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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, I don't know if you're the same poster from the thread who's child has some delays but didn't qualify for early intervention services. If you are though, I've got to tell you that it's really too early to know. Your best bet is to get referral from your pediatrician with speech therapist and do therapy if indicated.

Get on the waiting list for assessments, those are long, in the meanwhile pursue speech and go from there. It's just too early to know if they receptive language is with anything else. You can't generalize.[/quote]

+1  My oldest (now 19) was diagnosed with MERLD at age 4 and ADHD at age 5.  We did ST for a while but the SLP indicate she thought the delays were a result of the ADHD and the slower brain maturation of his ADHD brain (this is well document in NIH research - the ADHD brain can have up to a 30% delay in maturation).  This was true for my oldest and by about 4th grade, his speech/language was within normal range.

My youngest (now 16) was diagnosed at age 5 with apraxia of speech/language disorder/ADHD.  Until he was in about 4th grade he was LEP - he wasn't proficient in any language even though he is our bio kid.  He never met the criteria for ASD (his first evaluation was with NIH researchers at age 2).  He required intensive ST and language support in all academic areas until he was in middle school.  Even now, his speech isn't completely 'normal' and he still qualifies for ESOL support (he doesn't get it because English is his first/only language).

Both boys are of at least average intelligence and college bound. [/quote]

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