Best of luck, Jayden had this done about a year ago. He didn't have a speech spurt but has been steadily learning/speaking new words. It has prevented him from having any more ear infections though which has made it all worth it.
Just a word of advise though make sure the dr's know she is on the spectrum and her language abilities. My son's ENT that did the surgery didn't bother to tell the nurses to they thought Jayden was in so much pain they pumped him full of morphine.
Good luck!!
My younger son got tubes at 11 months after 8 ear infections... within 2 weeks he had 8 words!! It made a HUGE difference FAST for him!!
We had a T&A removal and tubes put in at age 4. I didn't see any differences in his autistic characteristics, but following the procedures his sleep became much less restless and bedwetting decreased dramatically.
Made a huge difference in my ds!!! Good luck!Sending mass positive vibes!!!! Hope it helps!! Sounds like it's been successful for quite a few kids here!hmmm... I was not awair they still did the whole tube thing, I thought that went out a while ago in replacement of (?).
Just a note to hoping it went well today:)
The procedure is super fast but the anesthesia can take quiet awhile to wear off...Let us know how she did:)
Well, it went went better than I expected! They got her in quickly, and the procedure was about a half an hour. She FREAKED when she was coming to, but drank her bottle down fast, and they let us go home. She still seems a little groggy tonight, but I am excited to see if she starts attempting more words! The doctor said that her ears were full of trapped fluid, and that her adenoids were big! That means that they were also pressing on her eustacian tubes, trapping fluid in them as well. I'll let you know if I see any results! If anything, we got all of that trapped fluid out for good!! Thanks for everything!!!My daughter just had the tonsils and adenoids out as well as tubes put in last Wednesday. She did really well but had to stay in the hospital because she is 23 months old. It has been less than a week but has made a huge difference in her sleeping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She also has a speech delay and we have noticed she is attempting to say more words, picked up three new body parts she is able to identify, and seems to be able to concentrate better. If they are taking her adnoids out I am willing to bet she had a form of sleep apnea which can cause so many problems!