How to improve cognition delay

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Anonymous wrote:He sounds very much like my son, who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD at 4. We did OT and speech therapy without much success at that age. This may not be popular, but what really helped him was TV. At the suggestion of the speech therapist, we turned on Mickey Mouse and he would sit still and focus and he started picking up words that way. I also stayed at home with him and would spent all day talking to/with him but he never really learned any new words. Two episodes of Mickey and he had picked up several. It started to click for him and his receptive and expressive language really took off. We also 'read' some books on an iPad. I can't remember how because the therapist had loaded them onto her iPad, but those held his attention longer than paper books.

OP here. My boy watch tv sometime, unfortunately he does not learn any words from TV at all, and I was told to cut his screen time. I was concerned about ASD or ADHD too, but the developmental pediatrician does not have any diagnosis for now, and we will keep follow up with the appointments. I am glad that you find a way that get click with your son, and it works well.

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Anonymous wrote:He sounds very much like my son, who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD at 4. We did OT and speech therapy without much success at that age. This may not be popular, but what really helped him was TV. At the suggestion of the speech therapist, we turned on Mickey Mouse and he would sit still and focus and he started picking up words that way. I also stayed at home with him and would spent all day talking to/with him but he never really learned any new words. Two episodes of Mickey and he had picked up several. It started to click for him and his receptive and expressive language really took off. We also 'read' some books on an iPad. I can't remember how because the therapist had loaded them onto her iPad, but those held his attention longer than paper books.

OP here. My boy watch tv sometime, unfortunately he does not learn any words from TV at all, and I was told to cut his screen time. I was concerned about ASD or ADHD too, but the developmental pediatrician does not have any diagnosis for now, and we will keep follow up with the appointments. I am glad that you find a way that get click with your son, and it works well.

I regret no tv earlier. I agree with that poster and think some is good. We did more learning videos like preschool prep and rock to learn as well as apps. No screen time is silly.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for all comments & tips. Yes, he already saw developmental pediatrician, and he had cognition delay, speech & language development delay & and social emotional development delay, but no ASD/ADHD diagnosis for now. Children hospital pediatrician told me that my boy is better off by staying at home with me than going to daycare because of one-on-one attention. And, also I am told do not overstimulate him by taking him out to many classes because he is easily to get distracted & lose focus. I am told to try to work on his focus.

EI therapists are mainly working on his speech & development delay now with Hanen program approach, and I took him out to playground a lot to social with other kids. Therapists say that looks like he does not want to learn many times already and they are still trying to figure out a way for him to imitate sounds/words for the past couple months. I see the frustration from those EI therapists, and I also don't know what works for him yet.

I always hear that many normal kids have learned their letters, numbers, shapes, colors, body parts, animal sounds, and so on by 2 year old. I am not even expecting my boy knows any of these above (and he does not at all), but how about recognize shoes/cup some basic things from the book by just pointing. And, he cannot even do that, just does not recognize anything at all from book.

I don't think my boy has IQ problem because I see some potential in him, and on top of it, my husband told me that he had problem with focus & daydreaming in school till 7th grade without any medical diagnosis.....that does not help me feeling better. My husband is also worried that our boy would be just a mini-him will be having the same problem growing up, and it was a frustrating experiences, and he forgot how he outgrows it.

That's just weird and I would disagree. He needs to start paying attention to others and to start enjoying the company of other children (and start noticing peer behavior) and fun classes (things he would like - active classes) are a great way to do that.

Your advice is weird, pp. Taking him to classes won't teach him to learn how to pay attention; this is a toddler and what you're suggesting isn't developmentally appropriate for this age group in any case. You can read a ton of threads in gen parenting of parents lamenting how their kid doesn't pay attention in classes.

Op, you know your kid best and what he'll tolerate. If he enjoys a class great. If not no worries. There are plenty of playgrounds, open gyms, and unstructured activists.

Pediatricians don't recommend that a parent spend all of her time with her child, especially a SN one. They always recommend that the child is out and about with others, and preferably in a preschool by age 3 if they have SN. If the parent wants to do more unstructured activities with their child they will be supportive but to say that a child would be confused by playing in a class with other children makes no sense. Something is off about this story or her understanding of what was said.

OP here. Thanks for the concern. The reason that developmental pediatrician from children hospital wants me to do more one-on-one playtime with my boy at home (with Hanen & floortime theories) because it is beneficial to his development in terms of focus,attention span & eye contacts since he does not talk much yet. He is so easily distracted by other toys & the new surrounding environment. He has no problem playing with other kids or adults, but the problem is a lot of time, he does not really "play with" other kids/adults at all, but only concentrates on the toy itself. That is the observation from the 3 hour evaluation, and we agree with it. I still take him to playground & library storytime, but I cut all the gym class & music class as recommended for now because all those classes are too fast paced & over stimulating to him. He will go to preschool when he turns 3 years old.

Kids at that age do not play together.

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Anonymous wrote:He sounds very much like my son, who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD at 4. We did OT and speech therapy without much success at that age. This may not be popular, but what really helped him was TV. At the suggestion of the speech therapist, we turned on Mickey Mouse and he would sit still and focus and he started picking up words that way. I also stayed at home with him and would spent all day talking to/with him but he never really learned any new words. Two episodes of Mickey and he had picked up several. It started to click for him and his receptive and expressive language really took off. We also 'read' some books on an iPad. I can't remember how because the therapist had loaded them onto her iPad, but those held his attention longer than paper books.

OP here. My boy watch tv sometime, unfortunately he does not learn any words from TV at all, and I was told to cut his screen time. I was concerned about ASD or ADHD too, but the developmental pediatrician does not have any diagnosis for now, and we will keep follow up with the appointments. I am glad that you find a way that get click with your son, and it works well.

Too much screen time can be a concern. I'd say the less the better.

Op, it sounds like you have a good handle on your kid's needs. You're getting therapy, seeing a developmental pediatrician, and you and your DH communicate. I hope you find time to recharge your batteries and maybe get a get some time as a couple too. If necessary, there are respite organizations. Being a mom with a kid who has SNs can be isolating, so I hope you can connect with others. Most kids are doing parallel play at this age, so it really doesn't matter if kids play together or not, so don't feel shy about reaching out to other parents for play dates at the park etc.