Thank you Freya. I feel guilty that other children his age are already getting help. But then I think my son is borderline so I guess its not been obvious if he really needed help or not.
Might see if we can get a speech pathologist appointment soon- good idea. I think I really need some sort of professional opinion & discussion. I think he has some sensory issues too but maybe the total picture can wait.
Welcome to denial hun, I have lived there quite happily and some days would like to go back LOL
An OT is a great place to start as well, you don't need a referral but you can get it cheaper if you get a plan from your GP. I have found OT and speech great for DS.
Good luck.
Dont feel bad he's gone this long without help; I only sought help because I finally listened to my mothers intuition otherwise R would still be chugging along in misery. His daycarers even told me his speech was FINE but when I went to the speechie, totally bloody opposite was true. I just figured I thought he was bad because I had to deal with him everyday you know?
I think that's why I feel bad- my intuition (and early childhood training!!) was telling me it wasn't right but my H kept saying it was just him (quiet) and he was fine etc. And I wanted to believe that. He doesnt have enough indicators of something more serious such as autism so I guess I tried to brush it off. Since my H had some time off with our new baby and joined us at playgroup etc hes seen other children our son's age and realised how significantly different he is and I think we've been brought back to reality.
Thanks for listening and offering advice and support
My Dh went through the same thing too, we even had heated arguements about it on numerous occasions until he finally looked at him objectively instead of as our son (and reflecting on us) and realised he needed help. Its a guy thing I think, they see it as failure on their part and they dont really cope with it.
Feel free to pm me for a chat if you ever need it. We seem to be in similar places right now so would be going through similar things; I know the support of the girls on here with special needs kids have been a HUGE help to me while Ive been sorting it all out.
I think you've done the right thing beginning the investigations now, Meow, instead of waiting till you get to the States. I hope this Friday goes well and the speechie may be able to point you in the right direction for your son
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