Thank you Have a grrrreat wknd! Enjoy!!!
A word of caution about giving up on coffee - I tried and had ROYAL headaches. After all I talked with my GP and he said - "don't bother, more pain than gain. As long as you're not drinking barrels, you should be fine."
~Kate is off to pour a big hot mug of coffee~
Deb, it's totally bogus but they said he has sensory hypersensitivity. The sensory that is hypersensitive for him is textures. Now, since lo explore the world, textures included, through their mouth - if one has hypersensitivity there, s/he will be guarding that area from over-stimulation. That includes not being willing to articulate/ even move his tongue. Sounds weird doesn't? But so many symptoms of this condition were right on - he is a very picky eater, hates any food with texture (meat, cottage cheese, etc), NEVER puts toys in his mouth (I thought it was great!), etc.
So they actually want him to start with an occupational therapist who'll work with him on "sensory integration" (sounds glam, doesn't for a 19 month old ). They think that once they can break through that sensitivity, he will not only start eating better but will also get more interest in using his mouth/ tongue, etc and that will expedite his speech development. My little developmental marvel!