How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child? Please review the<\/strong> Developmental Checklist For Nineteen To Twenty-Four Months of age.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After you review the list below, one or two concerns should not cause alarm.<\/strong> Because it is important to look at your child\u2019s overall tendencies and clusters of behavior<\/strong>. If your child is not frequently and consistently demonstrating more than a few of the listed items in each age category, print a copy of the list, and check your concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where more than a few concerns are found in a child, we recommend you speak with your primary care physician [PCP] and have a discussion about whether to obtain a referral for an assessment by Speech Language Therapy or Occupational Therapy.\u00a0 Because the referral should be for a Speech language Therapist and \/ or Occupational Therapist professional, who is experienced with working in child development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Beginning to use 2\nword phrases<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Enjoys listening to stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Understands more than\n300 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Understands action\nwords<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Uses at least 50\nwords<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Uses simple pronouns\n(me, you, my)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Uses words more than\ngestures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Developmental Checklist For Nineteen To Twenty-Four Months How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child? Please review the Developmental Checklist For Nineteen To Twenty-Four Months of age. After you review the list below, one or two concerns should not cause alarm. Because it is important to look at your child\u2019s overall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nCommunication<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n