should we call Early Intervention?
JustcallmeGG2
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my kids are 1 year (11 months adjusted) and pedi thinks they should be saying about 3 words by now. I am more concerned with Ayden than Sydney.
now, disabilities is my field... so i know parents usually wait until they KNOW something is wrong, and then by that point the kids only have a couple of months of EI before they age out. I would rather get services sooner than later. (sometimes it takes a few months for the application process, and that is just time lost)
By no means do I think that Ayden has a real problem, he just has a little catching up to do in terms of speech. He is still just saying vowel sounds.
I was thinking of waiting 1 more month until he is 1 year adjusted age, but pedi says he definitely should be talking by the 15 month appt, but that's a little late for me.
Thoughts? Wait 1 more month or wait 3 like pedi said?
Re: should we call Early Intervention?
Oh, to clarify I work with teenagers and adults but used to work with school-age children. We work WITH Early Intervention but I have no professional knowledge in that age group.
ETA: But if it was me talking to a parent, i would tell them the earlier the better.
You know your child best tho. Every child is different. I have worked in child care and I would say most of the 1 yr olds I have seen do not say 3 words. My LO only says mama, dada, and night night....and sometimes not even purposefully. I'm not concerned tho. Go with your heart.
In the meantime I would research the guidlines for EI in your state. How many days after he is referred do they have to get the ball rolling? How many days before they have to be finished with testing? If he qualifies and a plan is written how many days do they have before they have to start? And the most important question, if he doesn't qualify how much time has to pass for him to be retested? In my state it is 6 months.
GL
So I guess I would wait. I wouldn't worry yet.
trying not to be a worrywart here, but you guys are saying "my kid only says mama or dada" or 1 word, Ayden isn't saying any of that. Just vowel sounds.
Like i said in a previous post, we are not giving him a binky at all during the day in the hopes he will be more verbal.
i think we will definitely wait a little bit and play it by ear, but i don't think i will wait until 15 months if he still isn't saying mama or dada.
Same here. I think every baby develops differently so I would be inclined to wait a bit longer.
My son didn't have any words at his 12 month appointment and they wanted one word. I don't remember what they wanted at 15 and 18 months, but I know he didn't have it.
They said we would talk about an evaluation at his 2 year appointment if he was still behind. However, at 2 years he was far ahead of what they wanted. Some kids talk earlier, others talk later. I personally think it's way too early to think there is a problem. Of course, if it would make you feel better go ahead and call.
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