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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 180147" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would take the one with the profound speech delay to a neuropsychologist too. Even if she is catching up, a speech delay is a huge red flag for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The kids often catch up, but still have lots of problems in school AND in the social world (my son is one--he now has a great vocabulary, but still can't hold a good give-and-take conversation). He is friendly, but doesn't really know how to make/keep friends. This particular problem didn't SEEM like a problem until he was eight or so because kids don't really socialize much at a young age, but it stood out like a sore thumb once he got older and I wish he had gotten social skills help sooner. And he has some life skill issues, such as not caring about how he smells...this can inhibit him a lot when he's eighteen. I wouldn't let it go and just put it down to "speech delay." JMO because the earlier you get help, the better the prognosis (for ANYTHING) and more may be going on than a speech delay (and, no, a speech therapist wouldn't know). My son made remarkable speech progress too (as far as words/sentences go), but he still has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) issues that transcend speech. You really need a neuropsychologist evalution to be safe. I believe in "better to be safe than sorry" because if you catch stuff when they are older, it is harder to correct or help. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 180147, member: 1550"] I would take the one with the profound speech delay to a neuropsychologist too. Even if she is catching up, a speech delay is a huge red flag for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The kids often catch up, but still have lots of problems in school AND in the social world (my son is one--he now has a great vocabulary, but still can't hold a good give-and-take conversation). He is friendly, but doesn't really know how to make/keep friends. This particular problem didn't SEEM like a problem until he was eight or so because kids don't really socialize much at a young age, but it stood out like a sore thumb once he got older and I wish he had gotten social skills help sooner. And he has some life skill issues, such as not caring about how he smells...this can inhibit him a lot when he's eighteen. I wouldn't let it go and just put it down to "speech delay." JMO because the earlier you get help, the better the prognosis (for ANYTHING) and more may be going on than a speech delay (and, no, a speech therapist wouldn't know). My son made remarkable speech progress too (as far as words/sentences go), but he still has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) issues that transcend speech. You really need a neuropsychologist evalution to be safe. I believe in "better to be safe than sorry" because if you catch stuff when they are older, it is harder to correct or help. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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