DOC SAYS MY 2 YR OLD MAY NEED TO SEE A NEUROLOGIST

[DIANA_RIVERA]

MY SON JUST TURNED 2 ON APRIL 23. HE IS A VERY GOOD BABY ALWAYS HAS BEEN, HE PLAYS WELL WITH EVERYBODY AND OTHER CHILDREN INCLUDING HIS 3 YR OLD SISTER,HE CAN PLAY BY HIMSELF AND HAVE A BALL FOR QUITE SOME TIME ALSO,  HE IS VERY FRIENDLY ALWAYS SMILING AND LAUGHING.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT HE IS NOT REALLY TALKING YET, MOSTLY BABY BABBLE.HE'LL SAY GO, OR READY SET GO (WEN HE WANTS TO RUN IN THE HALL), ONCE IN A BLUE HE WILL SAY BYE, AND THE OTHER DAY HE TRIED TO SAY "TAKE IT", ALTHOUGH THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME I HAVE QUITE A FEW OTHER , I THINK MORE MAJOR CONCERNS,   MY OTHER CONCERNS ARE......
1- BITING HIS HANDS. I HAVE TO GIVE HIM A PACIFIER TO HELP HIM STOP BUT IT DOESNT WORK ALL THE TIME. AND IF HE ISNT BITING HIS HANDS HE WILL BITE THE PACIFIER OR BOTTLES (NOT THE NIPPLE) OR SOME OF HIS TOYS. HE HAS CALLUSES ON HIS KNUCKLES FORM THIS. I TRY TO ENCORAGE HIM NOT TO DO IT AS MUCH AS POSSINLE BUT DOESNT SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER.
2- HE HAS TO CONSTANTLY BE MOVING, EVEN IN THE STROLLER. HE SWAYS, ROCKS, BOUNCES, MOVING HIS LEGS, TYRING TO JUMP IN HIS SEAT. OUT OF THE STROLLER HE DOES THE SAME THING AND HE WILL SIT THEN STAND WALK AROUND THEN SIT AGAIN AND GET UP ALL OVER AGAIN. AND IT IS MORE OFTEN WHEN HE GETS EXCITED WHEN HIS FAVORITE SHOWS ARE ON TV. HE HAS HIS TIMES WHERE HE SITS STILL FOR A FEW MIN BUT NOT OFTEN.
3- WHEN HE GETS EXCITED HE JUMPS, STICKS HIS HANDS OUT AND WIGGLES HIS FINGERS AND SOMETIMES MAKES FISTS  BUT CURLING HIS FINGER AND MAKES A FACE WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN LIKE HE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING BUT CANT GET IT OUT, HE WILL MAKE A SLIGHT SOUND OR GRUNT.
4-HE SEEMS TP PAY ATTENTION WHEN HE IS WATCHING HIS FAVORITE SHOWS BUT WHEN U CALL HIM ONLY ONCE IN A BLUE WILL HE TURN TO YOU. U HAVE TO LITTERALLY TRY TO GET HIS ATTENTION AND WHEN U TRY TO TEACH HIM SOMETHING LIKE HIS EARS NOSE MOUTH  AND SO ON HE GETS MAD, OR ILL TRY TO SOUND OUT WORDS FOR HIM AND HE GETS FRUSTRATED . HE DOESNT YET SEEM TO UNDERSTAND DIRECTIONS LIKE "PUT THE CUP ON THE TABLE" OR " WHERE IS THE BALL?"  BUT HE UNDERSTANDS "NO" AND "SIT DOWN" AND "JUMP"
5- ALSO HE WAS BORN WITH HIS FEET FACING IN AND "BOWL LEGGED" AS THEY SAY, AND HE STARTED WALKING VERY LATE HE STILL DOESNT RUN LIKE HE SHOULD , HIS BALANCE IS KIND OF STILL OFF. AND HE DOES FALL. AS A MATTER OF FACT HAD TO TAKE HIM TO THE E.R. THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE HE FELL AND HIT HIS FORE HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE COFFEE TABLE.. THANK GOD NO STICHES.

I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIS PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT MY CONCERNS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND SHE INSISTED THAT I WAIT TILL HE TURNS 2 TO SEE IF HE PROGRESSES MORE IN SPEAKING AND SEE IF THE BITING HAS CALM DOWN AND SUCH,,, I WAS VERY HESITANT AND STRTED READING UP ON EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. AND TRYING TO READ UP ON HIS SYMPTOMS. THERE ARE TOO MANY CONDITIONS OUT THERE AND ITS SCARING ME.. I JUST SAW HIS PEDIATRICIAN YESTERDAY AND SHE SAID SOME ONE FROM EARLY INTERVENTION WILL CALL ME ABOUT MY CONCERNS AND DO A HOME EVALUATION AND THEN  GAVE ME A REFERAL FOR MY SON TO SEE AN AUDIO SPECIALIST FIRST AND THEN AFTER TO SEE A NEURO SPECIALIST..THERE MAY BE A BIG CHANCE HE HAS SOME KIND OF SENSORY INTERGRATED ISSUES..  I HAVE 3 KIDS MY 2 YR OLD BEING THE YOUNGEST, IM SOO CONCERNED I HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FEEL LIKE THE DOCTOR SOMETIMES DO NOT SEE IT AS IMPORTANT AS THE PARENTS DO. MY OTHER 2 CHILDREN SEEM TO BE EXTREAMLY ADVANCED FOR THEIR AGES. MY OLODEST IS NINE AND MY MIDDLE CHILD IS 3.
I WANTED TO KNOW BASED ON THE CONCERNS I HAVE POSTED WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS, AND IN THE MEANTIME WHAT CAN I DO AT HOME WITH HIM TO HELP HIM?
ALSO DOES ANY ONE FEEL OR KNOW IF THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TOO MANY IMMUNIZATIONS AT ONE TIME (LIKE 8)  OR MAYBE THINGS I WENT THROUGH DURRING PREGNANCY (MENTAL EMOTIONAL PHYSICAL ABUSE)?

[DIANA_RIVERA]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONCE. I DONT WANNA TRY TO GUESS A DIAGNOSIS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW I WROTE IT THAT WAY, I GUES IM JUST TRYING TO PREPARE MYSELF I DONT KNOW..  BUT REGAURDLESS OF WHAT IT IS I WILL DO EVERYTHING I HAVE TO TO MAKE SURE HE GETS WHAT HE NEEDS, I AM ENJOYING HIM VERY MUCH, HE IS SUCH A SWEET BABY.I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON SENSORY INTEGRATION DISORDER AND ALTHOUGH AS A PARENT OF CORSE WE DONT WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GO THROUGH ANYHTING  IT HAS MADE ME A LITTLE CALMER KNOWING MORE ABOUT IT SINCE IT IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY HE MAY HAVE THIS ISSUE..  
THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! GOD BLESS!!

[jdtm]

ALSO DOES ANY ONE FEEL OR KNOW IF THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TOO MANY IMMUNIZATIONS AT ONE TIME (LIKE 8)  OR MAYBE THINGS I WENT THROUGH DURRING PREGNANCY (MENTAL EMOTIONAL PHYSICAL ABUSE)?   I doubt it - nature has far more influence than nurture.

I WANTED TO KNOW BASED ON THE CONCERNS I HAVE POSTED WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS  -  I think the home evaluation should clear up the matter so there is no point in our trying "to guess" what the issue might be.  

AND IN THE MEANTIME WHAT CAN I DO AT HOME WITH HIM TO HELP HIM - try to relax and enjoy your youngest child - and don't try to second-guess what the issue will be.  If there is a problem, then be ready to deal with it in whatever method or treatment is suggested (unless, of course, your common sense disagrees with the results; in which case, you seek a second opinion).  

One more thing - if there is a chance you might be dealing with sensory issues, then I might suggest you google phrases as "sensory integration disorder" or "children and sensory issues" or similar words/phrases to better educate yourself about this problem.  By the way, sensory issues are highly treatable.   I wish you the best ...