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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my kids are older now and have different challenges but most of us can relate to the terrible uncertainty that you are going through. And many--if not most--of us can relate to having one spouse resistant to the idea that anything is wrong. I had my husband, my partner, the person I have always considered my soulmate, ask things like,"at what point are you going to accept your son for who he is?" I had so much self-doubt and it was very lonely, but I was overwhelmed by the feeling that there was something wrong and that my child was suffering and knew that, if there was any way to help, I wanted to start doing it asap.

None of us can tell from your descriptions if anything is wrong--we really can't. I can tell you that my very wise mother, my experienced mother-in-law, all of my son's teachers, my husband, child's nanny, and of course the pediatrician... basically every one in my my son's life at age three insisted that there was "nothing wrong." Unfortunately for everyone, everything gets more pronounced and obvious as children get older.

I am VERY happy that I trusted my gut and sought answers and worked hard to help my son. In the end, my husband supported me and agreed that we should have evaluations if I felt that they were needed, though he still didn't believe that they were. It is a very odd thing to feel vindicated by results of evaluations and diagnoses... but , the thing is, once you know what is going on, you can start working on it in the most appropriate way. That is a great feeling!!!

I am going to add another vote to have an expert -- a developmental pediatrician -- evaluate your child. Let someone take the burden off your back. If you are wrong, if you are being overly critical, you will feel immense relief and gratitude. If your suspicions are right, you can start working on delays with the appropriate people.[/quote]

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