We were referred to a neural psych evaluation when Dane turned 6. I didn't see the point at the time but as he got older I thought it would be the right thing to do.
It was to be another long day for Dane. 6 hours of testing. We told his therapists that we didn't want him to do a bunch of tests he didn't need. He was done in 3 hours.
They rated him on a bell curve. They wanted him to fall within the 85% range. During the first few fazes of testing which was very verbal, he fell way below the average. Once they took away the verbal portion of the testing which was pretty much tests done to deaf children, his average shot way up into the 85%. This means that he is very visual.
Danes fine motor skills and gross motor skills have gone way up. He is starting to gain control of writing his own name and coloring within the lines. His speech has grown much as well. Some words are hard to tell sometimes. He will say "baff" instead of "bath."
At the end of the test they determined that he has ADHD on top of the autism. Not a big surprise because it runs on my wifes side of the family. The therapists are concerned on how much he is learning at school. Is medication the option???
Dane has been complaining a lot about headaches from school. At home he has been really bad behaved. The therapists think it's because he holds it all in at school. At the end of the day he's overtired and takes out his frustration on us.
School is almost over and he will be in the first grade this fall. The pre-K teacher who Dane liked very much may be his teacher in the fall again. That would be great.
This is my online diary about my son diagnosed with autism at age 2. His progress and regressions. His behavior and his sensory overloads. Therapy and picture schedules. Drama and humor to figure out how his mind works.
