Easter Seals Evaluation
I’ve been concerned about my son who is 2 1/2 years old and does not talk yet. He babbles, says a few basic words, but otherwise communicates by pointing. Or whining. As frustrating as it has been, we consistently tell him what items are that he is asking for or question him “would you like milk? are you hungry? would you like to eat?”. Now he finally says “eat”, one of the few words in his vocabulary.
At his 2 year checkup the pediatrician said that if he still is not speaking much by 2 1/2 to get him evaluated, which we promptly did. After his evaluation the therapist told us she rated him at a 13 month old range for his speech. As difficult as this was to hear, it did not surprise me. What did surprise me is that he was rated as an 18 month old for his expressive development. He does seem “fine” developmentally to me. He understands what we ask of him, is very coordinated, and shows compassion.
Although since his speech is significantly behind, the more I think about it – it makes sense that he can’t express himself fully. I was most concerned about autism. He does have certain tendencies – besides not talking, he does have certain areas where he tends to “hang out” when he’s upset, he has mood swings, can’t drink out of an open cup yet, and simply ignores us when we speak to him at times. It’s been difficult to determine if he’s just being a 2 year old or being stubborn or if there is something more to this.
I am glad we got him evaluated and he will begin therapy 3x a week. However, I still worry that he is significantly behind and is often frustrated, and we just want him to be happy. Time will tell! Until then I have faith in the Easter Seals program. Which, by the way, is significantly cheaper than our insurance copays.
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