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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP - I'll tell you my experience and then let you make the call based on what's right for you/your child, since not all cases are the same. When my DD was around 18 months, we were also noticing some mild expressive/receptive language delays, so our pediatrician prompted us to seek an evaluation through Infant & Toddlers. They did an eval and didn't have anything specific to say, but they did recommend follow-up with a developmental ped. We saw one here in NoVA, and she did not give us a diagnosis, but told us to "wait and see". By then we had started private OT and an Infant Educator 1x a week. We saw this same dev ped about 6 months later, and were basically told the same thing - no major concerns, wait and see. I was concerned, though, so I made an appt at KKI CARD and luckily got in rather quickly (only a 6 week wait) due to a cancellation. We saw a speech/language pathologist for an initial evaluation, followed by a visit with one of their doctors. Our DD was about 2 1/2 months old at this point. After going through their evaluations vs. the other dev ped, it was crystal clear to all involved that our DD had autism. The diagnosis made a significant difference in the way we approached treatment for our DD, as well as the services we received, and she started in a preschool autism program almost immediately (she was in a different special ed preschool before this). We have only been back to KKI for 2-3 follow-up visits since then with different practitioners, but our experiences have been overwhelmingly positive. Hind-sight is 20-20, but we should have contacted KKI as soon as we received the first wishy-washy report rom the Dev Ped in NoVA. So if you have concerns, there is no harm in asking for a referral and following your gut. And you may found out there are no long-term issues to worry about.[/quote]

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