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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would wait till 2-2.5 to start private therapies.  A lot of kids can catch up by that age and 16 months is still really young.   would hold off till 2.5-3 on a developmental ped if you believe it is only a language issue and its expressive.  I would be more concerned if it was also receptive.[/quote]

I'd make the developmental pediatrician appointments now. It takes about 6-7 months to get in any way, at which point the child will be older. If by that time the concerns are resolved, then cancel the appointment and make someone else on the wait list really happy.

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This, exactly.  I wouldn't rush to get a developmental pediatrican appt because at 16 months this MIGHT be just expressive speech issue which will resolve in a year or two with therapy (and the speech therapist should also give you ideas of how to work with your child to encourage speech, too.)

by the time the appt is coming up, you'll either still be worried or not.  But I wouldn't rush to get in off the waiting list - really, your toddler will most likely catch up.  do you feel that your child understands you?  That is, if you say "bring me your shoes" will she?  (of course, a 16 month old won't always do what you ask, so that is hard to always assess, LOL, just because they are busy 16 month olds and have their own agenda).   I've had multiple times when you are talking ABOUT the child's shoes to another adult - "where are Larla's shoes?  I need to find them to go outside" and all of a sudden the 16 or 18 month old arrives, with shoes in hand - that's a child who can understand (receptive) even before she can express.  [/quote]

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