I am worried about my 6 year old niece. Ever since birth, she has seemed a little slower in development than her peers, mentally. She didn't potty train until 4 1/2 years old, she didn't speak clearly until at least 3, and even now, some of her words sound like she is babbling. She didn't crawl until around 9 months old, and didn't walk until probably 18-20 months. She has an older sibling who always translated what she wanted for us, as they are 2 years apart, but we could never understand her very well. She throws temper tantrums like crazy, and used to scream until her face turned purple and she would literally make herself sick with tantrums. When in the store with my mom and dad, she wanders off by herself and gets lost, and doesn't seem to remember or know how she got lost in the first place. Also, my mom said that she likes to touch everything in the store, just likes to feel it. She is in kindergarten and just turned 6 in December, and has not had many problems there
2007-05-16
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