Ds seems to have fairly good receptive language. Sometimes I know he understands, other times he doesnt', and sometimes I honestly don't know if he doesn't understand or is just tuning me out, which he's good at lol. But birth to three had put him at about 17mths for receptive and he is 2. Any of you have children w/ ok receptive, where they understand many simple commands and what not, and were dx'd? And if so what were they dx'd with? I'm assuming they have made good language progression since they can understand fairly well. Just wanted some feedback on that.
Amber
Hi Amber,
My Curtis who 91/2 has fairly decent receptive language skills.....though they are still behind his age group as he is about a 6-7yr old in that category.....he does understand simple commands and directions......He has proggressed with this since we started ST at the age of 6......Curtis is diagnosed PDD-NOS or A-typical Autism.....He is very mild.....he isn't on any medications, he doesn't have sleep issues, he doesn't have seizures, he is social, loving, affectionate and makes good eye contact.....however he stims, he has obsessions, he does hand flapping, he is a very,very picky eater and alot more.......so I hope this helps.....Good luck.....Terri......
Hey Browneyes you just decribed my three year old when describing your son.
He was just diagnosed with ASD. Today we took him to visit a regular preschool and for the most part it showed hope!
Hi, Receptive language can be kinda tricky. My dd seems to understand everything I say and follows complex (3-step +) commands readily and easily. She also retains almost anything she's heard or learned and has incredible memorization (recitation) skills. The only time she acted like she was ignoring me was before ST when I'd ask her a question she simply couldn't answer due to her language disorder and 1 1/2 year delay in language acquisition.
But she still ranked dead last in percentiles in her receptive language evaluation(even worse than her expressive). I was SHOCKED by her receptive language score because it seemed like she understood everything but just wasn't TALKING. Turns out she's having trouble talking in the first place because she has trouble "understanding" basic language concepts. So the receptive language problem interferes with all aspects of her learning and using language. It is like the buidling blocks for language development and they are missing for my dd.
For her, the receptive hang up is in understanding spatial and other concepts. She doesn't understand (or at least has to be taught in ST) concepts like large/small, on/under, to answer the WH questions, etc. etc. Other kids just pick these concepts up in context, just in the course of hearing language. DD also has a pretty severe retrieval problem which I never really thought of before her speech dx, because she seems to remember so much by rote. But when she's trying to use her own words and make her own sentences she has a hard time putting all those words/thoughts together. It's not like she loses words, just can' t quite out them all together to express her thoughts/desires.
Anyway, don't know if this helps but hope it does in some way.
my ds started out with a mixed expressive/receptive language delay diagnosis (which is still the offical medical diagnosis). But his expressive has always been much more delayed then his receptive skills. Currently, his receptive skills test to be age appropriate, but his expressive language is still 1.5 years behind (though the differnece is mostly conversational skills and ability to hold topic). My DS also has retrival problems (which is why we will probably do CAPD testing in 2 years) in that there will be times he just can't seem to come up with the right words.. which is when we either get something along the same idea (but may not make sense) or we might get something rote from another situation that fits in with what he's trying to say. (For example the other day he wouldn't put on his shoes so I was moving him out hte door without them on and he told me that feet aren't for outside instead of I should wear shoes outside). After you get used to how he talks, he's fairly easy to understand, you just have to pick up on his logic, but we still find ourselves translating his speech to other people.My son Gavin has amazing receptive language skills. We have made