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[quote=Anonymous]Former 29w now 3.

It's still really unclear.  
Gross motor: was significantly delayed with high tone and low tone.  Walked at 18m after a year of PT.  Since then has really caught up and has typical skills.  
Fine motor: was moderately delayed and is now typical, maybe even advanced with no interventions.
Speech: was moderately delayed, now scores in in typical range after about 6m of therapy, but her SPL feels she still has some atypical issues that need attention.
Cognitive: was perhaps mildly delayed when her age was adjusted, and now is typical for her chronological age with no intervention
Social/emotion: has always been quite strong

So that's all good, but two professionals who I really trust have independently suggested that they think she does have issues that aren't showing up in testing that deserve further attention.  It seems to me like she has some combo of sensory issues/anxiety, but that is stuff that runs in my family, so it's unclear if her issues are genetics or prematurity.

So that's the long answer.  I think the short answer is some kids grow out of it and some kids don't and it is a hard call as a parent to know whether you should wait it out or get services.  We have taken both approaches at different times-relying on professionals we trust and our own hunches to make the call.

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