All About (Global) Development Delays

[IJJ]

Hi Rykiel,


It is difficult to judge like this. Could be just motor skill issues or a psychological hurdle to overcome, you need to observe other aspects such as social awareness, interactions with peers & adults, cognitive abilities, verbal and non verbal communications abilities etc. If there is any amiss felt, consult a paed/psychologist.

[rykiel]

IJJ:

Hi Rykiel,


It is difficult to judge like this. Could be just motor skill issues or a psychological hurdle to overcome, you need to observe other aspects such as social awareness, interactions with peers & adults, cognitive abilities, verbal and non verbal communications abilities etc. If there is any amiss felt, consult a paed/psychologist.

thank you for your advise, shall monitor him more closely take down the points and visit a PD soon!

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rykiel:

thank you for your advise, shall monitor him more closely take down the points and visit a PD soon!

I think most PDs who are unfamiliar with special needs, may miss signs of sensory integration disorder.

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-processing-disorder-checklist.html

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/fine-motor-development-chart.html
4 - 5 YEARS
- can draw and copy a cross (one vertical and one horizontal intersecting lines)
- folds paper in half, making sure the edges meet
(Many kids with perceptual-motor problems have difficulties with symmetry and bilateral control of hands. Many will have learning difficulties.)

If you find that your child has difficulties in more than 30% of 2 or more subdomains, print out the checklist and complete it. Show it to your PD and have him refer your child to an Occupational Therapist (OT) in hospital.

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[pingsped]

[quote="WaWa"]Hi All


Can I ask what’s the main difference between GDD & Autism


I guess one of the main differences is social intent.

Eg very young kids with speech AND developmental delays (age below 3) play in similar manner. They may like to bang or throw things repeatedly when they are left unattended. A child with GDD will tend to reciprocate when given adult attention (adult-led play). A child with ASD will tend to prefer banging as he enjoys the sensory stimulation from banging.

Both kids are likely to have some form of sensory processing difficulties.

Children with special needs tend to have difficulties adjusting to change, so they may appear "stubborn".


With older kids, it’s a bit easier to tell the differences.

[worried_mum08]

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[sunnertime]

DesertWind:

Gooby:

Both my boys only started to converse with me properly from age 4 yrs plus. Nowadays, my ear drums always feel like exploding whenever the brothers are playing excitedly with each other.

Hi Hi,

I shall respond to this because it gives me hope since my boy now at 3.5 yo at best can say \"I want water\", \"I want milk\", \"I want raisins\", \"Bye! See you tomorrow!\". And that is after we force him to say what he wants instead of just whining and pointing! Yes, can call \"mummy\" and \"daddy\" and \"aunty\" (my maid) when he wants to but not often. :idea:

Other areas of development seems fine and he can understand what we are saying and his teachers also commented he is quite intelligent. But lose out compared to his Nursery peers for sure just because he is not yet verbal! He is trying very hard to say something but we don't understand him. He is also singing and can follow songs well but cannot pronounced the words accurately.

If I allow myself to worry I would be really sick by now!

I have the 4 yo time-line in mind as well so lets hope there will really be a break-through and one fine day my boy can start to converse with me!

Hi Desert Wind

I find that your boy is quite similiar to my boy condition.
My boy so far is diagonised with speech delay . He is able to say some single words the rest is like babbling not clear. 2-3 mth ago he started to imitates a lot single words and Im currently been working with him at home too.
and he is seeing speech therapist as well.

He will be coming to 3 years old in another 4 mths. I really wanted to give him a few more mths hopefully he will catch up his peers in term of speech but my hubby feel that shld send him EIPIC centre asap.

I thought of give him abit more time hopefully can converse with us or shld I send him straight to EIPIC centre.
Feeling so confused don't if Im making the right decision.

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sunnertime:

He will be coming to 3 years old in another 4 mths. I really wanted to give him a few more mths hopefully he will catch up his peers in term of speech but my hubby feel that shld send him EIPIC centre asap.

I thought of give him abit more time hopefully can converse with us or shld I send him straight to EIPIC centre.
Feeling so confused don't if Im making the right decision.

If there're
A) delays in other areas eg difficulty in drawing or remembering
things
B) difficulties in playing - repetitive play (perform 3-5 actions repeatedly then give up , unable to sustain play without adult supervision, unable to imitate peer play eg copy ideas & organise toys
C) difficult birth history, history of delay fr 0-2 yr (crawling, sitting up, etc), family history of learning difficulties

Then it's advisable to seek early intervention

The quality of EI differs in each centre & with each teacher.

[ivylow]

Hi, to everyone

If you feel your child is not talking much compare to the child of his same age, then i think is better to go for a check. My son was not speaking well compare to his age and we bring him to poly and got a referral letter to KK hospital. For there we learn that he had GDD and he was place to speech theraph at Dept of Child Development at HPB (Outram RD) before he was placed at EIPIC centre which is CPAS. As EIPIC take in child until they turn 6, so it is better to know the condition of your child before it was too late to put them into the centre. There are some waiting period for some centre and also depend on which centre you choose. I had seen improvement on my son after he went to the centre on last year Jul. So don’t wait too long as your child may need special attention and help. Cheers!

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