Speech assessment

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> Hello everyone, my little 3yo boy goes for his first speech

development assessment on Monday, and I was hoping to hear from the

group on any tips they may have for the appt. I want to be sure the

therapist does all she should for the assessment, but it is all new

to me and dont want to miss anything that should have been done or

suggested. With thanks,

>

Hi , I know how scary this can be . My son went for

his first evaluation about 8 months ago. Now he is a pro at it!! The

best advise I can give you is write out everything you want the

therapist to know. You will be overwhelmed and may forget to mention

things. Try to give the best examples and ask alot of questions. Try

to see that he is rested and has eaten so he is in agood mood. Mostly

, smile, he will have fun. They will play, it will be ok. Let

me know how it goes...good luck.

Tracey...is he talking at all?

[Guest guest]

Finally, something makes SENSE! Brendon had the preschool language

scale assessment done last week, and get this! He scored in the 0 to 7

month range for auditory comprehension and in the 0 to 11 month range

for expressive communication.

So THAT'S why he ALWAYS hits windows - he seriously DOESN'T get the

concept when I tell him no. And time outs don't work, because he

doesn't get THAT concept, either. I really DO have two babies, here.

I was seriously expecting Brendon to be fine, or I probably would have

spaced him and Hypatia out better. This is HARD! Kudos to all you twin

mamas! (You'll understand in another two months, Shaggy Daddy!)

I'm hoping the plastic stuff will keep him from hitting the windows -

we could use the extra insulation anyway, and he can't shatter the

windows by hitting plastic anyway!

At least PLAY therapy will work wonders. Nine month olds LOVE playing,

and so does Brendon. And I guess I don't have to feel guilty about

expecting Hypatia to be ahead of him, because she already is. But how

do I make it fair when I expect her to show maturity (when she's a bit

older) and Brendon still gets something of a pass? She'll need empathy

to truly understand that, and empathy develops when? At 7 or 8 years

old? What do I do in the meantime?