Category Archives: Developmental Delay

Needing a challenge

  Our family was about 6 months into therapy.  I still wasn’t sure how or if to talk about it to others.  In many ways it was a relief to be honest and open.  In other ways, it set my … Continue reading

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Whats the harm?

I think I had to keep telling myself over and over, “There’s no harm in trying therapy”.  It was my way of convincing myself to move forward.   I had in my hand the opinions of experts that my son … Continue reading

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Testing..Testing..1.2.3

There is nothing that developmental specialist love more than testing! If your child is ever suspected of having a developmental delay, be prepared for lots of evaluations.   Once our family was referred to the CDSA (see prior post), it … Continue reading

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The Silence

The continuing story….yes I know I stopped writing for a while, I have my reasons. E was a wonderful boy.  He was smiley and quick to meet physical challenges.  He wasn’t talking yet, but it didn’t seem strange at first. … Continue reading

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Almost Completely Normal

My son’s birth story was almost completely normal.  My pregnancy certainly was normal.  I worked steady throughout the pregnancy.  Of course I had normal pregnancy “symptoms”.  There was never any doubt that I could be pregnant.  I was lucky and … Continue reading

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Blog Take 2

Hello, I’m an intelligent mom and I have a wonderful son with a developmental delay. I was not prepared for this scenario in any way.  I assumed my child would be bright and reach all his milestones early.  In his … Continue reading

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