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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know your DD participated in EI for 6 months, but I would not let that sully her development.  EI is notorious for over-diagnosing kids with "delays."   If a remember correctly, your pediatrician was not concerned by your DD's lack of rolling over and not being able to crawl at six and nine months, correct?  And, your DD did walk at a normal age?  15 months?  That is normal, not delayed.  Just keep that in mind.

As for your DD's sensory issues.  I would not call that a neurological issue either.  Again, from what you have described, she is normal.  All toddlers have sensory issues.  This SPD thing is really out of control.  Everyone thinks their toddler has sensory issues.

I hope you can come to realize that you DD is perfect in the way she develops and stop pathologizing every little thing she doesn't do on schedule.  You seem to have grown a lot since this thread.  But, in your last post you are still comparing your DD to her peers and thinking she falls short.  She is never going to be the fastest or the smartest when you compare her to her peers-- but that does not make her delayed.  [/quote]

Thank you for being nice on the way you said that. It's rare around here.

I'm pretty realistic, that's all. I know exactly where she's delayed, where she's average and where she's ahead. All I want is for her to be happy and I'll do everything I can to make this happen. The neurological condition is related to the sensory side, not the same thing. She was never diagnosed with SPD. She has her little toddler OCD thing that is completely normal and still trying to get over the low muscle tone so that's the area where she'll have to work a bit harder than other kids.

We were seeing by a doctor because her belly never went in (like toddlers have that huge belly that eventually gets smaller as they grow) and for an umbilical hernia. The doctor said that due to her low muscle tone her belly will be like that until she can work those abs. She gave us the option to have PT for it or just let her grow and see if she'll work on it by herself. She has pain in the hernia when she runs, laughs, cries or pushes to poop but the doctor said that once her abs get stronger the pain will go away. Our new pediatrician agreed with my concern without even knowing our story with the previous ped. She actually sent us to see the surgeon and talk about the hernia.

I agree that there's a lot of over diagnose around but I don't believe this is the case with my daughter. We're just keeping our eyes open and giving her opportunities to develop to her fullest. It's called EARLY intervention for a reason. The earlier the better.[/quote]

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