Hello all,
It's been a long time since I've cruised the boards but, as an SI trained OT you know I look for these types of posts!
Just wanted to share with everyone here that the SPD Foundation (
www.spdfoundation.net) is working very hard to have SPD placed in the DSM-V. All the data and information regarding SPD has been submitted to the review board. Now they are just waiting to find out if it will indeed be entered as a unique diagnosis in the next version, due out in 2012. Contrary to what many are saying, there IS research that supports the presence of SPD as a unique diagnosis. What is needed now is to have a presence in the DSM-V as this will allow foundations such as Dr. Miller's to access more funding for further research into the diagnosis and effective treatments. Insurance companies won't pay for it or treatment to address it because it doesn't exist as a diagnosis in the official manual! So, when I see a child with SPD I have to identify other diagnoses in order to get reimbursed, like hypotonia, dyspraxia, etc. Getting SPD in the DSM-V will also force insurance companies to recognize it and pay for the services.
