Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't talk until he was 4. Combo of developmental delay and a tongue tie. School system wanted to label him eligible under Autism even though Dev Ped. still adamantly says no, even after 5 years.

Once his language started catching up, a lot of the social emotional problems improved or resolved because he could understand what we wanted and also express how he was feeling.

Also, labels/diagnoses are not supposed to drive services. Mine still did self contained enhanced autism until this year so he could get more intensive services.

You are more talking about expressive language, not receptive.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't talk until he was 4. Combo of developmental delay and a tongue tie. School system wanted to label him eligible under Autism even though Dev Ped. still adamantly says no, even after 5 years.

Once his language started catching up, a lot of the social emotional problems improved or resolved because he could understand what we wanted and also express how he was feeling.

Also, labels/diagnoses are not supposed to drive services. Mine still did self contained enhanced autism until this year so he could get more intensive services.

PP Did you get the tongue tie clipped?

Yes, at about 3.75 years of age. We didn't even know about it when he was a newborn because he was still a champion nurser. When we realized it and had him seen, by more than one person, they both said they don't put children under to clip them anymore unless it interferes with speech. Although delayed, after around 3.5, he was trying to talk and was beyond frustrated because he could hardly form any hard consonants. We had it clipped and now, at 8, although still catching up, he is Mr. Social and only has real trouble with TH; all the other speech therapy is to undo habits around L/R/W. He can make all these sounds, but it isn't automatic for some words yet.

Good for you for figuring out the problem and advocating for your child. I'm glad he's made such progress!

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Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't talk until he was 4. Combo of developmental delay and a tongue tie. School system wanted to label him eligible under Autism even though Dev Ped. still adamantly says no, even after 5 years.

Once his language started catching up, a lot of the social emotional problems improved or resolved because he could understand what we wanted and also express how he was feeling.

Also, labels/diagnoses are not supposed to drive services. Mine still did self contained enhanced autism until this year so he could get more intensive services.

PP Did you get the tongue tie clipped?

Yes, at about 3.75 years of age. We didn't even know about it when he was a newborn because he was still a champion nurser. When we realized it and had him seen, by more than one person, they both said they don't put children under to clip them anymore unless it interferes with speech. Although delayed, after around 3.5, he was trying to talk and was beyond frustrated because he could hardly form any hard consonants. We had it clipped and now, at 8, although still catching up, he is Mr. Social and only has real trouble with TH; all the other speech therapy is to undo habits around L/R/W. He can make all these sounds, but it isn't automatic for some words yet.

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Anonymous wrote:Could be speech apraxia, talk to a SLP. That typically resolves around age 3, sometimes paired with autism or other delays in my experience, sometimes not.

Apraxia doesn't clear up by age three and is a long and difficult road. Often people call it apraxia when its not and its very different from receptive languge.

I’ve worked with several children that started intervention around 14-16 months and apraxia resolved by 3-3.5. Like everything in life people and circumstances vary.

How would Apraxia be diagnosed by 14-16 months when most children that age have limited speech in the first place? This doesn't make sense.

Exactly. Most cases of apraxia cannot be diagnosed until around 3. And it doesn’t just resolve itself that quickly. If it does, it was purely a language delay and not a language disorder like apraxia.

Anonymous wrote:Also have hearing, vision tested.

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My DD has vision problems. At first she was diagnosed with Autism. It wasn’t Autism. Hearing and vision tests, done by specialists, are important.

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Anonymous wrote:Could be speech apraxia, talk to a SLP. That typically resolves around age 3, sometimes paired with autism or other delays in my experience, sometimes not.

Apraxia doesn't clear up by age three and is a long and difficult road. Often people call it apraxia when its not and its very different from receptive languge.

I’ve worked with several children that started intervention around 14-16 months and apraxia resolved by 3-3.5. Like everything in life people and circumstances vary.

How would Apraxia be diagnosed by 14-16 months when most children that age have limited speech in the first place? This doesn't make sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Could be speech apraxia, talk to a SLP. That typically resolves around age 3, sometimes paired with autism or other delays in my experience, sometimes not.

Apraxia doesn't clear up by age three and is a long and difficult road. Often people call it apraxia when its not and its very different from receptive languge.

I’ve worked with several children that started intervention around 14-16 months and apraxia resolved by 3-3.5. Like everything in life people and circumstances vary.

That is too young for that diagnosis. And, apraxia is very different from a receptive delay/disorder.

https://www.apraxia-kids.org/apraxia_kids_library/at-what-age-can-a-child-be-diagnosed-with-cas/

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Anonymous wrote:Could be speech apraxia, talk to a SLP. That typically resolves around age 3, sometimes paired with autism or other delays in my experience, sometimes not.

Apraxia doesn't clear up by age three and is a long and difficult road. Often people call it apraxia when its not and its very different from receptive languge.

I’ve worked with several children that started intervention around 14-16 months and apraxia resolved by 3-3.5. Like everything in life people and circumstances vary.

Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't talk until he was 4. Combo of developmental delay and a tongue tie. School system wanted to label him eligible under Autism even though Dev Ped. still adamantly says no, even after 5 years.

Once his language started catching up, a lot of the social emotional problems improved or resolved because he could understand what we wanted and also express how he was feeling.

Also, labels/diagnoses are not supposed to drive services. Mine still did self contained enhanced autism until this year so he could get more intensive services.

PP Did you get the tongue tie clipped?

Mine didn't talk until he was 4. Combo of developmental delay and a tongue tie. School system wanted to label him eligible under Autism even though Dev Ped. still adamantly says no, even after 5 years.

Once his language started catching up, a lot of the social emotional problems improved or resolved because he could understand what we wanted and also express how he was feeling.

Also, labels/diagnoses are not supposed to drive services. Mine still did self contained enhanced autism until this year so he could get more intensive services.

Language disorders can be stand alone.

OP, can you clarify, does your child have a receptive delay in the context of expressive language within expected limits? How was this assessed and what exactly were the results? How old is your child and what made you seek testing? Does your DC have any diagnoses?

Anonymous wrote:Could be speech apraxia, talk to a SLP. That typically resolves around age 3, sometimes paired with autism or other delays in my experience, sometimes not.

Apraxia doesn't clear up by age three and is a long and difficult road. Often people call it apraxia when its not and its very different from receptive languge.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the responses. So receptive delay generally indicates some kind of cognition issues even if it’s not autism? Its never just nothing that the child can grow out of with speech therapy etc?

My child had a significant receptive and expressive delay at 18 months. She is almost completely caught up at 3.5 after early intervention, speech and OT.

That's not really an issue then. I think the question really is for kids who still have a delay/disorder in early elementary school or later.

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.