I am calling early intervention :(
I really didn't want to have to. I really wanted the language explosion to come but Ethan still isn't talking as much as he should be. At 2 years old he should say 50 words. Dh and I counted a few weeks ago and it was around 26. The only sentence he says is I want that. He doesn't even try. His words are strange. For Chuggington he says dodo, more is lo lo. cars is mmmmmm. He is very smart and knows stuff he just won't say things. He knows all animals but won't say the name just the sound that the animal makes. He will point to all the colors and can identify them correctly, and knows all of his body parts and meets the physical milestones for his age. I just don't understand why he won't try. It is so frustrating. DH wanted to wait until May, his dr doesn't think there is a problem at all. She told me he won't qualify for services since he isn't severely delayed in 1 area or moderately delayed in 2 areas. I just don't see the point in waiting. I feel like he isn't saying any more words than he did 2 months ago.
Would you still call even if you dr told you not to worry? I figure if nothing else I will get peace of mind. Our dr spends 15-20 minutes with him every 6 months so she doesn't see it. So hopefully we will get somewhere
Re: I am calling early intervention :(
you are his mom and you and dh see him day in and day out- if you would get piece of mind by having someone evaluate him- then I say go for it no matter what your doc says-
if there is an issue or even something to watch- why not find out now...and if there isnt an issue- well, then you know.
I agree with Abba...but just as an aside, my Mom said again this weekend that I did not utter a word until I was at least 2 and then all of a sudden started talking in full sentences.
Yup, and I did call twice knowing that she would not qualify for services. The first time at like 7 months, the dr told me not to worry and she would stop choking soon (well, she still chokes). The second time at like 14 months, the dr did tell me to call. You are your kid's advocate. The dr only sees a small bit of your kid and has so many other worse off kids that they see, that I feel some more mild cases can slip thru the cracks.
But they gave me tips and exercises to do with her at home. And other things to watch for. And a referral to a swallow study. The way I see it is you have 2 outcomes if you call- either they come and say he does not qualify but I am positive they will give you tips and games and exercises that you can do at home to help encourage the language explosion. or he does qualify and thank goodness you didn't wait any longer. As far as E is concerned, someone fun is coming to play with him.
Yeah - people (and even our own Ped) saying this is why we waited to call. I really wish people would stop. This doesn't always happen. But I am just mad at myself for listening to these people.
Anyway - everything is SO painless and you will never regret calling.
If he qualifies some sweet lady will will meet with him and he'll have a ball with her. Evan LOOOOOVES his speech therapist and she has him saying stuff we tried for like a year to do. He gives kisses and hugs to her and really likes that someone comes over just to play with him
AMEN!
I know people mean well. And I bet more often than not, things do all turn out fine. But I would never want to be the parent whos child really did need help but wasn't proactive enough to seek it out. It isn't like it costs anything and it is SO MUCH HARDER to get services once a kid hits kindergarden, plus I think there is more social reprocussions for kids with delays at that age.
I agree!!
i'd call, it can't hurt. and even if he doesn't qualify you can still ask for some pointers or exercises to work with him.
our Pedi recommended EI, but DH and my mom we're all "he'll talk when he's ready". as far as i can tell no one can see the future, not Dr's, and not DH's. so no one can tell me what M will or won't do. and as far as i'm concerned your Pedi telling you that he won't qualify is BS unless she is qualified to evaluate him. and you have to do what you think is right for your child. plain and simple.
I can tell you Ethan is much farther ahead than M. M has made some great progress but i feel he's in a rut right now. he has said new words but he does not use them consistently and more and more he is using his 'words' and i have no idea what he wants. he stopped using 'more' again and everything is 'doow' (rhymes with snow). and his 3 month report highlighted his progress but he is still very behind.
i hope you call, and even if he doesn't qualify at least you know you did everything you could. keep us posted!
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Ditto to what MrsWhite said and everyone else also already gave you really good answers too. I am really late coming into this post, but I will also say I too was one of those kids that just grunted until I was 2 y/o +. I was the youngest though so my Dr. kept telling my Mom I wasn't takling yet because I had my older sister who talked for me. I feel very strongly that now days way too many children are classified as having special needs when many of them might just be late bloomers. I definitely think it can't hurt for you to call and at the very least it will put your mind at ease.