15 month old cant sit, roll or crawl

[mum796]

My 15 month old daughter still cannot roll over, sit up, crawl or pull herself up.
We have taken her to her paediatrician who has diagnosed her with global development delay which our 2 year old also has.
It seems to me to be more than just GDD.
Is it possible that it could be something to do with her muscles?
He has sent us to a geneticist for testing, but its a very long wait and i'd like to help my daughter as much as i can in the meantime.

[Haaga]

My 15 month old niece has similar symptoms, plus she developed seizures since she was 9 month.
The main concerns were:
She can not hold her head.
Can not sit up, cant turn, but she claps her hands if she is happy, making eye contact recognize familiar people, but hardly makes any sound, mainly crying.
Well, I start from the beginning, she was not developing well it was quite obvious from the start. Health visitor never raised any concerns, so they insisted to se a pediatrician, luckily they have been referred to run some tests. I don’t know the details, but they have got some results, and apparently she has abnormal brain activity. Forgot to mention the process takes forever, intervals between tests and results can turn into weeks and monthes sometimes (well famous British NHS).
And referral to a specialist can take up to 3 month to discuss her abnormal brain activity. So I was just wondering does falls under GDD description?

[ashebs]

my eldest now 3 1/2 could not roll or sit i had to teach her how first i rolled her on her side and put her top leg forward... for stability. the doctors told me to do this everyday 3 times a day and with in 3 months she rolled by her self.

as for sitting once she learns to roll we had to teach her to sit same as before roll on to her side place one hand/arm under her torso palm flat on ground, swing her legs slightly and slowly lift her to sitting position, this took alot longer for her to get but she did get it after 5 months.

[specialmom]

Hi.  It is hard to say if it is more than a global delay.  I am so happy that you are looking into ways of helping her.  Here in the states, we have a specialty called occupational therapist that really help kids with their challenges.  My son has a developmental delay called sensory integration disorder.  One area of sensory integration disorder that can cause late walking, speech issues, etc. is in the area of "motor planning".  This is how the brain organizes itself and sends information to the muscles to carry out movement.  In the case of speech, it involves organizing thought, then sending what it would like to say  out, and then getting the mouth to coordinate the motor movement to articulate it.  
I know for my son, we worked a lot on core stability as he was "low tone".  We've done a lot of exercises to stregthen this and it helps with all motor movement in general.

With motor planning issues, I found using my hands to make his body do the movement helped him as then the signal would get sent the other way to the brain--------  if that makes sense.  Then he would be able to do it after helping him enough times.  

Your system of waiting for just one aspect of what needs to happen is not good and I'm sorry that is the program where you live.  I'd see if you can research an occupational therapist to see.  I think a physical therapist could help and I would imagine you will need a speech pathologist as well.  Might as well get on that list.  
In the US, we have programs that help families and their children when developmental issues are present.  It is free and involves a coordinator from an agency that helps to set up all of the evaluations and treatments necessary.  It runs birth to age 3.  Is there anything like that in your country?  
Best of luck to you.  If you think sensory fits at all, as she gets older, I can give you ideas of what we do in occupational therapy.