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development questions

oandmplus1oandmplus1 member
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DD turned 2 in march, has developmental delays and ASD. She isnt speaking yet but has learned her first sign.
I am just wondering, do I wait for the same signs that she is ready for PT as you would with an NT kid? She is showing no signs of being ready so I am not I a hurry but I just wasn't sure if I should be doing something in advance to help prepare her?
Along those same lines, when do I transition to a big girl bed? She isn't able to get out of her crib at all yet, but we have a 2 month old and I am not sure if I should buy another crib or a big girl bed now
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Re: development questions

  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member

    I am keeping Nate in the crib as long as he fits in it. I don't have another child in the house to make room for though, so that would probably affect my answer.

    We did get a twin matress and box spring that we added to his room and take short 'rests' with him. I am hoping that when we do the transition, this will make it a little bit smoother.

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  • mommy0411mommy0411 member

    I think both of our kids our the same age :) We can't even think about PT DS1 (he has ASD as well) yet because he doesn't even understand when he is wet yet and has never woken up dry, so he is not even physically ready yet. I am hoping next year but I really just hope he is out of diapers by kindy. As for the crib he will stay in it until he climbs out. I am nervous about that transition also because his receptive language is very low. DS2 is in the rock in play in our room for now and then the pack n play. I am hoping to keep this arrangement for at least the next 6-8 months. 

    Good luck!  

    ETA: that is awesome that she has learned her first sign!  Signing has helped my DS a lot to communicate his needs. 



    DS1: 4/15/2011
    Dx: ASD, SPD and receptive and expressive speech delay at 21 months
    BFP #2: CP 5/2012
    DS2: 4/24/2013
    BFP #4: Miscarriage at 5 weeks 7/2014
    BFP #5: 8/8/2014 Due 4/20/2015 
    Its a healthy girl!!!!! 
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  • RdmaggieRdmaggie member
    I don't really have an answer, but my dd is 2.5 and has ASD. She wasn't saying much at 2 either, she's very verbal now but how she uses the language and some of her self awareness has made pting difficult. For example she'll go in the corner to poop and not let us near her. She'll shout "No Pooping", so we know she's doing it, but she won't let us anywhere near her until she's done and all suggestions of sitting on the potty are a no go during that time. If her diaper is off and she pees she'll yell "oh no pee pee potty!" But if she's in a diaper she has no clue she's wet. Elmo's potty time did get her interested in the potty, but more of in a way she wants to take her toy Elmo figurines and make them dance in and on the toilet.

    I'm not pushing it yet, but I plan to ask EI what additional suggestions they have.

    She used to and still does occasionally sleep in her crib but for the most part she crashes with us. She has never fallen asleep in her crib on her own, it's really just always been more of a way to contain her. So I don't really have an answer to that either. She needs much less sleep than nt kids and has just recently started flirting with the idea of sleeping through the night. We don't and won't have anymore children so for me it was just a battle not worth fighting.
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