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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I personally would take a wait and see approach. I think contemporary recommendations for early intervention on all kinds of things add so much unnecessary stress and drama. Everyone is so quick to recommend feeding therapy, OT, speech therapy, etc. when many kids just develop normally at a slightly slower pace.

My oldest didn’t eat solids until around 15 months, just hated all food. By 2.5 was the least picky toddler I know and is still a great eater into childhood. She barely spoke at 18 mons and I worried she was delayed. She spoke full 7-8 word sentences by 20 months with a big vocabulary. Try not to stress. [/quote]

I totally agree. People say there is no harm to getting evaluated but I think there is harm: unnecessary stress and anxiety and self doubt. Honestly time resolves many childhood issues. And when kids improve with therapy, people attribute it to therapy not thinking that in most cases, the kid would have improved/caught up with or without intervention. Of course there are cases where help is needed but nothing in OP's post suggests anything worrisome, truly.[/quote]

I disagree. Our child had no words at 16 months. We did the assessment and early intervention services and it reduced my anxiety because I felt like I was doing something. OP can be comforted by the fact that most kids with expressive language delays catch up just fine on their own, but the services are available because some kids don't. IME, the services don't cause the stress, the delays do.

My kid did catch up in terms of speech, but fast forward to age 5 and she has an ASD diagnosis. Having the record of the assessment at an early age was helpful for the ASD diagnosis (even though we had no idea at the time). Getting that diagnosis has been so helpful for us.
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