I have expressed my concerns for his speech for many months-
recognizing that he wasn't at where my other boys were for his age and stages;
but since he has always fallen "in the window", this has never been
something that has been recommended as a further evaluation. He
processes concepts well and follows directions, he can say words- he just doesn't
put everything into sentences like he should be doing by now, and he can't
articulate what he wants to say, also some sounds are mixed up.
Well, that is pretty much what the evaluation told us as
well. He actually sits right on the line- not necessarily needing speech
therapy from a medical standpoint because he can repeat the words (some with
mixed up sounds), he can process, and follow directions as well. He just
has lacked the practice in the everyday speech- with so many hospitalizations
and illnesses, he is just understandably behind the curve.
She did recommend that we seek private speech therapy and get an
evaluation through the school system as well because he would benefit from
being followed closely since clearly his illness has put a kink in his learning
and practice of his vocabulary.
It was a good appointment- it was good to see him
"tested" on what he can do, and what he can do when prompted/taught.
There were some areas that covered concepts (understanding pieces of a story)
and he was able to complete those, she commented that those were at the 4yr.old
level. I can see area's that we could work with him more on, practicing
sounds and repeating words, and I see areas that we will clearly need help
helping him. So, we will definitely check into the private speech therapy
and the school system evaluations and see what help we can get.
My goal is to get help so we can help him optimize his
potential and lessen the gaps that the chronic components of his FPIES has
created.
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