Comments on Two cats, Youngling and Me: Disordered or special?

Hi Jennifer, wow you were so lucky to get all that...

2012-01-18T23:07:27.455Z

Hi Jennifer, wow you were so lucky to get all that support and Noah really is a special little boy - he's gorgeous. Both of them are :-) I think it is wonderful that other specialists have been to your homes. I'm rather lucky that Youngling is quite confident when meeting new people - much to add to my worry as a parent lol.

Thank you for your support. I have recently spoken to a friend who knows of Younglings therapist and said she isn't surprised that we didn't 'click'. So not feeling too bad about it at the mo ;-) xx

Hi Notjustamummy Youngling is on the waiting list ...

2012-01-18T23:00:10.925Z

Hi Notjustamummy Youngling is on the waiting list with audiology for his hearing test. I think this will be taken at the hospital so should be rather thorough to rule out any difficulties. I used to work in a nursery too. Small world hey? ;-) xx

I don't know if this will help you or not, but...

2012-01-17T14:39:43.509Z

I don't know if this will help you or not, but my son had delayed speech. He was my first and I just didn't realize how delayed he was until someone pointed it out. I had him tested by our Early Intervention Services and he qualified for their services. He was 20 months old at the time we had him tested and he tested at 6-7 months for receptive and 9 months for expressive. He was really behind. They did interact with him, but I was an integral part of the process. They asked me questions and then tested for themselves. They determined that his was simply a delay (never determined why) and instead of speech therapy, we received a special education teacher that would come to our house once a week and work with him on his speech. She was WONDERFUL- she actually preferred that I was part of the process. She wanted me to learn the games she was playing so that I could reinforce it myself. She was always playing with him, yet, informing me what was going on and what should be happening. By the time he was 3 (and the point at which they quit giving services), he tested out of the program. If he had still had a delay, we would have had to have our school district take over the services at3- and as part of the process, we had to take him to the school to be tested by them. They were flabbergasted that he had ever had a delay at all he was doing so well. And now, he is 8, and is in the enrichment (gifted) program.

Good luck- it is hard when someone tells you there is something "wrong" with your child and you feel helpless to do anything about it.

i was a playworker too before having kids and a nu...

2012-01-17T11:27:07.593Z

i was a playworker too before having kids and a nursery nurse before that. has your son had a hearing test to rule out deafness? my boy had numerous hearing tests until he was 2 and failed everyone but passed the last one

Hey, great to meet you (will be swinging by your b...

2012-01-16T20:21:21.054Z

Hey, great to meet you (will be swinging by your blog when at laptop). Its hard, generally speaking I don't have an issue with signing. I've been a trained play leader for almost twelve years and learnt variations of signing to assist children with learning difficulties. I'm quite open minded (I think lol) I think I got upset and angry that the therapist wasn't quite so open minded. It was her way or the high way. And then Doo (Younglings daddy) is convinced its a hearing defect of sorts. Really appreciate your support and will definitely keep you updated with what happens next ;-) xx

hi i just saw this over on the britmums site, i ha...

2012-01-16T19:59:45.459Z

hi i just saw this over on the britmums site, i had just posted my blog about speech therapy and makaton. my youngest is 2 and a half and is behind on his speech. the therapist came to our house first to see him in his comfortable environment. as i go to college my partner has been to all the therapy and makaton sessions so i dont know how well they are really run. for xmas he also got some flash cards with pictures, letters and words on and he enjoys looking at them. he has come on a lot of the last week or so. we havent been told he has a disorder just that his sounds are jumbled up and he maybe 4 before it starts to correct itself.
your experience sounded awful, can you complain to someone and see another professional? although going to makaton was a choice its down to you if you agree with it and take part, your decision has to be respected by them. hope it all works out.