Speech

Nearly two months ago, "services" sent a therapist to see Dumplin and evaluate his speech/communication skills.

He has almost no skills. 

He grunts. He cries. He gets frustrated when we aren't giving him what he wants. 

We just don't always know what he's after.  It's frustrating for us also. 

We managed to teach him the sign language for more.  He doesn't use it consistently.

We taught him the sign for eat, as well, but he's never initiated a meal using this sign. Maybe he doesn't understand hunger and therefore he doesn't know that's what he should sign. 

He doesn't use any words purposefully. He babbles dada, nana, gaga and mama....but these aren't intentional uses to identify anything or anyone.  I told the therapist these things. 

She evaluated him and he scored rather low for his age. She calculated that he's in the 9-10 month old skill range.  It makes me sad for him...but it's not as if I didn't already know this.  

We've been waiting for the service coordinator to come out and officially add speech to Dumplin's therapy plan. This finally happened last Wednesday.  

Today I received a call from the therapist saying that she had gotten the approval to set up sessions with us.

She starts next Tuesday. 

I can't wait to see how Dumplin progresses 

PS

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The purpose is to keep anyone from being able to search our names and find our business....yet I'll still be able to share appropriate information with friends and family.  

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Catching up....

I think I've only posted about having this blog once.  And that was forever ago.

I had always intended to use it as a journal for every placement we have....but since getting a placement, well, I've been very busy being back in babyland, along with the dozens of other hats I wear.

Please be patient as I go back and add posts from a long, long time ago.  This post will stay 'at the top' since I'm back-dating posts...so be sure the scroll beyond this one to look for anything 'new.'

I haven't thought of our 'character names' just yet....feel free to leave suggestions! :)

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