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| Sat, 12-10-2005 - 11:58pm |
Since we are having more evaluations of our son and it seems everyone is using different tests can anyone suggest any books that give the appropriate developmental milestones for motor, social, cognitive... development in children. We have a 5 month-old too and I really would like to have some reference. I just got a copy of the HELP strand for fine motor and they expect a child to snip paper with SCISSORS at 24 months!!! I want to actively participate in my childs therapy and know what to work on with him. Thanks.

Hmmm. I am trying to remember... We had a Dr. Sears book when Peter was born (7.5 years ago). I think it was called "The baby book" or something equally obvious, and if I remember correctly, the developmental milestones up to about age 2 were included.
"What to expect in the toddler years" may cover later milestones, but really by then we knew not to expect standard milestones and stopped reading up on them.
Sorry. I am not much help here. Maybe somebody else will have more advice.
-Paula
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Well, I used to be a developmental psychology professor and early intervention specialist. I would recommend picking up a basic Child Development college textbook. You could probably get one cheap on Ebay. Try Laura Berk's text. They are pretty good. You can also look up milestones online. Charts that have standard deviations (percentiles) or ranges for capabilities are best. Charts that give only one age are overly simplified, I think, and don't fit most kids because many capabilities have very broad ranges for when they occur.
Detailed tests of things like language are also very helpful. First and foremost, I think it is helpful to gather about you a team of professionals whom you like and trust because they can help you understand what test scores really mean. I serve as a test score interpretor on this board quite often because I have a large knowledge base, which is very hard to duplicate if you are just starting out as a parent with a child who may have an ASD, plus other issues. I don't get to come to this board frequently anymore because we have a young baby, but if you have questions about the info you get from various professionals, I would be happy to give you my interpretation. Email me at mom2cassian@yahoo.com. Sometimes, my ideas are more pallatable to parents because I too have an autistic child.
Good luck to you.
Suzi