Zander's Evaluation.....

A speech therapist came out today to observe Zander since he's been failing in the communcation area. First off, there are NO signs of autism which I wasn't worried about, but something that does come up when communication skills lag. She said there is no reason he shouldn't be talking.

She left us with a booklet of signs to use with him while communicating with him. We know a few but have a lot more to learn. She told me a few other things to try & do with him.

He has a hearing test next week & then we'll go from there depending the results of that. She can test him formally & if he fails that, I think we would have someone come to the house an hour/week to work with him. If we choose not to have him tested at this time, she'll wait a few months & follow up to see where he is at & we would have the same options at that time. SO for now, we just wait to see what happens at his hearing test & in the meantime work on the signing & the other things she suggested.