My son is 4 yrs old and he will not go potty unless I have him naked, as soon as I put anything on he goes in the pants and he does not talk at all. I have had him tested and they say he has the speech of a 1 yr old but the intelligence of a 5 yr old. I have done research on autism and alot of it describes my son perfectly but don't know where to go get him checked out to make sure. The lady that tested him last year said he just had a speech problem and it would go away but it hasn't and he is supposed to start school in august and I can NOT send him to school in diapers and not be able to talk to anyone. I mean we have our little own sign language but that is not for school. I am desperate any suggestions please help. Thank you
He hasn't been to a doctor since 2002 cause medicaid says my husband makes 1 dollar too much and florida kid care says we qualify for medicaid so I am caught and don't know what else to do
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I have a special needs child. We have moved 3 times. Each state we have been to has an early childhood program. They will test the children for free and provide services. Ask the medicaid people about this or contact your local MMHR for information. Or call the public school system. There are schools that are specifically for children with special needs that are not old enough for Kindergarten. We don't qualify for medicaid. We do get very reduced rates from our insurance company for therapy and special doctors. We get free therapy and special help through the public school system. Make sure you contact them first so they can help. GET IT DONE NOW! I am a teacher and if you wait until Kindergarten, it could take a year or two before the system truly tests him. He has to be given some type of diagnosis before he goes in or it could be a long wait and a hard battle. I've had very obvious students with major problems and they wouldn't test them for a year. I hope this helps.
Sign language could be a slow process relying on the age of your baby when you start. If you're stressed when signing, your baby will pick up on this.