Yeah, I'd look into EI. Do you know what the problem is with your brother & dad? Is it inherited? My BIL is 'slow'. He contracted meningitis & the brain swelling/fluid caused the damage. I worried about it & so did DH. It was only about 4 years ago we found out the full story.
IL's also lost a baby who was severely disabled at 3 weeks old. I'm pretty sure he was Trisome 13, but now 100%... But all our children & IL's other kids are fine.
Remember that all babies to develop at their own rate. no point stressing about a probkem that may not even be there. Mine didn't 'click' to toilet training til they were older than average. DD2 still wets the bed at nearly 7 & was delayed in speech. Other than her ADD & a bit of SPD, she's perfect
You're not doing anything wrong. For their ages they both sound like they are doing things that are completely normal. There may be something not quite right (listen to your instinct), but there is no such thing as normal
Last edited by ~clover~; February 28th, 2012 at 09:32 PM.
Clover, I'll answer (by editting this) in just a minute. I'm moving from the laptop to Tapatalk on my phone because I've got DD on my lap crying (surprise surprise)
Ok back with DD snuggled on my chest (but still crying)
My brother - DH and I think - he has undiagnosed Autism - but he was diagnosed with behavioral problems and learning difficulties. He's 25 and has the mental age of a 6 year old.
My dad? Honestly I have no idea. All I know is his doctor many years ago, called him 'slow' and... *shudders* retarded (I shudder cause I HATE that word with a passion) - all because of being dropped by one of his brothers (he has 3 older brothers) a couple times.
Last edited by ElleJay; February 28th, 2012 at 09:46 PM.
I wish I was closer so you could meet Aiden. He's almost 4 and has about 20 words. He has started speech and OT, goes to daycare and an early intervention intensive school two half days a week. These are wonderful things he has gotten into and it takes time to see big results but he's making small gains. A is still in nappies, obsesses over simple things (like cans, toys, blocks), is very violent due to frustration with being non verbal, has oodles of sensory issues and is just generally a difficult kid day to day. Aiden doesn't enjoy being read to (he screams), he doesn't pick his clothes (his sisters do), he doesn't repeat things or know body parts and frequently runs away. My house is like fort knox 24/7.
He has only recently started pretend play and that is because his speech therapist tries it with him. It started with DH and I spending 10 minutes passing a plastic cup back and forth pretending to drink and smacking our lips. The first time he did it once and then wandered off and now 6 months on he will do it himself. Now he will find lions or dinosaurs and make them roar and make car noises but that's it for now.
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