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allIwant
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Cpse qualification question
I had my ds evaluated because I had concerns about his articulation and intelligibility.
According to the paperwork I recieved a child needs to score -1.5 standard deviations below the mean in 2 domains to qualify.
Does a domain mean speech and pt for example
Or 2 areas within the same discipline? Ie articulation And phonology?
My ds scored 1.67 below the mean in phonology and 1.0 sd below the mean in articulation.
I'm assuming he won't qualify?
Or should I continue to voice my concerns at the meeting?
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Posted 3/23/15 8:42 PM  |
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iluvmynutty
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Re: Cpse qualification question
I'm not a SLP, I'm an OT, technically -1.67 & -1.00 are not "qualifying" scores, but scores are only one piece of info that should be considered. They are looking for at least -1.5 in 2 skills within speech or -2.0 in 1 skill however if his delay is greatly impacting his ability to function, socialize with peers, communicate and be understood, I would argue those points, if he's kind of ok at this point you can always have him re evaluated. The SD isn't the one that "by the book" with these decisions, it the county representative. My DD didn't qualify at all for PT but the SD gave her 1/week due to what I had to say about her overall functioning (the next year they increased her to 2/week, based on her scores dropping).
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| Posted 3/24/15 5:40 AM |
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allIwant
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Re: Cpse qualification question
Posted by iluvmynutty
I'm not a SLP, I'm an OT, technically -1.67 & -1.00 are not "qualifying" scores, but scores are only one piece of info that should be considered. They are looking for at least -1.5 in 2 skills within speech or -2.0 in 1 skill however if his delay is greatly impacting his ability to function, socialize with peers, communicate and be understood, I would argue those points, if he's kind of ok at this point you can always have him re evaluated. The SD isn't the one that "by the book" with these decisions, it the county representative. My DD didn't qualify at all for PT but the SD gave her 1/week due to what I had to say about her overall functioning (the next year they increased her to 2/week, based on her scores dropping).
this is very helpful thank you. I am a PT but I work with school age kids and have never done cpse.
as a mother I am torn in what to do. I don't want to push for a service he doesn't really need but I also don't want to wait till kindergarten if it is something that can be worked on now.
He's been giving me issues going to school and said to me I don't want to go bc when I tell the teacher things she doesn't underttand me 
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| Posted 3/24/15 8:12 AM |
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iluvmynutty
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Re: Cpse qualification question
I would definitely bring that up at the meeting. If his areas of weakness are impeding his ability to function at school that's a problem regardless of his scores.
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| Posted 3/24/15 2:54 PM |
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KarenK122
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Cpse qualification question
Articulation is a very hard service to get at such a young age, unless it is coupled with other severe deficits. You can always pay for speech through insurance. CPSE is not the only way to get services.
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| Posted 3/24/15 3:40 PM |
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MaggieRay
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Re: Cpse qualification question
I agree with getting services on your own if you can. My son did not "meet requirements" to get services from Early Intervention, so I took it as "he doesn't need services" his speech will improve over time. Looking back I wish I had gone through insurance and started speech therapy much earlier.
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| Posted 3/25/15 2:07 PM |
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babyfever24
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Re: Cpse qualification question
Posted by KarenK122
Articulation is a very hard service to get at such a young age, unless it is coupled with other severe deficits. You can always pay for speech through insurance. CPSE is not the only way to get services.
ITA, typically EI and CPSE do not recognize articulation as a speech delay since many sounds do not develop fully until later....BS I KNOW!
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| Posted 3/25/15 10:24 PM |
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