22 Mar Have you been told that your child would benefit from Early Intervention yet you are still on the waiting list for Therapy for months 😳 Perhaps you have concerns 🥴about your baby’s development but have been told by different Medical Professionals to wait and see until your baby is 2 years old 😱
The above are examples of stories parents tell us when they finally find their way to see one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists 
here at My Favourite Physio. Many of the parents would recount their story of frustrations 
trying to get someone to listen to their concerns about their baby’s development, and unfortunately some were unable to access Physiotherapy Early Intervention for their baby 
until their child turned 2 years old before the Family Doctor or Paediatrician 
would actually start to refer them to a Paediatric Physiotherapist. By this time, some children 
are 2.5 to 3 years old. That means that we have missed the first 3 years of crucial brain development which is when the most learning happens and the greatest opportunity for a child to learn new skills in order to catch up on their development is missed.
If a child is not yet walking independently by 18 months old, they are delayed in their gross motor skills development. The doctors and specialists often want to wait until 2 years old to confirm that a child is delayed before they are willing to refer a child to Paediatric Physiotherapy. 
However, most parents would already have suspected that their child was struggling to move or lift their heads or roll by 6 months old!
The reason why many parents wait until their doctors or specialists give them a referral to Paediatric Physiotherapist is because they did not know that a Paediatric Physiotherapist is the person who is specially trained to help babies and children move better and that they could refer their child to a Paediatric Physiotherapist without a Doctor’s letter!
So if you are concerned about your child, ring My Favourite Physio 
on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists today!