December Neuro Psych Appointment
In December, Colleen saw the neuropsychologist at U of M. We got the report last week from Dr. Mary Best. The bottom line is Colleen's scores are very unusual, as only 4% of children get those divergent scores. This indicates that her IQ is very likely normal, she just doesn't have the language and experience yet to fill in the gaps. This would be consistent with her unique childhood and lack of "normal" experiences.
We had tremendous difficulty scheduling that appointment. Turns out there are two seperate Neuro Psych departments at U of M and we had been in contact with both. Dad took her to the appointment. The upsetting part is the "clerical" mistakes with the report. Dr. Best stated Dad's medical history was inaccurate and also indicated that the SEVEN school records we provided had not been provided. Therefore, we sent a letter with proof that the medical history dad provided WAS accurate, and also itemized the school records provided.
At the appointment, the entire Neuro Psych office was in a state of chaos and were in the process of moving. They mailed us forms to fill out and the postmark was 6 days before the appointment. Some forms needed to be filled out by Colleen's teacher, and we only had 24 hours to get that done and also get school records. We made a special trip to Kinkos to copy ALL the school records AND the forms they provided, and Mark handed there forms and the school records to the same person the morning of Colleen's appointment.
The report from Dr. Best indicated they got their forms returned, but they have LOST our daughter's school records. Dr. Best called Susan and indicated that she will correct the medical record portion, but they have been unable to locate the school records we provided, and also do not "admit" that we actually provided them. Susan was not there that morning, so she could only repeat what Mark said, the SAME person who collected the U of M forms also collected the school records.
The important part of the assessment was very comprehensive, but the lack of maticulous care for our daughter concerning everything surrounding this appointment is disturbing. The Neuro Psych experience was NOT typical of the excellent care our daughter has received everywhere else at the University of Michigan and Mott Hospital.
We had tremendous difficulty scheduling that appointment. Turns out there are two seperate Neuro Psych departments at U of M and we had been in contact with both. Dad took her to the appointment. The upsetting part is the "clerical" mistakes with the report. Dr. Best stated Dad's medical history was inaccurate and also indicated that the SEVEN school records we provided had not been provided. Therefore, we sent a letter with proof that the medical history dad provided WAS accurate, and also itemized the school records provided.
At the appointment, the entire Neuro Psych office was in a state of chaos and were in the process of moving. They mailed us forms to fill out and the postmark was 6 days before the appointment. Some forms needed to be filled out by Colleen's teacher, and we only had 24 hours to get that done and also get school records. We made a special trip to Kinkos to copy ALL the school records AND the forms they provided, and Mark handed there forms and the school records to the same person the morning of Colleen's appointment.
The report from Dr. Best indicated they got their forms returned, but they have LOST our daughter's school records. Dr. Best called Susan and indicated that she will correct the medical record portion, but they have been unable to locate the school records we provided, and also do not "admit" that we actually provided them. Susan was not there that morning, so she could only repeat what Mark said, the SAME person who collected the U of M forms also collected the school records.
The important part of the assessment was very comprehensive, but the lack of maticulous care for our daughter concerning everything surrounding this appointment is disturbing. The Neuro Psych experience was NOT typical of the excellent care our daughter has received everywhere else at the University of Michigan and Mott Hospital.
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