Which kind of assessment speech or for autism?

I know this is quite late to jump in and ask the questions but I am very stressed and worried about my daughter. can the moms here please assess her progress and let me know if this points to austism

1. She did not talk much until 2. just around 10 words. Started to pick up around 2 years 3 months. Now she is 3 and speaks small sentences but would not answer if you ask her anything. Like she would say " I want to play " etc but if you ask her "what did you do in school, did you like it" she wont asnwer it, sometimes just repeats the words
2. she started walking late. around 17 months. she is our only child
3. does not play much with other kids. sometimes connects really well with few kids who are a bit older. is quite selective is playign with other kids and making friends
4. even now she speaks sentences but then 20-30% of the words in there will be just babbling i.e. you wont get clear meaning of what she is saying
5. likes to watch cartoons, reacts to us, reacts to things she likes, is not anti-social (but a little shy with stangers at the start)
6. she started going to pre-school 2 months back and her teacher called me today and told that she does not resonse to the instruction much. she wants to do her own thing i.e. what she wants to do at that moment, not what the teacher is saying
7. sometimes if she cant do what she is trying to do, she becomes a little cranky , would just leaves the blocks (in case she is trying to make something out of the blocks) or would cry or call us to help.
8. while she is sitting on sofa, sometimes she keep banging her head on the sofa while sitting and watching TV
being the onl child, yes we have spoilt her a bit and she gets what she wants at home. I am thinking may be its just that she does not have much company at home and thats why is she like that? or do u think its something more serious?

please give your comments.

i would also like to see a child psychologist to do some evaluation/assessment. Please refer me a good child psychologist you have tried. I am very stressed after hearing that from her teacher

thanks a lot!
 
RS2000,this thread was dated two years ago and lots have happened since then, I am sure, for myself and the other mummies.

I find all your points seems fairly normal behaviour for a 2.5 year old, by that I mean my daughter did just about what you described when she was the same age. The only one I am a bit iffy about is Point 8 with the head banging as I do not see this with my girl. Does she do this frequently? And does she shy away eye contact with you and her father?

My daughter just turned 4.

She started walking at 16mths. Now she is better in sports and balancing than me.

when I first signed her up for playgroup, she didn't acknowledge the teacher for a good 9 months. Seriously. I have to accompany her all the time cos she woul donly sit with me. Now she shoos me away before she arrives the front gate.

She didn't even begin to talk until 3. Her vocabulary is still not as sharp as that of her school friends who were early talkers. But she talks non-stop, with lots of grammatical errors still.

I do find things started to change around 3 for my daughter. I guess she was a late bloomer and perhaps your child is too. If your child is saying 10-20 words, that is certainly more than what my daughter could utter at the same age.

Also I don't think kids learn to play with each other until much later? They just play along each other.

Since she is the only child, are you exposing her to a noisy environment? eg is she allowed to watch TV, do you talk to her all the time?

Is she exposed to public places where she can see lots of people eg playgrounds? local libraries? gatherings / parties? I find these to help my daughter's wariness of strangers.

Is your child exposed to more than one language at home? Hubby and I made the decision to keep to one language and that seems to help a bit.

Sorry I don't have any recommendations but other mummies may have.

Good luck and don't worry too much. She is still very young afterall. Give her some time to grow and gain her confidence.
 
BTW, just a note to add that this teacher is not very good to say such things to you. And over the phone too. A good teacher is one who would take time to sit down with you, face to face, to discuss your child's personality and tie that with her progress in school.

I totally believe ANY child will be wary after only TWO short months into a new school / teacher. Wouldn't you be?
 
Rather late reply... but just in case anyone else needs it, to answer the original questions, I would recommend either the VB-MAPP or the ABLLS-R (both assessment manuals available from amazon) The VB-MAPP may be slightly better as it gives 'age appropriate' levels, i.e. will score your child as for example being at a 3 year old level for request making, or a 2 year old level for responding to verbal instructions. These assessments will let therapists know where to begin if you want to start an ABA programme, but be warned not all speech and language therapists will be familiar with them.
 
Hello Freinds...

I m new to this form...i was just searching about speech problem and got this form...
My son he is 25 months old....he is only 1 child in home....he is having speech problem....he is not saying any words...before he used to say mama but now no more...he can sing ABCs and 1 to 10...also he can say few worlds...like i see u...yah...no....but whatever i want to teach him he dont listen to me...otherwise he is very active....he can follow our instructions...like sit down, lie down come here...dont do...etc....he is very active in playing the games....also he understand the nursery songs...he like to watch the cartons...but i m worried alot for him...wy he is not speaking...why he cant follow my words...if i want to teach him something why he doesnt listen to us.....i feel like crying....i m lots of worried for him...pls. help me...pls. let me know how should i solve my problem...any good speech centers in tst???

Thanks/Rama
 
first thing i would do is have him do a hearing test, and then a language assessment from a speech therapist. my daughter (26mths) doesn't talk much either - only single words, and is only just starting to imitate my speech (when she feels like it - not all the time) but all her tests and assessments came out fine. you can try to contact Dr Anna Lee at [email protected], she works a the HKU Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Developmental Dyslexia Clinic (www.hku.hk/dyslexia) and she can do language assessments for you at your own home ($2500) she is very informative, perhaps talking to her she can already ease some of your concerns.

she tells me that as long as there is comprehension then all is fine - school will help her to develop her language base eventually. does your child have any problems at school? perhaps you can talk to her teacher (not playgroups - but actual nursery classes I mean).
 
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