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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 50310" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Dara, I know it would be depressing to come face to face with numbers like this but once again I want to emphasize that you not focus on where he's at on this developmental scale vs. where he should be. These numbers are general guidelines and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids frequently fall all over the place on them when they are young. It's also *very* normal for kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) to be spitting out mostly rote speech at this point if they had significant verbal delays. What you do need to do now is to make sure that you have a qualified speech-language pathologist in the picture from this point forward to help him a) learn rote speech that is appropriate for various situations and b) make the transition to spontaneous speech. </p><p></p><p>I do agree that maybe it's time to at least consider other therapy routes and because you live in a fairly large size metropolitan area determining the right course is likely confusing because you have so many more choices than many of us. Most of us have the choice of speech therapy, Occupational Therapist (OT), plus Special Education preschool vs. regular private preschool so this isn't such a daunting task. What I would recommend that you do next is to link up with the nearest Autism society and tap into the experiences and expertise of parents who are familiar with your local resources. Google Autism Society of America and you will find a list of chapters in your state. Parents of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids praise the local school district programs to high heaven and many don't seek out additional therapies except perhaps private Occupational Therapist (OT)...but that's where I live.</p><p></p><p>I don't mean to make light of low test scores but I've seen enough reports of kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) score low at this age to take it with a grain of salt. Verbal language skills play a HUGE roll in a child's ability to learn and communicate what they've learned that until those are making significant strides you probably won't have a good grasp. Don't get caught up on these scores--use them as leverage to get good solid professional help for Sammy by professionals trained in their specialty areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 50310, member: 701"] Dara, I know it would be depressing to come face to face with numbers like this but once again I want to emphasize that you not focus on where he's at on this developmental scale vs. where he should be. These numbers are general guidelines and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids frequently fall all over the place on them when they are young. It's also *very* normal for kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) to be spitting out mostly rote speech at this point if they had significant verbal delays. What you do need to do now is to make sure that you have a qualified speech-language pathologist in the picture from this point forward to help him a) learn rote speech that is appropriate for various situations and b) make the transition to spontaneous speech. I do agree that maybe it's time to at least consider other therapy routes and because you live in a fairly large size metropolitan area determining the right course is likely confusing because you have so many more choices than many of us. Most of us have the choice of speech therapy, Occupational Therapist (OT), plus Special Education preschool vs. regular private preschool so this isn't such a daunting task. What I would recommend that you do next is to link up with the nearest Autism society and tap into the experiences and expertise of parents who are familiar with your local resources. Google Autism Society of America and you will find a list of chapters in your state. Parents of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids praise the local school district programs to high heaven and many don't seek out additional therapies except perhaps private Occupational Therapist (OT)...but that's where I live. I don't mean to make light of low test scores but I've seen enough reports of kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) score low at this age to take it with a grain of salt. Verbal language skills play a HUGE roll in a child's ability to learn and communicate what they've learned that until those are making significant strides you probably won't have a good grasp. Don't get caught up on these scores--use them as leverage to get good solid professional help for Sammy by professionals trained in their specialty areas. [/QUOTE]
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