22 month old barely any words and zoned out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- yes he has been diagnosed with expressive and receptive delay by early intervention. He is doing speech. But I see no progress as such. Just worried if this is more than a delay, will he catch up? Should I expect an autism diagnosis soon?

Are you seeing a development pediatrician or developmental psychologist?

Neither. Early intervention assigned an educator to us and speech therapy

Get on the waitlist for a development ped now.

[Anonymous]

Did you check hearing with an audiologist with booth testing or just at a regular doctor?

[Anonymous]

Make an appointment with your pediatrician. Also, get on wait lists for development pediatricians as appointments are 6 to 12 months out.

[Anonymous]

Have your pediatrician check for absence seizures.

[Anonymous]

Just my experience. Back then, my 22 months old did not talk a word, no babble, no pointing, make some eye contact, engage with toys/people, nod/shake head and really happy, ended up with ASD/ADHD diagnosis but his speech caught up a ton by 3.5 years old.

[Anonymous]

Besides contacting early intervention, if you can afford it, start private speech therapy now.It can take several months to get an EI team out and then it takes a while for their providers to reach out and start intervention.

[Anonymous]

Find someone who can diagnose for autism asap.

[Anonymous]

Child Find will not catch the kind of HFA you describe. Been there. Don’t waste time with Child Find. Get a private evaluation ASAP.

[Anonymous]

SAHM? Or WOHM ?

Just now noticing this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAHM? Or WOHM ?

Just now noticing this?

WFH, he started daycare at 18 months. Have noticed lack of expressive and receptive language issues from the beginning but pediatrician wasn’t that concerned at that time. Just at 18 months asked to get early intervention just to be ‘safe’. But I can tell he has no words, no pointing and no waving, leading by hand etc. I am worried and don’t understand why pediatrician chose to ignore all these signs ?

[Anonymous]

There’s really not much to be done. Speech therapy may help a little, or it may not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s really not much to be done. Speech therapy may help a little, or it may not.

Ignore the above.

OP, you should be asking your EI providers these questions and insist that they give you answers or direct you to the person who can help you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM? Or WOHM ?

Just now noticing this?

WFH, he started daycare at 18 months. Have noticed lack of expressive and receptive language issues from the beginning but pediatrician wasn’t that concerned at that time. Just at 18 months asked to get early intervention just to be ‘safe’. But I can tell he has no words, no pointing and no waving, leading by hand etc. I am worried and don’t understand why pediatrician chose to ignore all these signs ?

Many kids catch up on their own if they show delays at these very early ages, so often pediatricians will take a wait and see approach. I don’t know where you’re located but in MoCo you can self-refer to early intervention if you have concerns. No need for referrals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s really not much to be done. Speech therapy may help a little, or it may not.

Ignore the above.

OP, you should be asking your EI providers these questions and insist that they give you answers or direct you to the person who can help you.

Why ignore this advice? Seeking therapies for your child is a good idea but nothing will actually be “fixed”, ya know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Child Find will not catch the kind of HFA you describe. Been there. Don’t waste time with Child Find. Get a private evaluation ASAP.

I took my son to a private speech therapist before finding out about the county one through public schools. I preferred the latter one.