Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Meg - we should talk via telephone - my ped is at Eastover too - Dr. Clegg - who do you go to? I have not seen anyone else there. Do you have time to talk via telephone? > > Hi Ladies, > > My Lainey has been receiving PT for tort since she was 10 weeks > > old. I've always worried that something was wrong with her besides > > the tort, but no one else seems to think that...at first my concern > > was that Lainey was so complacent and slept all the time, while her > > twin sister had awake times and interacted with others. People just > > chalked that up to the fact that they had different personalities. > > Now they're 4 mos old and Lainey still doesn't interact much. She > > smiles every once in a while and coos even less often, but now her > > twin is very giggly and happy. Lainey doesn't seem happy. She > > doesn't make eye contact much. At birth they had the hearing > > screenings and both passed. When I've asked the ped about this, he > > points out that Lainey is meeting her physical milestones so she's > > probably fine. Something in my gut tells me that there's still > > something not right. She's just not " all there " . She has a glazed > > look on her face most of the time. Her PT has asked me many times > if > > Lainey's hearing has been tested and I tell her yes. It shows me > > that she notices too, but she hasn't really pushed it past that > > question. I can tell that Lainey can hear to some extent b/c she > > gets startled at loud noises and calms down with lullabies. What > > could it be? I don't even know where to begin. I've been reading > > different things about sensory issues but I don't know who/how/when > > they test for that. Help! We've wondered about autism but I don't > > think they can even test for that until she's around 3. What tests > > could I request now? How can I get my ped to understand that I'm > > really worried? > > Thanks, > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Meg - we should talk via telephone - my ped is at Eastover too - Dr. Clegg - who do you go to? I have not seen anyone else there. Do you have time to talk via telephone? > > Hi Ladies, > > My Lainey has been receiving PT for tort since she was 10 weeks > > old. I've always worried that something was wrong with her besides > > the tort, but no one else seems to think that...at first my concern > > was that Lainey was so complacent and slept all the time, while her > > twin sister had awake times and interacted with others. People just > > chalked that up to the fact that they had different personalities. > > Now they're 4 mos old and Lainey still doesn't interact much. She > > smiles every once in a while and coos even less often, but now her > > twin is very giggly and happy. Lainey doesn't seem happy. She > > doesn't make eye contact much. At birth they had the hearing > > screenings and both passed. When I've asked the ped about this, he > > points out that Lainey is meeting her physical milestones so she's > > probably fine. Something in my gut tells me that there's still > > something not right. She's just not " all there " . She has a glazed > > look on her face most of the time. Her PT has asked me many times > if > > Lainey's hearing has been tested and I tell her yes. It shows me > > that she notices too, but she hasn't really pushed it past that > > question. I can tell that Lainey can hear to some extent b/c she > > gets startled at loud noises and calms down with lullabies. What > > could it be? I don't even know where to begin. I've been reading > > different things about sensory issues but I don't know who/how/when > > they test for that. Help! We've wondered about autism but I don't > > think they can even test for that until she's around 3. What tests > > could I request now? How can I get my ped to understand that I'm > > really worried? > > Thanks, > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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