You wrote, "I got a grossly inappropriate form letter today which informs me that "you told us your child says 0 words…your child’s scores do fall just outside of the range that is expected for children that are a few months older than your child. Because your child is not yet 18 months, it is quite possible that they are just shy of the "typical" burst in his/her language."
Followed by, "They have no business sending out a form letter that totally sounds like they think Alex might have a language delay."
The form letter states that Alex scores just outside the range of children that are, not her age, but a few months older than she is. It also mentions, generally, about a language burst that occurs at 18 months. All this makes sense. Alex is younger, and rightly scores younger. And, I agree with you. She doesn't sound like she was in their target age. There are actually very few quality pre-language tests available. Language development is a largely a wait-and-see process until the child reaches a certain age.
Yes, it would have been nice if they would have given a more particular age range in their ad. And, yes, it sounds like they had a bigger turn out than they planned, and things were chaotic. Yes, they should have specified that the developmental playtime had to do with language.
But, I am so confused by how you can read that form letter...admittedly brief and non-personal...and decide that it's tone suggests that they "totally" think Alex might have a language delay. It doesn't sound that way at all to me. These people may be a bit disorganized, but they hardly sound evil.
You went to a playtime at a developmental disabilities institute that was advertised. Upon arrival, you found it full of older babies, chaos, screeners trying to set up a study for language delays, and a standardized language device that you identified as barely appropriate for Alex's age, which, despite the limitations, you filled out as best as you could.
I understand how you were disappointed, but why are you so furious? You know Alex is on target, and you knew that going in. It's pretty simple: You(through no fault, but because of what sounded like a great program in an ad)sampled a free program, and you ended up disappointed, and with a form letter.
All you missed was a story hour. And, of course, you do have a right to your feelings. I'm just saying, some of those mothers attended the same program you did and just found out that their children have serious language delays.
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Date: 2005-11-19 12:27 am (UTC)Followed by, "They have no business sending out a form letter that totally sounds like they think Alex might have a language delay."
The form letter states that Alex scores just outside the range of children that are, not her age, but a few months older than she is. It also mentions, generally, about a language burst that occurs at 18 months. All this makes sense. Alex is younger, and rightly scores younger. And, I agree with you. She doesn't sound like she was in their target age. There are actually very few quality pre-language tests available. Language development is a largely a wait-and-see process until the child reaches a certain age.
Yes, it would have been nice if they would have given a more particular age range in their ad. And, yes, it sounds like they had a bigger turn out than they planned, and things were chaotic. Yes, they should have specified that the developmental playtime had to do with language.
But, I am so confused by how you can read that form letter...admittedly brief and non-personal...and decide that it's tone suggests that they "totally" think Alex might have a language delay. It doesn't sound that way at all to me. These people may be a bit disorganized, but they hardly sound evil.
You went to a playtime at a developmental disabilities institute that was advertised. Upon arrival, you found it full of older babies, chaos, screeners trying to set up a study for language delays, and a standardized language device that you identified as barely appropriate for Alex's age, which, despite the limitations, you filled out as best as you could.
I understand how you were disappointed, but why are you so furious? You know Alex is on target, and you knew that going in. It's pretty simple: You(through no fault, but because of what sounded like a great program in an ad)sampled a free program, and you ended up disappointed, and with a form letter.
All you missed was a story hour. And, of course, you do have a right to your feelings. I'm just saying, some of those mothers attended the same program you did and just found out that their children have serious language delays.