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[quote=Anonymous]My LO wasn't getting her belly off the floor or crawling at 9mo. She was mobile, but it was all rolling and scooting. Our ped wasn't concerned, but when we hit 10mo, still didn't have her belly off the ground, and was reluctant to bear weight on her feet, I called Early Intervention. They did a full evaluation, where she was evaluated as having stronger-than-expected verbal, social, and fine motor skills while experiencing atypical and delayed gross motor skill development. My service coordinator told me this was very unusual - a delay in just one area. The deciding factor in qualifying us for services was the resistance to weight bearing. We started twice monthly OT.

(She rolled both directions by 4mo and sat independently at just under 7mo, which is when she seemed to start falling 'behind' on the gross motor skill acquisition timelines.)

She crawled at exactly 11mo. She started pulling up at almost exactly 13mo. She is gradually starting to be happier bearing weight. Her fine motor skills are out of control impressive and, at 13mo, she has used multi-word phrases repeatedly. She has strong social engagement. Right now, it's just the weight bearing/walking thing.

We do have a history of later walkers (15, 18mo) in my family, but we also have a few people who had more serious issues (balance and hearing problems, mostly).

We have also worked to rule out other problems like low tone, core strength issues, blood circulation, etc. Our next visit will be with an orthopedic specialist, as she is nearly 14mo, 75th percentile for height, and wearing a size 3-6mo shoe. (I know, I know. But the OT actually recommended shoes to give her a wider base for standing.)

If you have concerns, get the evaluation. They are not going to waste resources providing your child with an unnecessary service.[/quote]

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