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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 28490" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I have two thoughts for you. The first is that I would be scheduling an evaluation with a developmental pediatrician ASAP. You will likely need a referal from your own pediatrician for an outpatient appointment at a Children's Hospital for this. I really urge you to get a whole new set of eyes and opinions to look at your little guy. Developmental peds bring in the best of a lot of worlds: base degree in pediatrics with extra training in developmental issues. </p><p></p><p>I suspect that one of two things is going on here: 1) either there is something that is being missed or 2) more is being made of the developmental lags that he does have and that ABA is inappropriate for him. ABA is often a fairly restrictive form of therapy and I wonder if it's possible that while it's helping him in some ways, it could also be holding him back from normal development in others. Hopefully someone else with personal experience with this form of therapy could give their thoughts. This is me personally but I would be extremely hesitant to be continuing on with any form of therapy in which there is no professional diagnostic basis. </p><p></p><p>Honestly I'm just a little concerned in reading your post when I see "everyone" agrees he doesn't have Autism and "a friend" recommending him for an intensive therapy program. Beyond speech exactly what developmental delays did he have and what professionals diagnosed those delays? Did a physical therapist or orthodpedic surgeon diagnose problems that would have prevented him from learning to stand on his own? ABA is rarely recommended for developmental issues of an unspecified nature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 28490, member: 701"] I have two thoughts for you. The first is that I would be scheduling an evaluation with a developmental pediatrician ASAP. You will likely need a referal from your own pediatrician for an outpatient appointment at a Children's Hospital for this. I really urge you to get a whole new set of eyes and opinions to look at your little guy. Developmental peds bring in the best of a lot of worlds: base degree in pediatrics with extra training in developmental issues. I suspect that one of two things is going on here: 1) either there is something that is being missed or 2) more is being made of the developmental lags that he does have and that ABA is inappropriate for him. ABA is often a fairly restrictive form of therapy and I wonder if it's possible that while it's helping him in some ways, it could also be holding him back from normal development in others. Hopefully someone else with personal experience with this form of therapy could give their thoughts. This is me personally but I would be extremely hesitant to be continuing on with any form of therapy in which there is no professional diagnostic basis. Honestly I'm just a little concerned in reading your post when I see "everyone" agrees he doesn't have Autism and "a friend" recommending him for an intensive therapy program. Beyond speech exactly what developmental delays did he have and what professionals diagnosed those delays? Did a physical therapist or orthodpedic surgeon diagnose problems that would have prevented him from learning to stand on his own? ABA is rarely recommended for developmental issues of an unspecified nature. [/QUOTE]
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