Ever since she has been a toddler we have had concerns over our daughters development. She is now 7. Recently I've been particularly concerned over her physical development and a friend mentioned dyspraxia to me. I mentioned it to the school but as she is doing well academically and has no behavioural issues they were not concerned. However I was not happy with this and saw my GP to ask for an appointment with the paediatrician. We saw the paediatrician today and she agreed our daughter definitely has some motor skill development issues and has been referred to OT. She has also flagged an issue with the development of her feet which she is being referred for and is also being referred to ENT for some issues with her breathing. A lot to take in but nothing unexpected. However we were really shocked when we were also told she has some markers for chromosomal abnormality and would be referred for testing. I'm finding it really hard to understand how this could have been missed until now. Does anyone have experience of this? She said it was unlikely any abnormality she had was related to learning disability but could have long term health implications. She mentioned the test results could take up to 3 months - is this right? Does anyone know a private provider that could do it before then. As you can imagine we've done the worst thing and googled the signs she talked about and there are some quite serious consequences and want an answer ASAP. Thank you.
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