self absorbed with serous language delay in 2 year old

[joanna hanna]

our little girl had a evaluation for speach with oklahoimas early intervintion program she did qualify she scored
with sever in social 28%,receptive 36%, expressive 32%, over all communication delay was at 40%, and a cognative dealy at 32%. why would a child be so delayed in somany areas, they reguested behavrial assessment but she is only 25mo and no dr wants to touch her, they did not that she is self absorbed and if she is not intrested she will not do the task when she looses intrest in thinks she throws them and becomes upset if she cant do what she wants which is a problem because she has breath holding spells which in return cause a generalized siezure which luckly only happens every 3-4 mo.  does anyone have ideas or suggestions to help catch her up or why she was so delayed

[joanna hanna]

i would like to thank you for the web site it did have some good information.  we do currentally have her in st2 a weak,ot,and pt.  She is also involved in the sooner start program and we have had her upto oklahoma assisstave tech center where we decided to have her learn a pics program where if she need something she gives us the picture instead of dragging us to where she wants us.  she has a rear condition called verbal auditory agnosia it is like word deafness and is very diffecult to understand bwcause she will learn to speak but does not understand what we say it is confussing to say the least and fustrationg because she is only 2 1\2, her nuerologist thinks it is related to her siezures.  well thank you and good luck with your lttle boy

[DENISE]

Hi. I would like to suggest a web page for you to view. My son has a language disorder, and it has affected the way we need to deal with him. His inability to communicate caused many, MANY tantrums. Dealing with his behavior is not the same as dealing with a "normal" child. Setting limits is well and fine, but if your child cannot understand what you are talking about, it will not make sense and will cause tantrums. I do not agree that waiting is a good idea. If there is a problem, early intervention is the key. It is never too soon to start working on language difficulties. It might only be a mild problem, and you may have nothing to worry about, but why risk it? One word of advice...if you are going to seek a language pathologist to work with your child, watch the sessions to see how your child is reacting. there are many different teaching styles, and you should find the right one. How will you know? Your child will enjoy the interactions!
Denise

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[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

Dear Hanna,

Your daughter is only two years old. There's no need at this early point to be too alarmed. Many children develop slowly in the speech and language area. Now, if your daughter was four years old and you received the feedback that you just received the situation would be quite different. In a year or so, have her examined by a developmental pediatrician and perhaps have another S&L evaluation to see if she has closed the gap.

In the meantime, you might consult with a pediatric behavioral health professional to be sure your behavior management plans are reasonable (i.e., setting sensible limits on your daughter and helping her to manage age-appropriate frustration).

[Kim been there done that]

Hanna,
    
     Don't have her pushed she will be fine i'm sure,my girl talked very fast my son didn't communicate good until age 4 now he's an A student in the 3rd grade and you can't get him to hush just be patient she is normal and as for her seizures i might would consult someone but realistically she is probably frustrated with not being able to please you.                      


                                          Kim

[Joanna]

i am glad to her your son communicated well know but we are not pushing our little girl.  she has had a lot of problems since she was born at 36 1\2 weaks weight was only 4.7 pounds.  she had heart surgery at 6 1\2 mo to close her paten ductus arteriosis due to her heart being severally overloaded and was staring to fail, she hads her siezure sdisorder, a 25degree curve in her lumbar spine,that will probally be corrected surgically in about six month if there is progression, she may also have a small right kidney.  for use we need to find out if there is anything that could be causing her delays so she will have the best chance possible to  do well in school. who knows maybe she will make great progress in a few months well thanks for the advice  and support hope things keep going well for you.