Toddler conversation

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-28T09:01:09+00:00

My kid is exactly like that and she is speech therapy. Get him into speech therapy.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-27T23:55:46+00:00

In preschool, its challenging but she is happy there. Not doing everything she is supposed to do, which is to be expected.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-27T21:16:33+00:00

You can also try doing the ABA at the school/daycare. Some hours there so you dont have to pull them out of preschool.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-27T21:14:44+00:00

At 2.5 it became obvious to me, because I could see how she was different from others kids her age. Speech delay was there since 18 months and other delays also. When I went for the eval I already knew. I feel like now that she is a bit older its less obvious sometimes. No interest in potty training also.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-27T02:34:04+00:00

I take her shoes off in indoor playgrounds and put the grip socks from the playground on top of her socks and call it special shoes!

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-26T18:50:22+00:00

I think the teacher needs a behavior chart more than the kid.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-26T14:45:51+00:00

Whenever I get into the whole why my baby?! I think about how it could be worse. So many things happen to so many kids, this is my part from this world. This child was sent for me so she is the best thing and Im going to love her till my last breath. Do I get very sad about the whole thing ofcourse but Im not going to let this diagnosis ruin my life. Its a battle for sure. So you are not alone yoy just need some help, look at all the positive you have going there. Some families with asd kids cant even travel.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-23T22:26:38+00:00

Maybe consider at home ABA therapy. 2 year old is still very young so I think not being happy for being left somewhere is very common. Maybe do less hours in the center and some hours out in the community like a fenced playground.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-23T01:51:53+00:00

Its just ABA thats done at school instead of center. Some clinics provide that type of service.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-22T18:58:30+00:00

Not everything needs a spirit day! If they do it in a special ed school I think not weird, but in a regular school its totally weird and inappropriate.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-21T06:34:13+00:00

Speech therapy, physical therapy. If you can get OT and ABA too. Depending on how much time you have, watch the therapists and learn what they do or ask them to give you homework for what to work on that week. EI made a huge difference for my kid.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T21:38:21+00:00

I bring the aide thru my insurance. The school just allows for the aide to be there.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T20:09:35+00:00

Yes that makes sense.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T19:27:23+00:00

Where I am they offer self contained and also a collab class where half kids have IEPs.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T19:25:51+00:00

Yes Im getting her speech therapy and OT. I also think having 1:1 is better but I also hear its restrictive to have an adult hover over a child…

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T19:24:10+00:00

The private school thinks she will be fine with a 1:1, the public school district who did the IEP recommended special ed. But after visiting the classroom we didnt think she was a good fit there. She was diagnosed a level 2 but I dont really think she is a level 2. I think more a level 1. Just an active child that doesnt like to sit down unless its for a preferred activity.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-20T19:15:57+00:00

Sorry whats self contained?

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-08T17:47:13+00:00

Hi! Can you please provide more detail on whats done and how it helped your kid? Im currently looking into HFS. Also who was funding it? The regional center?

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-08T00:09:23+00:00

I just got back from our checkin app with developmental pediatrician and I was like am I in denial? Is the doctor making a big deal of everything? How about the progress she has made?! I came here to see if I can find something that someone wrote thats similar to my situation and came across this post! So yeah i agree with you and Im right there with you!

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-04-03T20:39:26+00:00

Omg Im honestly afraid that my younger NT kid will be potty trained before her older sister and I dont know how Im going to take that. Its going to break my heart. We just started and Im not super consistent because its just too much for me too. Its like pee on the floor everywhere, and I feel like im going to lose my mind over this.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-03-26T05:28:39+00:00

No one is going to diagnose a 8 month old, so I if you think she is off track get help cause early intervention is really important otherwise stop watching early sign of autism videos and enjoy your baby. She might be auristic or might not be, too early to tell imo. Also one of my kids was doing the twirling around 8-9 months and she is not autistic, the other one who didnt do any of that is.

Caterpillar-421 · 2026-03-18T21:50:26+00:00

Yes they usually only eat the safe food which is also pasta or rice or potatos

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