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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 439131" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome.</p><p></p><p>Are all of her speech issues simple articulation issues, or is there anything there that points to speech/language processing problems? The reason I'm asking is that if you'd pulled out the cleft palate and substance abusing parents I would have been wondering about Autistic Spectrum Disorders when I read your post. If there are signs we usually suggest that parents/guardians research these thoroughly because if they jump over this diagnosis at young ages it can be a real rabbit chase to find it down the road, especially if they have been medicating for other conditions and/or if the child was atypical and didn't fully meet the criteria. We've also had children come through here who had other unrelated medical/health issues which complicated diagnosis since the symptoms were attributed to (for instance) Johnny having spent so much time as an infant/toddler/preschooler in the hospital being treated for ____ and not having a typical early childhood.</p><p></p><p>Beyond social issues, speech, Occupational Therapist (OT) and possibly difficult behaviors, signs you would be looking for around this age might possibly include lining up toys or other household objects, obsessive and/or repetitive behaviors, unusual interests for the age, difficulty in making transitions, and possible problems with eye contact. Unless one is familiar with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, it's often overlooked since people often think classic, severe Autism instead of a little person who is functioning in the world, but with difficulties.</p><p></p><p>I'm just a mom and obviously can't diagnose your kiddo, but I wanted to make sure you're aware of this possiblity and have checked it out thoroughly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 439131, member: 701"] Welcome. Are all of her speech issues simple articulation issues, or is there anything there that points to speech/language processing problems? The reason I'm asking is that if you'd pulled out the cleft palate and substance abusing parents I would have been wondering about Autistic Spectrum Disorders when I read your post. If there are signs we usually suggest that parents/guardians research these thoroughly because if they jump over this diagnosis at young ages it can be a real rabbit chase to find it down the road, especially if they have been medicating for other conditions and/or if the child was atypical and didn't fully meet the criteria. We've also had children come through here who had other unrelated medical/health issues which complicated diagnosis since the symptoms were attributed to (for instance) Johnny having spent so much time as an infant/toddler/preschooler in the hospital being treated for ____ and not having a typical early childhood. Beyond social issues, speech, Occupational Therapist (OT) and possibly difficult behaviors, signs you would be looking for around this age might possibly include lining up toys or other household objects, obsessive and/or repetitive behaviors, unusual interests for the age, difficulty in making transitions, and possible problems with eye contact. Unless one is familiar with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, it's often overlooked since people often think classic, severe Autism instead of a little person who is functioning in the world, but with difficulties. I'm just a mom and obviously can't diagnose your kiddo, but I wanted to make sure you're aware of this possiblity and have checked it out thoroughly. [/QUOTE]
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