NV and huge children

[Guest guest]

I just started my son on nutriiveda on Sunday.  I am giving 1 scoop split into 2

glasses a day.  But I am not seeing the changes that I expected.  He is 22

months and already doing very well with therapy.  He probably has 50 word

approximations but is not yet putting words together.  To be fair, he does have

a cold so I am not giving up yet.  My question for the group is that my 22 month

old son is the size of many 4 year olds.  So am I giving enough?  He is

currently 39 inches and 42 lbs.  What do you guys think?

Thanks Krista

[Guest guest]

Krista do you mean you started nutriiveda 2 days ago Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday)

or over a week ago Sunday? Either way I'd stick with just the one scoop a day

for at least a few weeks and check with his doc if he says it's OK to raise

based on weight vs. age. Even though many of us are seeing surges in most case

days it would depend upon your child's receptive vs expressive ability. At 22

months your son may have a mild delay in speech, but due to his age he may not

surge to sentences in the next few days if developmentally he isn't ready to.

Is your son's receptive ability above his expressive? That could be one sign of

an impairment vs a simple delay.

Below are signs of what is typical or not typical for your child's age.

Typically seen in first 18-24 months

· Uses mostly words to communicate · Begins to use two word combinations (more

cookie etc) · By 24 months has more than 50 words, or word approximations

Cause for concern in first 18-24 months

· Relies on gestures to communicate · Limited vocabulary (speaks less than 50

words)

· Does not use any two word combinations · Limited consonant production · Mostly

unintelligible speech · Regresses in language development: Stops talking,

repeats phrases inappropriately

http://www.cherab.org/information/latetalkerhandout.html

Also are you noticing any delays in any areas at all outside of speech? It is

again possible that your child just has a simple delay in speech and all that

means is that his receptive ability develops so will his expressive. You are

doing all the right things in that he is in Early Intervention and as you say

making progress in therapy and that's awesome! With the nutriiveda many of us

have children that have multifaceted aspects to a communication impairment with

diagnosis such as ADHD, autism, apraxia, TBI but we don't know what this will do

for a child with a simple delay in speech if that is what your child has (and

that would be a very good thing for you and your child!!) But for sure please

give it a few more days and please do let us know!

PS -yes when your child has a cold that could affect speech/progress as well.

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