Expert: James Michael Roan - 11/16/2008

Question
QUESTION: for the last 5 an a half years we have been fighting the school and  ped. Dr. about if our son had autism we finely went to child study in oklahoma city they told us that he was mild autic and mr we  dont quiet under stand what to do for david that we are doing

ANSWER: Hi Terry;

Be careful about that MR label. It may inaccurate. Mild autism is defined by an IQ above 70, the cut-off for MR. In fact, a child needs a score of 70 or below in cognitive, adaptive behaviors, and academic functioning to qualify for that label.

I'm a little unclear about the last part of your question.

Kind regards,
James





James Roan Bio:

James Roan (roanpsych@gmail.com) has been consulting in the areas of autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and learning difficulties in the United States and in Ireland for over ten years. James Roan has traveled to Galway, Limerick, Mayo, Clare, Dublin, Cork, Waterford, and other cities and counties across Ireland assessing children and adults, and consulting with solicitors (lawyers) in defense of children with disability and with enforcement of their rights. James Roan was the consulting psychologist responsible for many of the autism and ADHD screening tools and other content for www.accessspecialneeds.com. James Roan consulted with the graduate department of the Waterford Institute of Technology in the development of their graduate program for the certification of private autism tutors.



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QUESTION: the reason i said mr is because his scores are 25 to 50 percen. executive fun  on language funct. 76 5th perc to67, 1st percn on adaptive,behavioral,&emotionalfunctioning is gac=65,1st,percentile so as you can see the number are there if you want them what i am trying to do is get more info on what is out there that will help david more we are just getting started on find out what to do for him

ANSWER: Hi Terry;

Please tell me what you are doing for your son now and how old he is.

Regards,
James

James Roan Bio:

James Roan (roanpsych@gmail.com) has been consulting in the areas of autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and learning difficulties in the United States and in Ireland for over ten years. James Roan has traveled to Galway, Limerick, Mayo, Clare, Dublin, Cork, Waterford, and other cities and counties across Ireland assessing children and adults, and consulting with solicitors (lawyers) in defense of children with disability and with enforcement of their rights. James Roan was the consulting psychologist responsible for many of the autism and ADHD screening tools and other content for www.accessspecialneeds.com. James Roan consulted with the graduate department of the Waterford Institute of Technology in the development of their graduate program for the certification of private autism tutors.



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QUESTION: david was recent evaluation by school psychologist indicated that david is somewhat clumsy, sometimes wanders around the room, and often waves and moves his arms .general intellectual ability was estimated between 73 and 78. david,s teacher completed the autistic behavior checklist which indicated a high  probability of autism. the childhood autism rating scale(cars) also reportedly indicated the likelihood of autism .ratings of inattention, hyperactivity,and impulsivity were suggestive of inattentive type adhd. psychological evaluation of david at chidstudy were (abas-II),(ADI_R),(ADOS),(CELF_4),(D_KEFS),(REY_O),(TONI_3),(WISC_IV),(WRAML),(WCST).

Answer
Hi Terry;

What were the exact results, in terms of numbers, for the ADI-R, ADOS, WISC-IV and TONI-3 please?

Regards,
James









James Roan Bio:

James Roan (roanpsych@gmail.com) has been consulting in the areas of autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and learning difficulties in the United States and in Ireland for over ten years. James Roan has traveled to Galway, Limerick, Mayo, Clare, Dublin, Cork, Waterford, and other cities and counties across Ireland assessing children and adults, and consulting with solicitors (lawyers) in defense of children with disability and with enforcement of their rights. James Roan was the consulting psychologist responsible for many of the autism and ADHD screening tools and other content for www.accessspecialneeds.com. James Roan consulted with the graduate department of the Waterford Institute of Technology in the development of their graduate program for the certification of private autism tutors.