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[quote=Anonymous]We saw a developmental for our first child beginning when he was 18 months. All she did at appointments (every 6 months) was developmental assessments (stack blocks, copy lines on paper, etc), tell us he was delayed (we already knew - I was the one who self referred to infants and toddlers when he was 11 months), and then she would ask us how we thought he was doing (I thought we were there so she could tell us?!). Then, she would tell us to “keep doing what you’re doing”, since he was in infants and toddlers and we also had him in private therapy. She never made a diagnosis beyond global developmental delay. We got a full neuropsych exam done when our son was 6, and we were asked for the data from Kennedy Krieger. When I reached out to the developmental ped, she said there wasn’t any. We had nothing to give the neuropsychologist from KKI. She seemed very surprised by this.

Fast forward, and our second son (18 months) has a speech delay. The ped who did his 18 month appointment (unfortunately not his regular ped), suggested we see a developmental pediatrician. Which brings me to the title of this post - what is the point? I already have him in infants and toddlers and private therapy. What else is a developmental pediatrician going to do? I know he’s delayed. Did we just hav a really bad developmental ped with our first child?

If there is a “point” to a developmental pediatrician that we missed with our diet child, how can I make sure we are getting what we should be this time around?[/quote]

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