Developmental Pedia (Thread 2)

[billy]

^Sa experience ko sa first dev ped ng son ko, very careful siyang magbigay ng diagnosis, actually, hindi nga siya
nagbibigay ng diagnosis na parang nakakabitin tuloy hehe she cited possible conditions na baka ito, or baka ito.
so in the meantime, mag-OT or speech therapy. tapos pababalikin ka nang pababalikin.

Matagal din bago nasabi for sure that my son had mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (2nd dev ped), and before that nag-OT, ABA, speech therapy kami. Pero sa regular school siya
pinaretain ng doctors nya kasi he excels naman in academics.

Actually, mas nakikilala ng therapists and teachers ang bata kasi sila ang mas madalas kasama than the dev ped na every 3 or 6 months lang nila
nakikita ang development. Sis, if you will see a new dev ped, hindi niya babasahin or he will not refer to the old assessment, he/she will rely on his own
test results/observations para hindi sya ma-bias. Hope this helps.

[purple_girl]

^thanks sis! feeling ko kasi mali yung diagnosis ni dev ped. ma-affirm lang ni teacher and therapist.

haaay... sana naman yung next dev ped na pagdadalhan ko sa kanya okay.

[darna88]

sis can u pm me sino yun dev ped na nagdianose sa anak mo ng receptive and expressive disorder?...
so sa 3nd opinon mo sasabihin mo ba na nagpatingin kana sa ibang doctor?.

[purple_girl]

^pmed you sis

[purple_girl]

we had our appointment with dra reloza yesterday and mas agree ako with her assessment than sa first dev ped na pinagdalhan ko sa daughter ko. as per her assessment, development is on track naman but my daughter really lacks focus. she thinks that the scores could have been higher had my daughter been more cooperative and focused on the tasks on hand. she said that my daughter is showing signs of adhd (inattentive type) but that my daughter is too young to be given that diagnosis. she recommends 2x weekly OT and we'll have another assessment. she's hoping that my daughter will improve by then.

we have an appointment with dra moral on march but i'm not sure if we'll push through with it since satisfied naman ako sa assessment ni dra reloza.

[myjoy]

Hi mga sisses! I had my son checked yesterday from a dev ped/clinic that I saw here on this thread. Ok naman daw yung dev ped sabi sa comments here pero hindi ako satisfied sa diagnosis.

First off, pinaglaro yung son ko for about a minute or so ng toys, then binawi tapos binigyan ng iba tapos binawi ulet. Then may nagusutuhan na toys yung anak ko, kaya nung binawi sa kanya, umiyak sya at hinihingi nya ulet yung toy na yun. Ang assessment ng docotr, mahina daw ang transition ng baby to move from one activity to another. Hindi ba normal sa bata yung iiyak and hihingin yung toy na gusto nila?

Secondly, nung maliit pa yung baby ko, mahilig sya magpa-ikot ng gulong ng cars. He was about 9 months old nun when he got his first toy car as a gift. Pero nawala naman na ngayon, he plays with his cars the normal way na.

Thirdly, nagla line up ng cars yung baby pero hindi sya obessive compulsive na kailangan maayos lahat at hindi din sya nagagalit pag nagugulo yung toy cars nya na naka line up. Sya pa nga nag naggugulo nung toys nya after nya i line up eh.

The verdict: Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kaya namin sya pina check sa dev ped kasi ang concern namin is speech delay. Pero yun ang sinabi ng doctor sa amin na assessment nya sa son namin. He is 2 y/o by the way.

He recommended OT, ST and Hearing Test.  Pero hindi nya sinabi kung gano kadalas ang OT. Kaya ipapaassess ulet namin si baby sa therapist para malaman yung needed nmber of sessions na kailangan.

Sinabi din pala ng doctor na delayed ang intellectual skills ng anak ko. Which I disagree kasi he learns easily just by observing. And maparaan sya kapag meron syang gusto. Hindi violent ang anak ko at hindi marunong mang away.

Ano po masasabi nyo mga sis? Tia!

[iwannabeasupermodel]

ako umabot ng 6months bago na diagnose yung anak ko.  Haba talaga ng pila 

Sa St. Luke's Dr. Jocelyn Eusebio

I love love this doctor!!!

Pabasa ng mga posts sis, I want to become a dev pedia someday <3

[tiramisu_girl]

 hi mommies, just wanna ask my son is turning 2 this May and he hardly talk pa should i bring him to a dev. pedia na? thanks

[marose17]

^^^ You can seek a second opinion from another dev pedia.

^ Yes.

[TowBerryBlue]

Hi mga sisses! I had my son checked yesterday from a dev ped/clinic that I saw here on this thread. Ok naman daw yung dev ped sabi sa comments here pero hindi ako satisfied sa diagnosis.

First off, pinaglaro yung son ko for about a minute or so ng toys, then binawi tapos binigyan ng iba tapos binawi ulet. Then may nagusutuhan na toys yung anak ko, kaya nung binawi sa kanya, umiyak sya at hinihingi nya ulet yung toy na yun. Ang assessment ng docotr, mahina daw ang transition ng baby to move from one activity to another. Hindi ba normal sa bata yung iiyak and hihingin yung toy na gusto nila?

Secondly, nung maliit pa yung baby ko, mahilig sya magpa-ikot ng gulong ng cars. He was about 9 months old nun when he got his first toy car as a gift. Pero nawala naman na ngayon, he plays with his cars the normal way na.

Thirdly, nagla line up ng cars yung baby pero hindi sya obessive compulsive na kailangan maayos lahat at hindi din sya nagagalit pag nagugulo yung toy cars nya na naka line up. Sya pa nga nag naggugulo nung toys nya after nya i line up eh.

The verdict: Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Kaya namin sya pina check sa dev ped kasi ang concern namin is speech delay. Pero yun ang sinabi ng doctor sa amin na assessment nya sa son namin. He is 2 y/o by the way.

He recommended OT, ST and Hearing Test.  Pero hindi nya sinabi kung gano kadalas ang OT. Kaya ipapaassess ulet namin si baby sa therapist para malaman yung needed nmber of sessions na kailangan.

Sinabi din pala ng doctor na delayed ang intellectual skills ng anak ko. Which I disagree kasi he learns easily just by observing. And maparaan sya kapag meron syang gusto. Hindi violent ang anak ko at hindi marunong mang away.

Ano po masasabi nyo mga sis? Tia!

Red flags kasi yun sis. The moment you took your kid to a devpedia, alam mong something is wrong with him. My son has speech delay din dati. He was 1.8months. We took him to his devpedia now. Yes, he was diagnosed to be under the spectrum. He was recommended ABA therapy. Speech lang yun pero ABA diba? Why? Kasi if hindi ma express ng anak mo yung gusto nya, andyan ang tantrums, andyan ang frustration sa part nila. After just 6 months of therapy, he can now talk. 1.8 years old yung anak ko when he started therapy and now 3 years old na sya and mag nursery na this year. He can talk already pero hyper. He is still considered to be in the spectrum.

Ako kasi, if he was tagged that way...I don't care as long as I do something about it. Yes, nag second opinion din kami and speech din ang issue sa kanya, ABA therapy din. Kasi based on what I read, you disagreed sa devpedia ng son mo. If mag disagree ka and you don't believe the diagnosis then why did you take him there in the first place? Ganyan din ako dati eh. sabi ko maparaan anak ko, he would grab my hands to help him get what he wants. Little did I know, red flags pala yun. They have their own way of knowing kung ano ba talaga ang appropriate sa age ng bata. For me, red flag na ang speech issue ng son mo. He lined up his toys kahit di nagagalit? Still red flag yan. How would you know na hindi nga delayed ang intellectual skills ng son mo? Eh you went to a doctor nga diba?

So, nasa iyo na yan. If you want to gamble or not. Kasi ako sinabihan din ako. Ako bahala sa anak ko. If I don't believe what the devpedia said, okay lang. Parang nagsayang lang ako ng pera then di ko din naman paniniwalaan. Or I can do something about it and help my son. That's what I did. Binugbog ko sya ng therapy, 5x a week sya for 2 hours a day. I was happy that I did that and I listened to my devpedia.

And yes sis, hindi ang DevPedia ang magsasabi kung ilang beses sa isang linggo ang session ng therapy. Your kid will be assessed once again by the therapist and dun nila ma determine kung ilang beses. Early intervention is the key. 

I hope this helps.

[anethski]

Question about therapies. Nagte-take ba ng medications ang anak nyo when you say that they are undergoing therapy? My son is super hyper pero I think okay naman sya, it's just that kids his age is like that. I am skeptical that he has a problem and I do not approve of drugging him at a young age.

[TowBerryBlue]

Question about therapies. Nagte-take ba ng medications ang anak nyo when you say that they are undergoing therapy? My son is super hyper pero I think okay naman sya, it's just that kids his age is like that. I am skeptical that he has a problem and I do not approve of drugging him at a young age.

Nope. I don't give my son any kind of drug that will help him focus. Kasi alam ko may side effects yun. Like pag lumipas na yung drug, parang lutang yung anak mo. I just don't give him sweets. Nakakapag hyper talaga yun eh.

[rhumbafrapp]

as an OT, i think, if kaya na no drugs, better. yun isang meds na frequently prescribed one of its side effect is headache sa kid. kawawa naman

if you have an OT related question please don't hesitate to ask

[anethski]

Thank you @TowBerryBlue and @rhumbafrapp! 

[trishsilverio]

hello mga mommies, advance happy mom's day to everyone!

my son is 4 y/o. he's turning 5 this october.
super limited lang ang words na alam nya. for his age, you can consider na he's speech delayed.
i tried pasok sya sa daycare sa place namin, pero dahil may playhouse sa loob ng classroom.
lagi sya iyak pag pinipilit ko sya sit sa chair nya and participate sa class. dahil iyak ng iyak for several days, i decided na tigil muna aral nya.

fault din namin mag asawa, all day he's watching youtube video's... playing sa iphone. wala sya ibang ka-interact na bata aside from his older sister. wala sya playmate outside the house. more on english speaking sya than tagalog. he's smart naman, speech lang talaga ang problem namin.

my hubby finally decided that we bring him to a developmental pedia. we finally got a slot with dra jocelyn sanchez on may 22nd. if you have any thoughts, advices... please share. i really need some light regarding this matter. any help will be appreciated. thanks in advance!

[gil12]

my baby will be 18 months end of May. He rarely talks pero few months ago he can say mama, dada, baba, yaya and hala. Parang nagregress siya eh since lumipat kaming bahay two months ago and sumobra unti quality time namin sa kanya and he doesn't respond to his name. Nagpa sked na kami sa mga dev ped, earliest sked we got is with Dr. Jack Herrin sa Cardinal, next month na. My baby has red flags kasi of ASD and we're worried. Sabi nila it's best to have him checked after he turns two pero I want him to startnwith therapy na. Sa mga may toddlers with ASD, what age kayo nagpacheck sa dev pedia and any feedback kay dr. Herrin?

Thanks!

[caprice]

scheduled an appointment with Dr Tanchanco at MedMom. earliest date we got is September 24. fee is 4,500 for 1 hour. our son looks very normal to us naman pero panigurado na rin because he has a first cousin diagnosed with autism. kung meron man syang behavior na hindi namin maintidihan e yung pag-iyak nya pag tumatahol yung dogs sa bahay. pero dalhin mo sya sa bonifacio high street, kahit tumahol mga aso, wala lang sa kanya.

[Dacian]

hi, how much pf nila?

DR. CARMENCITA PADILLA
DR. ALEXIS L. REYES
DR. VILMA BAGAY-SALCEDO

[marose17]

Got this link from Med Mom, which might help those moms who are torn between waiting and seeing or being pro-active:

http://www.playingwithwords365.com/typical-speech-and-language-development/red-flags/

[tiggerlily]

Anyone here who has gone to a developmental pedia for feeding and nutrition? Can you recommend a good one for this? Thanks!