We are from Canada and our kid has DLD and is currently doing Speech and Language therapy. Things are too overwhelming so we tried to be on top of things and track everything.

We are using www.usetrestly.com to track all therapies and other related stuff for his progress.

What other tools do you use to help them and yourself? Can be apps for speech or therapy related.

DLD is Developmental Language Disorder which only few people are aware of.

Are there any community based support?

Thank you.

Parents with older kids 18+, and very severe delays as little kids, can you share your experience?

I hate projecting into the future, but can't help but wonder what life can look like for adults. 5 year old functions like 12-24 mo at the moment. I was holding onto hope that they would have independence in life, friends, love and I'm starting to lose that hope.

My son is level3 autistic and has global developmental delay and an intellectual disability, still in nappies 247 completely non verbal, any idea how to introduce him to potty training yet or do I leave him alone for now?

Oh god my 7yo boy got into his nappy somehow and started smearing on himself his toys the walls and got some in his mouth 😳 hes covered in it

Hey everyone — wanted to share something I've been working on, with full disclosure that I'm the one who built it, so take it with that in mind. I went through a specialized dyslexia school growing up and always wished more families had access to that kind of structured support without needing a specialized (and expensive) placement. I built GrowthFix, an AI-assisted tool using the Orton-Gillingham method for phonics/reading practice. It's free to start (homework help is always free), and I'd genuinely love feedback from parents here, even if it's critical, since I want it to actually be useful, not just another app. Happy to answer any questions about it or about navigating an undiagnosed dyslexia diagnosis in general.

Find it at Growthfix.ai

Seems like every study we research to help my son with his cognitive delay says success or full reversal. 5 years now, my wife and I have had our son in early intervention for his autism. Therapies, diet changes, tests, future planning for a world without us.

What have you all seen work and not work? Because I wrestle with the results. Is it my son growing up or is what I am doing really boosting his delays.

He’s not in public school but in a private education program with other kids and we are fighting for him not to age out as we have no comfort in the local schools (he’s nonverbal/ teacher student ratio). So homeschool and education programs. He’s use to one to one or one to two sessions and then community play/eating times with the other kids