Diagnosing to soon?

lilhockeygurlMOM · February 2012

So at 18 months the pedi was worried cause DD was only saying "mama," "dadda," and "no" at the time. So she said by 2 years we need to see a specialist. Well, my aunt, my mom's best friend and our neighbor said now a-days they assume things to early(they're all nurses)... well DD is gonna be 2 in a week and she says "mama," dadda," kelsey(auntie, godmother)," go,""ouch," "owie,"... she says alot more now then before. It kinda makes me wonder about pedi's assumptions being too soon?

ALSO, DD started crawling at 6 mths and walking at 10 mths.

Basically I think they need to have more lead way with their supposed assumptions. I'm not a dr...but obviously DD is doing fine just shortly behind.

lilhockeygurlMOM · February 2012

I honestly feel they are diagnosing too soon. I'm not saying dr's are wrong but now a-days everything is diagnosed too fast.

PrincessFiona9 · February 2012

It sounds like your LO is verbally delayed. I would follow your doctor's advice. They obv know a lot more about child development that you do.

FWIW my DD's pedi said LO should know 10-20 words by the time they're 18 months old.

JCGreene85 · February 2012

Why do you post the same question on every board?

My son said about 20 words at his 2 year appointment and I was worried he was behind. The DR told me to keep a list of words. Within a month his word count was up to 100 and now he can say/repeat most of what I say.

I would recommend listening a bit harder bc she could be saying a lot more. when I actually listened I heard a lot more.

FyreFlyeRush · February 2012

My nephew doesn't talk at all. He's about 19mos. The pediatrician isn't worried, because he CAN talk, he chooses not. Also, IDK where you're from, but a ccommon problem here is that a lot of kids learn two languages at once, and it slows down their speech development.

BenandSuzy · February 2012

At 2 my son barely had any words. Pedi said we'd check later but she wasn't worried. I was a very late talker. Fast forward a few months as he had a ton of words. He was just late and I get many comments at how well he talked. They'll catch up usually on their own.

wheelsonthebus · February 2012

I mostly just lurk on this board, but I wanted to comment on your post. My DS wasn't saying a single thing at 18 mos. He was also physically advanced. He sat up on his own at the end of 4 mos and walked at 10 mos. He was very focused on all things physical. At around this time, my pedi told us we should contact early intervention for his speech. My good friend happened to be a developmental specialist with a local early intervention program. She said that most children do things at their own pace and there is nothing wrong with that. If your child is physically advanced, they are most likely not focusing on speech so much! She said that early intervention never hurts. If your child qualifies, it costs you nothing. I took her advice and had my DS evaulated. He qualified for speech. He said his first word at 18 mos, right after we started. We worked with a specialist for 6 mos and he tested out after that. He is now almost three and perfectly "on track." Was it the early intervention? I have no idea, but I agree with my friend in that it didn't hurt. :-) I'm sure your DD is just focusing on another area of development. However, you could always have her evaluated and see what happens.

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