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What Made You Seek Help?

StrawberryAlarmClockStrawberryAlarmClock member
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Hi. I'm visiting from Parenting on the recommendation of a Bumpie who responded on this thread: https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/66787076/ShowThread.aspx#66787076

 Do you notice any red flags in my nephew's case? What did you observe in your kiddo the made you seek an eval?

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    kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member

    My kiddo is a totally different situation than your nephew. We called because my son was only using 8 words at 18 months. He has no sort of behavioral issues.

    In your nephew's case, it could be a lot of things. It could be autism. It could be some sensory issues. I don't think focusing on something he's doing and not making eye contact with others is necessarily autism though. My son does that and isn't autistic-he just focuses on the activity he's doing sometimes, especially if it's something his nervous system is craving.

    Regardless, she should definitely call EI and get some help with his behavior. If it is sensory related, if she finds a balance between giving him positive, healthy ways to let out his energy and finds out what kind of activities are calming and organizing, she will likely be better able to control him.

    I wish her well.

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    MrsBalletStar05MrsBalletStar05 member

    Like, PP said - the issues we saw that made us decide to seek help were nothing like your nephew.  For us, I was holding out until 18 months for DS#2 to walk....and he wasn't.  He also wasn't talking, but I wanted to give that a couple more months...but he didn't.  So around 20-ish months is when we first started seeking evaluations and help.  He's a sweet and well behaved child, just very delayed. 

    The no eye contact thing would throw a red flag to me for your nephew.  

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    thatgrrrrlthatgrrrrl
    It never hurts to call for an evaluation if the feeling is that something isn't right. They will either confirm or they will lay your fears to rest.
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    Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member

    Here's a link to our EI FAQ we did a few weeks ago....This may answer a few additional questions your sister may have.

    https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/66185155.aspx

     

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