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amother

Emerald

Tue, Mar 15 2016, 9:37 pm

He's a teen actually, 14 years old. But he acts like he's 11, talks like he's 11, but here is the weird part a bone scan shows that his bones are like an 11 year olds. He is the height of an 11 year old and his voice shows no signs of changing.
It is so painful to watch, he is confused and extremely frustrated and in a lot of pain.
Can someone tell me if those two can be related?

Rutabaga

Tue, Mar 15 2016, 9:41 pm

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens......html

I don't know if this is helpful, but it may point you in the right direction.

simcha2

Tue, Mar 15 2016, 10:05 pm

A cousin's son had something similar, turns out he had celiac disease and it was retarding puberty.

cnc

Tue, Mar 15 2016, 10:14 pm

Has he seen an endocrinologist?

amother

Emerald

Tue, Mar 15 2016, 11:35 pm

simcha2 wrote:

A cousin's son had something similar, turns out he had celiac disease and it was retarding puberty.

Was he cognitively behind as well?

heidi

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 1:32 am

Please see an endocrinologist. My kids hit puberty really really late (I'm talking 17 years old for the boys). And bcz. some have ADD, they were immature to boot. So yes, I had 15 year olds looking and behaving like 11 year olds. And they were definitely tested for celiac.
For us, B"H it was just late puberty and they did eventually get more mature emotionally-- even though one doctor did tell us that emotional maturity does tie in to physical maturity.
I don't know if you're just being dramatic, but if your child really has stopped developing cognitively, which is way way different than being immature, you need to see a neurologist/psychiatrist ASAP.

amother

Salmon

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 6:45 am

amother wrote:

If his bone age is 11, he could have Constitutional Growth Delay. Basically he'll catch up physically a bit later than his peers. If you want to fast forward the growth process with testosterone/Growth Hormone, be wary as this can understandably cause leg pain and moodiness. With respect to cognitive development, if people treat him like he's an 11-year old due to his size, he may simply learn to act that way.

amother

Emerald

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 8:16 am

amother wrote:

The opposite. People treat him like he's 14(in yeshivah) but he acts like he's 11.

amother

Aqua

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 8:44 am

Welcome to "ImaDoctor"!!

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It is so painful to watch, he is confused and extremely frustrated and in a lot of pain.
Can someone tell me if those two can be related?

You're kidding, right? Take him to a doctor!! Who sent him for a bone scan? And then what? This isn't like chocolate cake advice from Imamother. Take him to a specialist who will send you for the right tests and interpret them and treat him (or not). You see your son has a big problem here. Get yourself a real doctor.

I'm sorry for your pain in watching him frustrated and in pain, but I'm more sorry for your son who isn't getting proper medical treatment

amother

Salmon

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 11:03 am

amother wrote:

Welcome to "ImaDoctor"!!

Quote:

It is so painful to watch, he is confused and extremely frustrated and in a lot of pain.
Can someone tell me if those two can be related?

Imamother Aqua, I think this is uncalled for. While I agree with the sentiment that people shouldn't use ImaDoctor vs getting medical advice, OP clearly has been to a "real doctor" since she had a bone scan. A bone scan for children of short stature is performed by an endocrinologist and usually requires a referral from a doctor in the first place.

OP was asking for lay opinions (not medical ones) about her son's emotional maturity, not an interpretation of the bone scan results. Should she want a medical one, I agree that this is not the correct place. She doesn't need imamothers bashing her though.

amother

Salmon

Wed, Mar 16 2016, 11:08 am

amother wrote:

The opposite. People treat him like he's 14(in yeshivah) but he acts like he's 11.

It's good that they treat him like his actual age as it will maximize the chances that he'll eventually start to behave that way. His voice not changing is consistent with the delayed puberty symptom seen in Constitutional Growth Delay. When you had his bone age measured, wasn't this discussed?

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