https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:35:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2787008 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 22:24:16 +0000 Chuckles 2787008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @magnolia: Can they see him at his current placement? I'm a special ed teacher, and we typically see students in their current classrooms before we decide whether they are a good fit for our program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2786996 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:40:41 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2786996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not the same situation but reminded me: We hit a wall with DS in private speech therapy. He would be cranky and resistant to the therapist when he was doing well at home. She asked if we would be willing to have him go into the room without us just to see. I thought it would be a disaster but it was amazing! Now he regularly does therapy while we wait outside and the results are much better. I would try the drop off and see what happens because as others said, he will need to go on his own eventually. You could wait in the parking lot in case it isn't working and go get him if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2786988 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:09:55 +0000 magnolia 2786988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can they observe him at his current daycare instead of the new preschool setting? That way maybe they would see how he is functioning when he is comfortable?</p> <p>If not at least he will likely qualify for services at the new preschool? I’m going through this right now so I feel you.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2786835 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:12:17 +0000 macintosh 2786835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think that dropping him off for observation will traumatize him. Think of it this, way, if he's going to go to preschool he has to be dropped off eventually, right? Any new enviroment is going to be a transition, just like the start of daycare. I'm sure you can have them call you if your son can't handle it, and even still he won't remember it forever.</p> <p>My DS is very outgoing at daycare and knows all the other kids, but he still had trouble adjusting to new classroom and new teachers. He is also very shy in his music class that I attend with him. He refuses to play the drum in class, yet at home he knows the whole song and routine. Yet he'll talk to strangers at a restaurant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2786830 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:04:30 +0000 bubblegum 2786830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happened to us when DS had to do his autism testing. He wouldn't interact or doing anything he normally would. I think they are use to seeing this. My suggestion would to at least go to one observation if they allow it just to settle him in. But as much as it KILLS me to say, sometimes your kid is a totally different kid when you're around because they don't have you to lean on. When I did the EI for older children testing, they took DS to play on equipment for the PT could see what was going on while I talked to the SI and Speech therapist. I was freaking out and thought for sure it would be an issue but he handled it like a champ. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/observation-for-speech-therapy-preschool#post-2786821 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:45:32 +0000 codeitall 2786821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is aging out of Early Intervention in a couple months. Next step for him would be a special school district preschool that has speech therapists involved. But of course, he has to be evaluated again. So we took him in to the preschool for testing.</p> <p>He didn't say a SINGLE word. NOTHING! He just clammed up and wouldn't even interact with them until the last five minutes when he grunted at them. I mean, really kid?</p> <p>He passed the intelligence tests somehow, but obviously they don't have much to go on for his language... So they've asked us to bring him in for observation during regular preschool hours. Without a parent.</p> <p>I am very concerned this will be traumatizing to my exceedingly shy child. It took him weeks to warm up at daycare and he is frankly terrified of other children in the neighborhood. I mean he runs crying home if they come out to play, even if they aren't getting close to him!</p> <p>Ugh. I have no idea what to do. He's made great strides in his language the last year, but he is still 6 months behind. I want him to get the help that he needs.</p> <p>Do I suck it up and abandon him at the preschool for observation a few times? Do I ask if they would let me be with him in the preschool despite it being strongly discouraged? Maybe it is good enough for him to have a former speech pathologist at his daycare (granted, it is mostly in Spanish) and he doesn't need the preschool? </p>