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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is 13:15.

One thing that helped get my globally delayed kid walking was a Careplay puppy.  You can buy them on Amazon for about $60.  They are ride on toys that have handles on the back so that they can also function like a walker for kids who can get to standing.  We got so much mileage out that thing and my kid loved it.  They also come in squirrels and you can pick the color.

Besides NIH, if you are looking for causes, you might make appointments with Ken Rosenbaum (Genetics, CNMC) or Alec Hoon (motor specialist, KKI).

Also, one other piece of advice.  You are probably getting a lot of advice and predictions now from some very smart people.  Take all of them with a grain of salt.Some of these people will be wrong.    We saw a lot of experts while we were looking for the cause of my kid's delays.  Sometimes people, because they do this every day, were very cavalier with their predictions.  I spent of lot of time weeping.  In the end, much of what was predicted did not materialize and although my kid does still have issues he is a great kid who is highly functional.  There is just so much that can't be known at this age and you just have to wait it out.[/quote]

Whoa nelly.  You don't need to trot off to hoon unless CP is suspected.  "Run of the mill" Developmental pediatricians can identify motor coordination issues.  Rosenbaum or other genetic specialists aren't generally necessary if the symptoms don't justify it.  Op, there are readily identifiable genetic disorders that may require screening, but the vast majority of kids who are identified as having developmental delays don't fit into that camp.  Children's will send you for a generic microarray, which if not covered by insurance will cost you $4k out of pocket.[/quote]

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