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Need Advice About Occupational Therapy!
Asked by T.C. from Burlington
on March 10, 2007
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My 4 soon to be 5 year old son Matthew has been receving occupational therapy for about 2 months for sensory issues (not SPD) and fine motor skills. Well his fine mot...
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- Hi T.: As soon as I read your note, I felt I had to write you back because my son who is 4.5 years old has similar issues. It is not easy to deal with and it is a t...
- hi, I have a 4 year old son who will be five in may and has been receiving ot, and speech as well. I would love to talk to you about this because i have had previous...
- Hi. I used to work as a special purpose preschool teacher, where all the students were receiving some sort of therapy. A book that really explained things well was ca...
Do My 10 Months Old Twins Need Physical/ Occupational Therapy?
Asked by J.C. from Los Angeles
on December 30, 2008
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My Pediatrician wrote my twins a prescription for Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) Evaluation due to delayed milestones at their 9 months check-up. ...
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- Get the help. Just get it. Both of my kids were born perfect (I thought) but my first had torticollis (her head was tilted to one side) and she was not developing he...
- Hi, J.. I don't have twins, but had a similar situation with one of my sons. Do get a second opinion, but if the doctors agree that therapy is the best option, try it....
- J., If you were learning a foreign language and needed extra help would you take some extra tutoring? Of course you would!! Your children will benefit from the wond...
How Long Does It Really Take for a Preemie to Catch Up?
Asked by M.K. from Los Angeles
on October 24, 2008
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My son was born exactly 2 months early. For the first year, he was about 2 months behind on all of his benchmarks, which should be expected. At a year, we had him ev...
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- Maureen, My little dude, was also born 8 weeks early and spent 7 weeks in the NICU. It's tough to guage these things, with preemies (and I think all kids) I was imm...
- I really don't have an answer for your question; however, I do want to give you a little reassurance. My son was born after 40 weeks (way after due date and I think it...
- Maureen, Every child is different and there is usually a "window" in which a child will developmentally achieve their gross motor/fine motor and speech goals. If you...
She's So Delayed...
Asked by C.H. from Philadelphia
on June 21, 2007
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I'm sitting here typing this while my daughter is napping. She'll be 15 months old in a week. She is very delayed when it comes to her gross motor skills. She can't ev...
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- Hi - My godson went throught all the same things you mentioned. He had weak muscle tone and the early intervention/therapy really helped. It took some time but he s...
- Hi. We adopted our daughter through foster care. When she came to us at 18 months she was the same. She wasnt walking and could barely sit by herself. She was also...
- Hi C., I understand what you are going through. My daughter did not walk until about 20 months. Now she is 4, she has done two years of dance, takes karate, swim...
Information Needed on Early Intervention Program for Infant with Torticollis
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on February 18, 2009
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My child has a mild form of torticollis and has qualified for physical therapy and occupational therapy through the early intervention program. I have been waiting fo...
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- My daughter has been evaluated through early intervention and due to difficulties in finding a speech therapist that could come 2 times a week, we decided to find a th...
- You can definitely use your own insurance and get started with services. I know that Joliet has an excellent Easter Seals program that offers OT and PT. I would expect...
- I have been through this EXACT thing! My pediatrician gave me the number to call. Within a week, one of the "facilitators" came to my home. She talked all about the ...
Premature=Developmental Delays??????????????
Asked by M.R. from Burlington
on September 19, 2006
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I have been looking through some of the questions and answers and couldn't help noticing that there seems to be quite a few premature births. The majority of the chil...
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- M., I worked with kids with special need and Autism for 9 years prior to retiring to be a full-time mommy, and some of my "developmentally delayed" kids had all thre...
- My son was born 2 weeks early but stopped breathing when he was born. They started him breathing again but I think it has something to do with his slow development. He...
- Hello M. My oldest son 3yrs old this last July, was born at 1 lb and 7 oz at 24 weeks. For my son it is being dirty. Can not stand it any thing on his hands it's...
Need Recomendation for Both Speech & Occupational Clinics and Therapists
Asked by S.P. from Austin
on February 5, 2009
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Hi!
I have 3 year old twins that both have a speech delay.
One of them MAY have "Verbal Apraxia", for instance, he can say words but the articulation is very po...
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- My family had a great experience with Little Tesoros Therapy. They are located in North Austin near the intersection of 183 and Burnet Road. They offer home services...
- Hi, my 3 year old son goes to the Capitol School of Austin.. It is a preschool that focuses all on speech, all their lead teachers are speech therapists and they have...
- Hi, I am a Speech-Language Pathologist who works for the Austin Independent School District. There are numerous clinics around Austin who offer services. They are...
My Son Is Obsessed with Ceiling Fans...
Asked by D.B. from New York
on December 31, 2008
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My son has always liked to look at ceiling fans since he was an infant. Now he's 2 and if we're at someone's house that has a ceiling fan he becomes obsessed with it....
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- My son who is now 18 was obsessed with vacuums when he was 3. If we went visitng, people would pull their vacuums out for him to check out. One year when we went out...
- Hi D., We have a lot to talk about! First of all, every kid (obviously) is unique. Nobody here, and not even every doctor, can tell you exactly "what's up" with y...
- Uh oh...is this my future too??? My 12 month old son is the same way! Points to them, and says "up" over and over. And wants them on, anytime they're off. Has a to...
My 2 1/2 Year Old Was Just Diagnosed with PDD/NOS and Static Encephalopathy
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on December 5, 2008
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After a year and a half of searching for a reason why my daughter has delays, motor ticks and sensory dysfunction we have finaly have our diagnosis.
My DD has been ...
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- I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and your husband. Google "Special Care & Career Services," which is a charitable org set up to help families with special ne...
- I am so sorry for what you are going through with your daughter and husband. I also feel if he is not man enough to step up to the plate to his own daughter and you an...
- I don't know about Static Encephalopathy, but I do know about autism because my son has it and autism is very treatable. Early intervention is key to helping your dau...
