Today we had a very busy day. This morning we ran some errands and then we went over to Miss Katie's house. Miss Katie was nice enough to volunteer to watch Lily for me while I took Zane to his first Speech Therapy session. Zane had to come in first and say hello to Landon, hopefully after their initial introduction, they'll be come fast friends.
Zane's speech therapy session went well. The therapist concluded that Zane communicates on a 6-9 month old level. That doesn't mean he is mentally acting like a 6-9 month old or anything it just means his verbal skills need lots of sharpening. With time we are going to (hopefully!) teach Zane to ask for what he wants or needs, rather than throwing himself on the ground and screaming. This will make mom very happy.
The therapist also wanted an audiologist to look at Zane's ears. Since he had so many ear infections as an infant, it's possible he still has some fluid in there that needs to come out so that he can hear better, thus talk better.
She thinks Zane is very smart and should be able to catch right back up in just a few short months. But it's going to take a lot of work on everyone's part.
She also mentioned that boys that are very motor driven and active also tend to communicate less than their more calm counterparts. Hmmmm...very active, yep, that sounds like him.
I have no idea why he wanted the pacifier in his mouth. He specifically got it just to go through the window of the kitchen. After he successfully crawled through, he ran and put it back in his crib. Maybe he was using it for balance???
PS: I know...I know...those drapes??? EGH...they're coming down eventually. They came custom with the house (lucky us) but we need to find replacements first before we rip them down. Drapery Bonfire anyone?
2 comments:
So glad the session went well. No one I know would doubt Zane's intelligence - but the frustration of seeing how well Lily communicates probably contributes to the behavior you don't like.
It was always hard for me to remember that attention reinforces behavior - doesn't matter what kind of attention.
We got your wonderful new year's card with the great pictures. Thanks so much!
And always remember - "This, too,shall pass" Pleasant or unpleasant, it passes.
So glad you're around friends who can watch Lily while you can focus on Zane. It feels great to have direction. Can't wait to see Zane's progress. He'll be soon saying , "Mom, mom, mom... why is the sky blue? why are the crickets chirping? why do you brush your teetch?" and so on.
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