Possible developmental delay at 10 months - next steps?

[puglife15]

Hello. My 10mo is missing some milestones especially around communication which concerns me a little, but he is generally behind across the board. He also has some unusual physical "quirks".

I've looked online at some questionnaires etc but they are seem to be American and talk about seeing your paed about early intervention etc.

Obviously the system here is totally different, and it seems most developmental delays and conditions like ASD (not saying my son has it, but he is showing some markers) aren't diagnosed or even assessed until much much older, like school age.

I wondered if anyone else had success in the UK getting an assessment done at a young age, and/or through doing early intervention therapy etc at home or with professional support. The evidence suggests early intervention pre 3 can make a big difference so if there might be an issue, I don't want to wait and see for too long.

I'd really appreciate any advice from those who have gone through this.

Hi OP - it will be worth having your DS seen by a physiotherapist too as they would be able to comment on muscle tone and flexibility. My DS rolled, sat, cruised and walked late. When he did do any of these, he sat at a "funny" angle and/or put his legs in a distorted way. He fell a lot. He looked "floppy". Anyway he was diagnosed with hypermobility. He also has low muscle tone. All of this contributed to his falls and the way he carried his body. He has Other issues as well but it is not clear whether they are all linked or if he happpens to be hypermobile as a stand alone issue. Please note that our GP refused our request for referral as he said our DS was "normal" (whatever that means). We pushed for a referral and within 5 minutes both physiotherapist and consultant paediatrician confirmed he had hypermobility and was more flexible. So a GP (depends on the GP I suppose)may not necessarily be in a position to comment on this.

Also my DC didn't cry or bat an eyelid during numerous blood tests. He still has a high threshold. So not that unusual. Please don't worry about this aspect.

DH just mentioned that one of the physiotherapists who saw my DS told us that the high pain threshold was one of the symptoms of hypermobility.

Thompson that's really interesting thank you. Sounds quite a bit like my DS.

Thanks for the input. Will see how he does on his one year check and start from there.

I think I'm going to try to do more interactive, communicative activities with him anyway - as the baby of the family he often is left to his own devices as he has a very demanding older sibling!

Hi OP, not sure if you check here much but I stumbled upon this post and would love to know how your little one is doing now?

Hi,
I am wondering how is your boy doing now after those years? I am a little bit worried about my dd whose is little behind in some milestones. She is closed to start 10 months old.

The chances of good assessment vary from place to place.