Early Intervention: Infant
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Induce Early?
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on September 22, 2010
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My doctor is on vacation when I am due (day before Thanksgiving). So she offered up that she would induce me if I wanted the Friday before, which would be 5 days befo...
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- My second son was two weeks overdue, so I was induced. I react quickly to medication, so my labor was faster, but much harder. With my third child I had gestational ...
- I was induced at two weeks past my due date (of necessity due to some merconium), and I wound up with a c-section. My sister in law was induced and wound up with a c-...
- I wouldn't do it. I was given pitocin when my labor slowed and my daughter reacted badly. I was given 30 minutes to push her out or else they would need to do an emerg...
Does My Son Need an "Intervention"?
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on March 31, 2008
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Hello all,
My son is almost 21 months, and my mother in law, who works with older special needs kids, told me she thinks he is speech delayed. I have wondered thi...
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- Sounds to me that he is on track. If the Dr. isn't concerned, I wouldn't worry. My son was slow to talk as well, but he's making up for it now. It's nice to hear th...
- I think your son is my daughter! :) My first daughter did everything early or on time, and my second has taken a little longer, but she's doing just fine. I'm sure Gra...
- my nephew had the same situation, and my brother decided to look at it like this: It can't hurt him to have a little extra help with speech, If it helps- great! If not...
What Does Exactly Early Interventions Assessments Mean for Our Child?
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on August 5, 2010
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We got our 24 month old DS evaluated by EI due to speech delay. EI people told us that he qualifies for speech therapy. They assessed his speech delayed enough. His mo...
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- Talk to the speech pathologist about your concerns. There are many children that have speech delays that are not on the autism spectrum. Are there symptoms besides t...
- Early Childhood Interventions (ECI) is a group of therapists. They don't diagnose disorders such as autism. They test children based on what they "should " be doing ...
- I have a niece with SPD, Sensory Processing Disorder. She wasnt much of a talker now at 6 she yaks your ear off with no speech problems. She does however freak out whe...
Early Childhood intervention/Infant Toddler Services
Asked by L.M. from Kansas City
on September 18, 2011
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History: My son turns 3 in Dec. He will "graduate from" infant toddler services and go to Pre-school into special education for children with Autism/SPD.
I am a (re...
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- I used to work in ECI and that is not typical of the services we provided. Do they have classes he could attend? Otherwise, I would ask for another therapist.
- My cousin's son, is now almost 20, and is autistic. (And doing wonderfully, I might add!) Because of this she went back to school and completed her degree last year ...
- That is not at all the experience I had w/ the EI SLP that my children had. She was awesome. She played with them almost the entire time, with maybe a suggestion or 2...
Infant Transitioning to Table Food
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on January 25, 2009
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I have a infant who is just about to turn 1 on this Thursday the 29th and I'm having trouble getting her to eat anything other then puree food and she won't even try h...
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- I would try a "mashed potato dinner." Serve everyone at the table (including you and Dad!) with a plate of buttered and/or seasoned mashed potatoes and put some on Em...
- Hi J., Just a few things you may want to try. Try giving her table food when she is hungry before you try the baby food. Somethings that my daughter (also 12 mont...
- you need to schedule an appointment with an early intervention specialist for an evaluation IMMEDIATELY. She is showing signs of poor muscle tone in her mouth, or pos...
Not Wanting Pacifier or Bottle as infant...now Having Speech Delay as Toddler?
Asked by B.P. from New York
on March 27, 2010
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My son is 24 months old and is being evaluated on Wednesday by EI for a speech delay. He communicates fine but so much of his verbal communication is hard to understa...
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- My 23 month old nursed until he was 14 months and had a bottle with breastmilk maybe once every two weeks (so very very rarely in his first year). He also never took a...
- Both of my boys have speech issues....and they are doing extremely well with therapy...my older son never used a pacifier...and they tell me that his jaw is weak and i...
- Congratulations for having your son evaluated at Early Intervention. Write down all your observations and questions, and share them before the evaluation. If they ca...
Infant with Hearing Loss
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on February 11, 2009
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Hi,
Ladies I have a problem- maybe someone has some advice or information. I have a beautiful 3 week old boy and he is diagnosed with moderate hearing loss on his ...
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- Hi, First thing is to remember God gave this beautiful child for you and you can handle this. I know, my daughter is 89% deaf and was not diagosed until she was 3. E...
- Hi M., my best friend of many years is deaf in her right ear. It hasn't caused her any problems at all. She says in school her mom just made sure the teacher was aware...
- As aspeech-language pathologist, I would strongly suggest that you start early!!! Early intervention is the best key to unlocking your child's potential. At TCU, you...
Infant with Paralyzed Vocal Cords
Asked by M.C. from Phoenix
on July 30, 2008
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Does anyone have any experience with this. My daughter born July 7th was diagnosed with paralyzed vocal cords. From what the doctors tell us it usually happens when ...
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- My daughter was born with trachealarnygomalacia. Basically, she had a severe stridor and squeaked when she breathed. She also sounded like she was gasping, so much so ...
- Hi M.-I faced a situation very similar to yours. My daughter had laryngomalacia, an underdeveloped larynx, when she was born. I clearly remember the day I called my ...
- What a bind....the natural instinct is to not go back to work and really throw some proactive effort at this problem, but that penalizes you....via insurance. No ...
Why Is There Such a Push for Early Reading?
Asked by I.X. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2012
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This is a piggy back on my last question. When I am hearing from so many, even teachers, that early reading is not all its cracked up to be, why is there so much pres...
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- I think kids grow up way to fast these days and have to much pressure way to young. Why cants kids be kids, and learn how to go outside and play. Dig in the dirt, lear...
- I am an early intervention specialist (master's degree) and I agree with Mom2girls. I think so many parents pressure their children not only in this area but also spo...
- I teach high school English (AP Language), and I just posted on your other question. I agree with everyone else here. There is no reason to push children to read so ...
Terrible 2'S Seems Too Early
Asked by A.M. from Memphis
on August 8, 2006
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I have a 15 month old daughter who is just trying. She is hitting, throwing things, not listening. I know that she is more than likely trying me, but I get tired of ...
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- hey A. sometimes kids just try us for no real reason evey child is different your next one an angel you just never know sometime all you can do is take deep breath an...
- You made me have flashbacks!LOL My son who is now 6 went through the same thing! 1-2 and 2-3 were really rough! He had such a temper that it had me really worried! I w...
- Hi A., It must be very trying to have a child at your wits end...perhaps she may just be wanting your attention. By doing all those stuff, it will attract your atte...
