I live in Peachtree City and have a daughter who will be 4 in Sept.
She was diagnosed PDD by her reg pediatrician /Apraxia of Speech by
her SLP two years ago and has gotten speech and OT for sensory
integration at CHOA for two years now.
The fayette county school system evaluated her and did not qualify her
as having Autism. We need an eval. from a psychologist or psychiatrist
to get a more definitive diagnosis so she can receive more services
other than speech 2x a week for 30 min. from Fay. Co. Schools. I think
she has a lot of Asperger traits (can read already, but not toilet
trained, very socially and emotionally immature, likes order and
neatness, upset when change in schedule, frequent tantrums) We have
Humana ins. and Marcus Institute does not take our insurance. We have
also seen Dr. Barbara Dunbar a year ago and will start the Easter
Seals PLAY project in August, which is based on DIR.
I cannot find someone who will evaluate her and give us a diagnosis
before the age of 5! Which is too late. She is verbal now and can
speak in 5-6 word utterances, so she can communicate when she wants.
Any help will be very much appreciated!