Hi Heather, Dawn and Luisa, we have a 3 1/2 year old, Jake, who has also been diagnosed, at 18 months(though it took 12 months and 4 different paediatricians until one listened to my concerns).
Birth weight: 3.060kg (6lb 12oz)
Weight age 3: 12kg
Jake has experienced:Slow growth: height and weight at 3rd percentile
Global developmental delay: sat up 10 months, crawled 14 months, walked around 20 months also has problems with fine motor skillsLow muscle tone affecting gross motor and feet problems
Hearing: some hearing loss more problem with low tones and so far 2 sets of grommets to help with fluid buildup in ears (our first perfect hearing test was achieved one week before his 3rd birthday).
Currently has vocabulary of roughly 15 single words.As he is about to begin kindy in a few months our biggest concern at the moment is the huge delay in his speech and communication. Although he understands everything you ask or tell him he has trouble communicating his needs.I also find that socially in situations with children he does not know he is quite happy to play by himself or just sit and watch the other children playing (might have just a little to do with bossy big brother??).Look forward to sharing the highs (and lows) with you all. Jake is currently the only person in Australia who has been diagnosed
