any your kids had ruth griffiths developmental assessments.?

[charlie95]

ds just another one today. had quite a few since age 6mths or so. now 4 (or 48/49 mths)!

developmental age overall = 28mths.

i'm not surprised but wasnt sure what to expect in this one today as he hasnt had one for some time. no more now. but least we know where he is really at and hopefully help us decide future schooling (my last thread was how to decide which school is best).

still not 100pc happy about special school but ds would not benefit from staying where he is now . and nothing else in area.

anyway just wondered if anyone else has had these tests, what you think of them, how your kids did in them.

Yes we have have had Griffiths tests at the Lejeune clinic (specialist DS clinic in London which sees children on a voluntary contribution basis) and over the years I have found them a useful barometer. Our health authority haven't offered us anything like this - preferring to concentrate on the progress the child is making rather than 'grade' them against other children - but frankly there are times when you want to get a feel for that grade. I woudl say that the results massively depend on their mood on the day - particularly when they are younger and tire easily - but for the last couple of years (we try and go annually) we have had a pretty consistent rating. Also that the ratings in the individual areas of development can be useful - hearing that your child is close to average in some areas and months/years behind in others helps focus energy and attention I found. Having said that I know some people get them routinely from local authority and think they are rubbish!

Ds2 has had one complete one and bits of one. The paed did say that the Griffiths test wasn't great on language. I have no idea how accurate they are because I have never seen any of the criteria. I would like to know what ds2 "failed" on and what was expected at that age.

My little boy has recently had the ruth griffiths assessment done.... to be honest i came from the hospital really
we went the week after his third birthday and the doctor said he only had the dev of a two yr old.... i basically asked if we had gone a few weeks earlier he would have been to sacle and she replied yes??????????????

He was refereed for a check up because we are having problems with his speach. I have worked with people with learning disabilities for 10 years and if i think he neede help i would welcome it with open arms!!! feel as tho we were frauds and somebody else really could have neede the appointment.... she asked him to do jigsaws and wouldnt let him touch them until her watch was set then shouted GO! i was as stunned as him... she wanted him to satnd on a chair but he told her no we dont allow him to climb on chairs at home. did we have a bad experience maybe?

DS had a few done one at 2.6 where it came
out he was at the overall level of an 18 month old so below DD2 he had it repeated at nearly 4 and he was over a year behind that time. With us we knew he was way behind though as DD2 is only 14 months younger and overtook him before she was a year old.
Don't remember the other ones though hes now 16 and still way behind.
We did get a full report back but I don't know what happens now.

ds has had these done on and of and i do think they fall down when a child has problems with speech and then when he had one the paed talked so fast and moved fast even i had a struggle to follow her instructions

Ds had it once off hv and once off paed. It was ok, just flagged up he lang probs which was what i expected. Its a bit broad brush really. V odd about standing on chairs.

she went through a load of flash cards and items on the table and asked him to name them... and he named them all but she said his language was indistinct but i can understand him if you know what i mean??? think theres a difference in not knowing what an item is and a doctor saying it wasnt clearly pronounced!! but i knew what he was identifying them as. :) to be honest i was shocked because i dint really know what to expect. she wanted to know could he fully undress and dress himself as in all clothes socks shoes and coat all fastened too. perhaps we do too much for him? but i wouldnt expect and child just turned three to do it?? Both our families were speechless too thanks all

Hi Molly,
I am in same situation, my son turned 3 and I think he is way too behind on developmental milestones, I am opting for private Griffins assessment, is it worth it ?
I know replying to very old thread, any help is appreciated