Can somebody please explain this to me?

teabag29

Ok so got the report of diagnosis for my dd today. Its split into 3 separate bits, 2 of which i'm confused about.

The first section talks about her sensory issues and highlights what she scored on sensory profile test and then in dark letters states it is felt she has sensory processing difficulties. Does this mean she has sensory processing disorder?

The second section talks about asd and what it is and how she fits in that area. Again in dark letters it the says she has an autism spectrum disorder and fits under the pda profile. That bit I understand.

The final section talks about her learning difficulties and tests they did, and how they have liased with senior ep who has carried out various cognitive tests on her (report due this week). Then again in dark letters it states she has specific and significant learning difficulties. I have been prewarned the ep has discovered she has dyslexia but thats all ive been told, that accounts for the specific learning difficulty but what does significant learning difficulties mean, is that another referral to the dyslexia or does it mean other things?

If i'm asked what disability my dd has for example, would I say asd, spd and dyslexia, or is it just asd and dyslexia (is the sensory thing part of asd?). I'm a tad confused....doesn't help that the report is very thorough at 36 pages long :eek:

If anyone could explain in simple terms that would be great

floss2

WHy not ask your specialist for a layman's summary of the report?

And if anyone asks about your daughter, just say "she has several issues, some of which are significant, including ASD & dyslexia". When it comes to forms for benefits / schools etc, you can then go into the detail from your specialist.

teabag29

Thanks, I saw the specialist before I got the report and he explained to me that they felt she had and asd (namely pda). They told me that ep feels she has dyslexia and with regards to the sensory thing they asked if she'd ever had a test for sensory processing disorder but I explained that the OT says there's funding for it in our area.

What i'm confused about is the significant learning difficulties bit (I guess its the ep i'll have to speak to about that) and also the sensory processing difficultes, just not sure if thats part of the asd or a sepsrate diagnosis. Won't be seeing that psychologist again, it was a full days assessment and follow up and not involved anymore.