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Hi everyone,

My name is , and my 2 year old, Madelyn brings me here. She was born at

34 weeks after my water broke at 26 weeks. She has hypotonia and motor planning

issues (along with some minor sensory issues) and has had PT and OT starting at

11 months. She started speech/feeding therapy at 22 months. Her SLP says she has

apraxia. She says " Mama " and " Dada " " yes " and " juice " . She can say sounds, but

can't put them together. For example, she can say " u " and " p " , but not " up " . I

tried some of the things listed on the site like encouraging her to stick out

her tongue, and she cannot do them. She used to overstuff and gag a lot, but the

feeding therapy has helped with that.

Madelyn signs (has about 20 words), but her therapist doesn't encourage signing.

She wants her to talk, I want her to communicate so she doesn't get so

frustrated.

When we were evaluating her for her developmental issues at 10 months, we went

to a neurologist. It was a horrible experience. All of her tests came back clear

and since she has been making progress physically, we haven't been back. Now I

am wondering if we should return to get an official diagnosis, and if that would

qualify her for more services, or if the SLP diagnosis is enough. She gets 2-30

minute sessions a week now, which clearly isn't enough.

I am a bit overwhelmed by all of this, and would love any advice or tips. My

other kids were talking in sentences by or before 2, so the fact that Maddi has

4 unclear words has been tough.

Thanks.