Hi. I'm not totally sure if I belong here or not. My daughter is 23 months and recently been labelled as having mild general development delay. I have had concerns about her for the last year, and we have been seeing a paediatrician since she was a few weeks old due to feeding issues. As she still wasn't walking in Dec she was referred to the community paediatrician.
So we had a Ruth griffiths assessment a couple of weeks ago. On the day I was told my daughter was developmentally normal but just a late walker. So no further referrals or assessments, even though I was concerned about her understanding. But then I got the report in the post which painted a completely different picture. It put my daughter in the bottom 1%of children her age in all areas of development apart from one, where she was bottom 5%.
So worried call to the comm paed who said they hadn't realised how the scoring would come out and they want to see us in a couple of weeks. If my daughter still is 't walking there will be a physio at the appointment too.
I don't really agree with the results of the assessment. Not be because I think my daughter is on track, but because I think she is ok in some areas and she actually scored her best mark on language and hearing, which is an area I have concerns about!
I took it upon myself to print out the early years outcomes document from the department from education and did my own assessment. Generally speaking my daughter seemed to fit within the 'normal' range in the majority of areas. Her nursery have no concerns bout her development other than not walking. But I'm not sure if I am 100% convinced about their assessment either!
I'm not sure whether to just go with the comm paeds view and push for referrals for support in all areas. Everything I've read suggests the earlier the intervention the better. I've also downloaded some SALT toolkit stuff to start doing some work at home. I've also got massive guilt about working full time with all of this going on!
I really don't know whether I'm a fraud for posting here or whether I am just in denial! What would you push for in my situation? Like everyone here, I just want to help my daughter as much as possible and help to get her any support she might need. X
Thanks for reading that epic message!
So we had a Ruth griffiths assessment a couple of weeks ago. On the day I was told my daughter was developmentally normal but just a late walker. So no further referrals or assessments, even though I was concerned about her understanding. But then I got the report in the post which painted a completely different picture. It put my daughter in the bottom 1%of children her age in all areas of development apart from one, where she was bottom 5%.
So worried call to the comm paed who said they hadn't realised how the scoring would come out and they want to see us in a couple of weeks. If my daughter still is 't walking there will be a physio at the appointment too.
I don't really agree with the results of the assessment. Not be because I think my daughter is on track, but because I think she is ok in some areas and she actually scored her best mark on language and hearing, which is an area I have concerns about!
I took it upon myself to print out the early years outcomes document from the department from education and did my own assessment. Generally speaking my daughter seemed to fit within the 'normal' range in the majority of areas. Her nursery have no concerns bout her development other than not walking. But I'm not sure if I am 100% convinced about their assessment either!
I'm not sure whether to just go with the comm paeds view and push for referrals for support in all areas. Everything I've read suggests the earlier the intervention the better. I've also downloaded some SALT toolkit stuff to start doing some work at home. I've also got massive guilt about working full time with all of this going on!
I really don't know whether I'm a fraud for posting here or whether I am just in denial! What would you push for in my situation? Like everyone here, I just want to help my daughter as much as possible and help to get her any support she might need. X
Thanks for reading that epic message!
everyone here has babies with varying degrees of delay. My little guy has shown signs of delay since he was extra tiny (and I fully admit I'm a nutty mama) I pushed for early intervention assessments when he was 9 months old. I fully believe that it's better to have the assessments and supports in place as early as possible, because if you have a concern, they are there to help you and your little one. My little guy has benefited from being seen very early, and is starting to progress and catch up. He'll be 2 in may 
Thomas outgrew his very quick hopefully your LO will outgrow them soon too x so glad he's wearing them!
Happy Mothers Day Ladies!!
