Hi all, just shouting into void as I know no one can predict the future... but quite worried about my little one. Reassurance please? He is almost 4- was recently assessed for language delay which was confirmed at a score of 73 (4th percentile, quite low obv..) Mostly listening (or understanding) appears the issue. He refused to do the assessment fully and the SLT said he appears more advanced than the score might suggest and said she isn't overly worried yet. Also because he is bilingual, an only child, full on Covid baby and had some health issues in the last few months (Kawasaki Syndrome and an unrelated surgery)- she will reassess in 8 months time to give him more catch up time and maybe allow him to mature a little more for proper assessment. Any thoughts? Should I go and seek private help in the meantime?
The SLT did point out a lot in her report that he very much follows his own agenda. A bit of reading suggests this may hint at ASD w the language delay? Is this a red flag at his age? I should say that he attends preschool, 5 days a week, 9 to 5. They haven't had any concerns but do point out his own agenda thing as well. (He hasn't been flagged for his development for anything else so far, makes good eye contact, but very shy at times, empathetic, no sensory issues or problems breaking routines or so)
Any feel good stories out there?