The process of finding the right therapist can take a while. It would be sort of miraculous if the one guy you called is available and the right fit.
In my experience, you have a long road ahead. I think you need to prepare for that mentally. You need to be her advocate, and you need to be pretty aggressive about putting together the right team to help her & about working with the school. I'd highly recommend getting a follow up appt with the team that did the evaluation. (at CHOP?)
Some other suggestions for you to consider:
1) As PP mentioned, go through your insurance co to find other local therapists. Also search on local FB groups and ask around to get recommendations.
2) Work with the school:
-request a meeting with the teacher and the school's psychologist/guidance counselor and the district/school behaviorist. They should be able to come up with some strategies for the teacher to use in class. Potentially, your daughter could also meet with the guidance counselor or psychologist on a regular basis.
-Ask the school psychologist for a list of recommended therapists. They often have this info ready to give out.
3) Books to use at home:
-for you and your husband to read: Ross Greene's The Explosive Child and Lost at School
-for you to use with DD:
Christopher Lynch's Totally Chill: My Complete Guide to Staying Cool A Stress Management Workbook for Kids With Social, Emotional, or Sensory Sensitivities
Dawn Huebner's What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger
Last edited by LBW; 04-18-2018 at 12:26 PM.
Tara
living a crazy life with 3 boys
I am thinking now
of grief, and of getting past it;
I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome.
I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
as though I had wings.
~Mary Oliver