to help if it is needed.
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