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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom with special needs child here.  Keep looking.  My husband and I have been at this so long that we know the right therapist at hello.  It would concern me more that Nanny B did not pick up right away on DS's attempt to get more to drink than the fact she was overweight with diabetes.  Nanny A is inexperienced and you do not want that for a special needs nonverbal child.  [/quote]

Its hard to learn non-verbals and it takes some time.  We have that issue with close family and a non-vebal three year old who they see weekly.  Anyone is going to have a slow start but if the nanny is trying then that is a positive.  If the nanny does it differently but works for the child, then that is good for the child to have different ways of doing things.  This is not a therapist.  The child should get separate therapy supplemented by the nanny and parents.  It sounds like the nanny tried very hard and should get props for that.[/quote]

You made a good point about the nanny not being a therapist.  We actually hired an experienced nanny who we had trained as a behavioral therapist since she had good instincts and was a quick study. Nanny B did try and deserves a trial period. [/quote]

There is also a big difference with a behavioral issue and a speech/ot delay.  For a behavioral issue, I'd be more concerned as you are saying but a speech delay just needs someone patient and willing to figure out the child, routine and work with the child in finding how to get the speech out.  Leave the therapy work to the speech therapist and if nanny has a car and parents have health insurance.  I'd do speech therapy several times a week with some nanny training from the therapist.  My child has a speech delay and we were told to try the ABA and it was a waste of time as they work on behavioral issues and we didn't have anything to work on and speech therapy is far more effective.  The ABA therapist did very simple speech therapy but nothing more than I could do and it was just a waste of our time as she was always a few months behind what the speech therapists were doing.  Sometimes kids just talk late and do other stuff later and the supports are wonderful but they don't need the heavy duty approach.

I would be concerned about having Nanny A hired and just move out without a trial.  If she really wanted the job, she'd come for a few days to visit/interview given she has a free place to stay.

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