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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is not the place to ask this question. the answer is always: yes yes yes irrespective of the type of delay or the kinds of services. also: and it' can't hurt. because it's totally costless to go through it or something.[/quote]

But isn't this free?  And if they come to your house, it sounds like there would be limited opportunity costs, no?  Not saying it might not still take some time and possibly a bit of time away from work, but this is hardly the same as advocating spending thousands of dollars on, for example, a neuropsych eval "just in case"[/quote]

No, it is not free.  The assessment is free.  You pay for the services.[/quote]

It varies by state.[/quote]

This. In Montgomery County it's free. We had 4 months of speech therapy for our son, from 19 to 23 months. Therapy once a week (though in practice it wound up being more like once every other week due to everyone's schedules.) It helped tremendously. He went from being essentially non-verbal to speaking at a normal 2 year old level. Would he have caught up anyway? Sure, maybe. But maybe not. So we're very glad he did it. And it was all free to us.

If there's no cost or minimal cost, I would absolutely do it. If there is a cost, I would do it if you can afford it. Put it this way -- if you pay some money and she catches up, all is good. If you don't pay the money and she doesn't catch up, you may be looking at more expensive therapies down the road. [/quote]

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