Who is doing the evulation? Certified and licensed in this? Have you had his hearing checked? We are going thru this with my ggbaby. I knew a year ago, he could not hear, and ask them to at least check the hearing, But what do I know. Well, now he has to have tubes put in and tonsils and anoids out. He has fluid trapped and cannot hear, therefore does not talk. He is 2 1/2 years old and will do speach therpy later. Went thru this with another grandchild. My other grandchild had all sorts of trouble from the beginning when she started school. FINALLY, got evaluated. She has a math deficieny and her mom is a teachers aid certified in handicap children. They fought and won the stystem and had her certified as a Title 3 child. The school cannot hold her back in any grade because of this math problem. They were going to do so in the 5th grade, And yes both times they had people talk about Austisum. DO NOT LET any one diagnose hime with anything permanent without getting 2 or 3 opinions. Too many children are getting labeled with this because the medical field does not want to get "involved. They wanted to label my gg-son with this ,and thank heveans, my GD insisted for further evaluations. Please don't just asume anything. Research everything, especially any meds they might insist he needs. Been thru this with my son and now my GK and GGk. I do wish you the best.

Joanna, my son, now 22, had some milestone deficits growing up. I was worried sick, he showed signs of autism in his behavior and still hadn't said one word, not mama, dada or baba by 18 months. I took him to our pediatrician and asked to have testing done. He told me if Michael did not put two words together by age 2, that we would get a referral for a speech pathologist. "Two words?!?" I said, "... that's only 6 months away and he's not even babbling!" So I waited (and worried) ... waited (and worried) ... and waited ... and nothing. I couldn't wait for Michael to turn 2 so I could march right down there to the doctor's office and say "See!". I set up an appointment for two weeks after Michael's 2nd birthday. We had a big party for him, all the neighbors were invited, but Dave next door was a favorite of Michael's. Probably because he's a big Nebraska football fan and has an entire room that is filled with lively red and white (the team colors) collector's items and wall paper. During the party we're all sitting around eating cake and having fun when Dave walks in and says "Hi Michael, happy birthday!". Nothing out of the ordinary, Dave is over all the time. But this time was special ... Michael turned to him and said, in a clear and concise way ... "Hi Dave." You could have heard a pin drop! Every neighbor knew of my concerns, so they all stopped what they were doing and just stared at Michael. He didn't have a clue what the big deal was. LOL The next week Michael said "Go Big Red!!!" the Nebraska football chant. Sure makes for odd entries in the baby book! :-) I canceled the doctor's appointment. Michael is doing just fine. He graduated from high school a semester early, has already graduated from college and is well into a great career. Jodi-

Thanks Diane, and sorry Steph! I can't check the KT from my new job and I didn't get on the 'puter last night :) I love Brody's room, and now that he's sleeping up there (has been for the last 9 weeks), it's been fun to finally use it!

Jo, I can't believe how fast he is growing! He looks so much like you and he is just adorable!!! Hope you are enjoying these wonderful baby days. They go by way too quickly! ~Betsy