Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 It is impossible to tell or predict the amount or frequency with which you would see progress within expressive and receptive language skills even with intensive intervention. Acquisition of language skills are related to cognitive abilities and no test can accurately predict verbal intelligence potential in a pre-school child. There may be life long learning deficits within the language areas that no amount of therapy will remediate but then again the early test results may be reflecting difficulties with consistent responding, joint attention, or test-taking ability/familiarity and not really measuring true language deficits at all. In my experience I have seen a few (very few) children go from scores at the 1st percentile to scores within the average range within language in a couple of years. Some of those children were later re-diagnosed as Language Disordered rather than as having ASD. Many more times I have seen children make very substantial gains in some areas but experience long term difficulties with other skills. Also, progression isn't usually linear in nature as language skills build on each other but some skills may be easier to acquire than others. Typically in a child with an ASD diagnosis the pattern is rather scattered (peaks of highs and lows within language abilities) rather than a more even profile. Tracie Lindblad Speech-Language Pathologist ABA Clinical Supervisor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi My name is . I have a 6 month son Chadwick. When Chadwick was a month old his ped. felt a click in his hip he also said it was loose. I took my son to an orthopedic suergon. They did an ultra sound and it confirmed that it was loose. He was put in something called a Pavlik harness. He had to wear this for about 2 months. It looked a little scary but it turned out ok. It holds his legs open and in a bent postion. They call it the human postion. He was unable to bend his legs for 23 hours a day. Towards the end of treatment he started to get fussy having to wear it. We went for his last checkup last week is hip is completely closed. We were so happy. I understand what you mean when you said the next battle. I felt that way when Chadwick was diagnosed with plagio. I hope all goes well for you. Best of Luck Quinn <mdrquinn@...> wrote: Hello, My son has been in his Starband for 5 weeks and we have seen progress. That is to say the overall shape of his head has improved. However, the flat spot, which is toward the back of the head, along the suture line, on the right side has not yet corrected. The Ortho whom we saw for an adjustment from Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at is Rite indicated that he needed to keep a close on the flat spot because it is located along the suture line. By way of background, our Ped did not order an evaluation by a neurosurgeon because he felt absolutely confident that did not have craniostynosis. Now I am worried that perhaps I should have requested an evaluation. also visited a Physical Therapist at ish Rite this week for Tort. The PT indicated that he does not have full extension of his left upper leg. During his newborn exam at Northside Hospital, the attending neonatologist detected a click associated with his left hip, but then advised us that it was nothing to be concerned about. At every well baby visit since then (Mike is now 9 months old) the Ped has rechecked and detected nothing. I have lost alot of faith in our Ped's ability to deal with special medical issues. At this point I have scheduled a consultation with the Ped to discuss evaluation of 's Plagiocephaly by a Neurosurgeon and evaluation of the leg extension issue by an Orthopaedist. Does anyone have any words of wisdom to share as I embark upon the next phase of this battle? Thanks so much! in ATL - mom to 9 months, and Ben 3 1/2 years Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi , Thanks very much for the reply. I truly appreciate you sharing your son's story with me. Best wishes, Crawford <cs.crawford@...> wrote: Hi My name is . I have a 6 month son Chadwick. When Chadwick was a month old his ped. felt a click in his hip he also said it was loose. I took my son to an orthopedic suergon. They did an ultra sound and it confirmed that it was loose. He was put in something called a Pavlik harness. He had to wear this for about 2 months. It looked a little scary but it turned out ok. It holds his legs open and in a bent postion. They call it the human postion. He was unable to bend his legs for 23 hours a day. Towards the end of treatment he started to get fussy having to wear it. We went for his last checkup last week is hip is completely closed. We were so happy. I understand what you mean when you said the next battle. I felt that way when Chadwick was diagnosed with plagio. I hope all goes well for you. Best of Luck Quinn <mdrquinn > wrote: Hello, My son has been in his Starband for 5 weeks and we have seen progress. That is to say the overall shape of his head has improved. However, the flat spot, which is toward the back of the head, along the suture line, on the right side has not yet corrected. The Ortho whom we saw for an adjustment from Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at is Rite indicated that he needed to keep a close on the flat spot because it is located along the suture line. By way of background, our Ped did not order an evaluation by a neurosurgeon because he felt absolutely confident that did not have craniostynosis. Now I am worried that perhaps I should have requested an evaluation. also visited a Physical Therapist at ish Rite this week for Tort. The PT indicated that he does not have full extension of his left upper leg. During his newborn exam at Northside Hospital, the attending neonatologist detected a click associated with his left hip, but then advised us that it was nothing to be concerned about. At every well baby visit since then (Mike is now 9 months old) the Ped has rechecked and detected nothing. I have lost alot of faith in our Ped's ability to deal with special medical issues. At this point I have scheduled a consultation with the Ped to discuss evaluation of 's Plagiocephaly by a Neurosurgeon and evaluation of the leg extension issue by an Orthopaedist. Does anyone have any words of wisdom to share as I embark upon the next phase of this battle? Thanks so much! in ATL - mom to 9 months, and Ben 3 1/2 years Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. Get your email and more, right on the new .com Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 - I sounds like you are doing everything right! You are your babies voice to speak up to the drs - and it sounds like you are being wonderfully proactive for your baby!!! You are the mommy and you know what is going on - If something doesn't make sense keep asking questions and asking for referrals to the drs who can give tou the answers! Keep it up Mommy!!!!! JEN Mommy to 4...and 1 more!!!! Luli - Tort/Plagio - Hanger Band - CA "Luli" www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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