ADHD/ASD 4 years old

[ag12345]

Hi, does anyone have any experience of a child who has ADHD along with a language delay? (both expressive and receptive)
My little guy is a dream :) he’s having private SLT every 2 weeks. It was once a week but have cut down due to him doing so well. His main area’s of difficulty are the language delay, attention and listening, emotional regulation, and impulsivity.
our SLT has consistently said no to ASD and said she thinks his language delays are a result of adhd (inattentive type)
he does have some asd traits but fit into ADHD symptoms also. The thing is, he seems incredibly clever, (ahead of my older son at the same age.)
has anyone else’s child experienced this, did they go on to gain fluent speech? And how has school been?

He is on the pathway. Should see the pead for the first time this year at some point. He was referred for autism by his nursery.
thanks :)

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My son is ADHD/ASD and a speech delay. I would keep with the paeds assessment and see what they say. My son is a gestalt learner. He learned phrases before he understood what the individual words meant. So we learned to teach him in sentences, even using songs, and he picks things up quicker. He still can't create a sentence but he can tell you what he wants if he knows the sentence for it.

DD is now an adult and still can’t express how she feels. You have to try and guess.

I too would keep the assessment appointments. In our experience SaLTs are always great at spotting ND. They definitely missed that DD had any even though she was later diagnosed with AuDHD.

Thanks for the reply. How old is your son now ? is he in mainstream ?

@SleafordSods thanks for your reply. is your daughter fluent with her speech? is she independent?

Independent uo to a point. We still have to test her as though she’s much younger get in some respects but she’s at college, on a very low demand course, works PT and is out tonight with her BF.

Most people wouldn’t notice her speech. She has a decent vocabulary but jist can’t express how she feels which does being it’s own problems.

He's 6 and currently in mainstream. His speech has come a long way. He can't always tell us what he wants but he's very talkative.

@SleafordSods i mean I guess my husband is like this. He struggles to say how he feels. I think when you’re in the early stages you just never know how things will turn out. You know all those questions fill your mind like will they have friends, be independent etc. his speech has improved so much and has no problems telling you what he wants. We have odd bits of little back and forth ‘what did you do today’ etc. and social skills are improving.
@SillyColours aww that’s so good to hear. How is he doing socially friendships etc ?

He doesn't really have friendships as such. He knows the other children's names and they come and talk to him. He can't always talk to them but they try to engage with him on things they know he likes.

I think things will come in time. I was always worried about how he will be in the future but the changes in him over the last few years have been so big and positive, I'm more hopeful.

@SillyColours thats wonderful to hear. These kids surprise you everyday don’t they. 🥰

Has he got an ECHP yet @ag12345? My DD coped more or less with Primary, although could have done with an ECHP but it was High School where the wheels really came off the bus.

If he hasn’t got one yet I really would urge you to apply