Robynne ... this may be outside your bailiwick, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

How do you know if your older toddler/preschooler has real mental issues? Since all children exhibit questionable behaviors every now and then, how do you know what the bounds of "normal" are? I feel like we're in a catch-22 with Catherine. We walk on egg shells at times so as not to set her off, but that behavior on our part is in essence condoning and perpetuating her behavior.

Her 3yo check-up is in a few weeks, and I plan to ask her ped about this, but it's always better to go in armed with the right questions to ask and evidence to provide. Thanks.

Hi Lesley!!!

I hope you had a nice holiday. I am sorry for the late response. I have been up to my elbows with my father, who has bladder cancer, and the RES-Q Infant Wedge.

I am not sure if you had Catherine's 3 year well check yet, but here are my thoughts. You have a child with sensory issues and delayed speech. Everyone talks about the "terrible two's" but they forget to mention that 3 is no picnic either! It is often a continuation of those little ones asserting the autonomy. Add to that the lack of language to describe frustration, ongoing GERD, and SI problems and you have a high maintenance child. If your pediatrician truly feels Catherine is different from the norm, he/she will refer her to a neuropsychologist for evaluation. Hope this helps....

Robynne

Thanks, Robynne. Catherine's 3yo check-up is on the 18th. Happy birthday to her, lol.