[ddahl]

Our Son cam ehome at 18 months and is now almost 5. He would never play by hmself or alone in his room for the longest time. He just started doing this in the last year. Frankly, even as an infant, I think he was just so understimulated that he really had no impedus for playing at all. It has taken 3 years of forced play, role play and teaching him imaginative and creative things. He will now act out a scenarior that he has created and engage DH and me in the play. This year, I started to have him go play in his room and I set the timer. He will now play on his own for 30-45 minutes. He may call out during that time or try to reel me into a game which is great. The first 2.75 years were so hard because he was so connected to DH and me that we literally could not count on him to do anything by himself. He recently discovered video games and I am limiting that because its very isolative. A little bit is good though.

I understand your worry and don't really have much in the way of suggestions for you. Make a detailed list of your observations so when you have your appointment you don't forget every area you want to cover. Keeping you in our prayers!