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[quote=Anonymous]My toddler son (22 months) is currently in speech therapy because at his 18 month appointment he had zero words.  Now at 22 months he has 5 words (but some are sign language and some he has only said once and never again).  He is making progress in speech therapy though.  Feeding has always been a huge issue, for awhile he only ate beige food, and he has an extremely limited number of foods he is willing to eat (less than 10 foods).  He has lost 2 pounds since his 15 month appt. because of the picky eating, but pediatrician is not concerned yet because he has always been 90% for weight and height (at least until 18 months when he dropped down to 75%).  Lately he seems to be in a food regression, where he is eating less volume, throwing most of his food on the floor, and being even more picky.  We are going to start feeding therapy soon and hope he will make progress there.

As background, my son was born right on his due date, and was 8 pounds at birth.  I had an uneventful pregnancy, though I did have severe nausea for most of the pregnancy and had difficulty gaining enough weight.  He has always made great eye contact, doesn't have any of the red flags for autism other than what I'm describing here, and ped and speech therapist are not concerned about autism.

However, it was also recommended that he start OT for sensory processing disorder.  He has a lot of sensory issues and always has--dislikes getting hands dirty, sensitive to loud sounds, doesn't like being around large groups of kids, etc. but now that he is in a morning preschool class, I am seeing that he is not interacting with other kids much, and he is the only child in a classroom of 10 who is doing his own thing most of the time (like climbing on chairs and tables), and refusing to participate in all group activities like singing or music.  He has always done this, but it's becoming more apparent to me now that I see him in a more formal classroom setting with other kids.  This is a mommy and me class, so I am there with him.

I am starting to feel really overwhelmed and feeling like there are a lot of issues going on.  We live in Reston.  Can anyone help me make sense of all of these issues?  Can anyone suggest any resources/therapists (especially feeding and OT) within a 25 minute drive of Reston?

Thanks![/quote]

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