How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child? Please us the Developmental Checklist For Two To Three Years for help.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please\nreview the list below, <\/strong>one or two\nconcerns should not cause alarm.<\/strong> It\nis important to look at your child\u2019s overall tendencies and clusters of\nbehavior<\/strong>. If your child is not frequently and consistently demonstrating\nmore than a few of the listed items in each age category, print a copy of the\nlist, and check your concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where more than a few concerns are found in a child, we recommend\nyou speak with your primary care physician [PCP] and have a discussion about\nwhether to obtain a referral for an assessment by Speech Language Therapy or\nOccupational Therapy. The referral\nshould be for a Speech language Therapist and \/ or Occupational Therapist\nprofessional, which is experienced with working in child development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Two to Three Years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Communication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ At least 50% of\nspeech is understood by caregiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Consistently uses 2-3\nword phrases<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Uses \u201cin\u201d and \u201con\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Follow 2-step directions\ne.g. \u201cpick up your coat and bring it to me\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Understands basic\nnouns, verbs, pronouns<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Understands \u201cmine\u201d\nand \u201cyours\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Ask \u201cwhat\u201d and\n\u201cwhere\u201d questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Uses plurals, e.g.\n\u201cdogs\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Most speech is\nunderstood by caregiver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Developmental Checklist For Two To Three Years How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child? Please us the Developmental Checklist For Two To Three Years for help. Please review the list below, one or two concerns should not cause alarm. It is important to look at your child\u2019s overall tendencies and […]<\/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-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n