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When to go see a Developmental Pedi
My DD will be 3 in April. She says about 30 words and some 2 word phrases but nothing is really clear. I think a stranger could only understand 30% of what she says. I have had her in EI for almost a year now. At first they said she showed a few signs of sensory issues. With brushing and other therapies we have pretty much nipped all of her issues in the bud except for shoes. She only likes one brand so I just buy different styles in that brand of shoes. It does not bother me. Anyways,since she will be aging out in a month we had our eval at the school to see if she would get any services. She did amazing. They actually stopped the flip pages bc she got all the way up through 5 years 11 months and had only missed 5. The test stops when they miss 7. The lady doing that part of the test said we can just stop she is going to be labled above average. Then came gross motor and she blew it out of the park again. 5 yrs 6 months on that. After that speech--they did not tell me what age they thought (bc we meet again at end of month to discuss) but if I had to guess I would say 18 months. So my question is since she seems so advanced in all other areas but speech could this be a sign of being on the Autism spectrum. I think she will be granted speech so:
Should I wait and see how she does after a few months of speech or would you make an appointment and take your LO in?
Her therapist that comes every 2 weeks says she does not believe she is autistic but she can not diagnois. She is only an OT. She also goes to a Montessori school 5 mornings a week and they have never said anything to me about her maybe needing to be checked.
Thanks ladies!
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Re: When to go see a Developmental Pedi
There is SO MUCH more to Autism than just speech. And 30 verbal words? You're still doing okay. My son, who is PDD, had only 2 words at 2? and neither one was "mama".
Have you checked out the online version of the MChAT? It's the preliminary questionnaire they use to start looking at Autism. Ask yourself the 22 questions, then score it.
questions:
https://www2.gsu.edu/~psydlr/Diana_L._Robins,_Ph.D._files/M-CHAT_new.pdf
scoring:
https://www2.gsu.edu/~psydlr/Diana_L._Robins,_Ph.D._files/M-CHAT_score.pdf
Does she point to communicate what she wants? Does she whine when she's hungry or come to get you for something? Does she make eye contact with you? Is she affectionate? Does she hide from over-excitement (when my son was little, he was famous for escaping to under the ottomans)? Does do any toe-walking? Would she rather play completely by herself? Though that can still be normal in some situations if she's an only child and not used to playing with others.
Since you mentioned having her in a Montessori school, I would approach them directly since you have the concern. Ask them what they think.
We saw a Developmental Pedi and a Pedi Neurologist. I prefer the neuro, but that's just me. I'd start with your own pediatrician though. (after talking to the school AND doing the checklist)
Good luck!!