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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 571331" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hi Dona. I'm an Aussie, our health system is a little more similar to yours in the UK.</p><p></p><p>Food sensitivities can have an effect on behaviour, but sometimes are not the whole problem. What you need for your daughter is a good GP, one who will keep asking questions and who will keep the records and communication with other specialists. At some stage you need a pediatrician, but also possibly a speech pathologist. The trouble is, the different languages will be seen by some experts as the reason for a lot of this, when I don't think it is. There are too may children who speak multiple languages who do not have behaviour problems. Yes, there can sometimes seem to be slight language delay when the child is being raised to be multilingual, but it really is only slight and does not explain the other things you have seen. At five years of age, and exposed to English for three years, she should not have any language delay now. Certainly she shouldn't have any behaviour problems due to the multiple languages, not at her age now.</p><p></p><p>You might need to talk to your GP about your concerns and ask if there is a clinic where you can take her to be evaluated. Hearing tests need to be done, because that can be a big factor in both language and behaviour issues. Glue ear can also sometimes be connected to food sensitivity issues. Not that foods cause it, but a child who has food issues can also have glue ear issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 571331, member: 1991"] Hi Dona. I'm an Aussie, our health system is a little more similar to yours in the UK. Food sensitivities can have an effect on behaviour, but sometimes are not the whole problem. What you need for your daughter is a good GP, one who will keep asking questions and who will keep the records and communication with other specialists. At some stage you need a pediatrician, but also possibly a speech pathologist. The trouble is, the different languages will be seen by some experts as the reason for a lot of this, when I don't think it is. There are too may children who speak multiple languages who do not have behaviour problems. Yes, there can sometimes seem to be slight language delay when the child is being raised to be multilingual, but it really is only slight and does not explain the other things you have seen. At five years of age, and exposed to English for three years, she should not have any language delay now. Certainly she shouldn't have any behaviour problems due to the multiple languages, not at her age now. You might need to talk to your GP about your concerns and ask if there is a clinic where you can take her to be evaluated. Hearing tests need to be done, because that can be a big factor in both language and behaviour issues. Glue ear can also sometimes be connected to food sensitivity issues. Not that foods cause it, but a child who has food issues can also have glue ear issues. [/QUOTE]
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