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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for taking the time to answer. It is comforting to see we're not alone. We are convinced that early intervention is key. Just trying to figure our what kind of intervention is best for him. He already does PT, and we may incorporate OT services as well. We may need to go back to SPT.

Can someone recommend SPT, ABA services, or social skill groups in Spanish? My son's first language is Spanish, which is another hurdle for us. He does PT with an English-speaking provider, and I wonder if this limits what he can do in the session. 
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I was looking last year and found it really difficult to find services in Spanish. If you're in DC, VOZ speech therapy has been recommended to me but I didn't end up using it. All of my child's services are in English, his default language is Spanish and there are some teachers and therapists who can understand some Spanish, which helps a lot. It's just a coincidence, we didn't know when we signed up.

Unless you're planning to leave the country, it will be important for your child to pick up English as well (I am fully aware of benefits of being bilingual, and we're a trilingual household, but still as an SN mom think it's important to give enough opportunities for English learning).[/quote]

Thank you. OP here. We used Voz speech therapy. Ana Maria is great. I'm trying to find other options since logistically would be better if we can find a practice closer to home. Yes, we're planning to expose our son to English eventually. I'm afraid that doing it too soon may delay even more his speech development. It's a tough choice. [/quote]

Actually, exposure to two languages doesn't slow down language acquisition, there are many studies that confirm it. The benefit of more than one language is the creation of new neural pathways and neuroplasticity that comes with it. [/quote][/quote]

Do these studies include ASD children? I know this is true for neurotypical children but wondering if the same applies for ND ones...[/quote]

These are studies specific to ASD. I also consulted with the specialists who treat my child (neurodevelopmental psychologist in private practice who gave the diagnosis, dev ped at Childrens, SLPs in KKI and the special ed teacher in PEP), as well as one of the top specialists in KKI's CARD. All said not to go from 2 languages to 1. That being said, the kiddo is very verbal since 1.5 years and is probably hyperlexic, so with a different profile in may be not a 100% endorsement, but the studies are pretty consistent.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370402/
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210603/Bilingualism-allows-autistic-children-to-compensate-for-certain-fundamental-deficits.aspx[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for sharing these studies. It is very interesting and gives me peace of mind.[/quote]

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