Evan's E.I. speech evaluation will be Tues. morning...

MrsGabbs4Ed

A few people who shall remain nameless were telling me that I am over-reacting for doing this, that he is too young and blah blah blah...and that since he understands most of what we say that he is fine and will eventually talk. Well, I still called, told them I was concerned that he has NO words at all, etc.  (the 1 ped I actually like and trust in our ped office said he should have 5 words by 15 months....he has none). Honestly, I would have been less concerned if he didn't constantly bang his head all the time whenever he gets upset or frustrated.  His stranger anxiety has not gotten any better either....figured he'd have grown out of that by now but nope. He sees a new face and flips the f*ck out.  Should make things interesting Tues. morning...

Anyway, I talked to them yesterday on the phone, answered all the questions and gave them all of our info and waited for the call back to confirm when they were coming.  It all happened surprisingly fast...I figured I'd be waiting for weeks or something or a response. But nope, they're coming Tuesday!  Hopefully they will tell me he's fine but I am still nervous. 

I'm already trying to find a way to have Ed get Stephanie to school before the therapist comes to the house just so she is not a distraction.  If anyone has any idea what to expect from the visit please share.

knittygrl

good luck!  You are doing the right thing.  Better to get him evaluated to see now rather than wait.  If he doesn't need it than that is good but if he does than you will be glad you called and got him started early so that he can catch up if there are delays!

They will come and ask you lots of questions about his development, birth etc and then they will go through a list of things to evaluate him on based on his age range.  Then they will probably do things to see how he reacts.  See if he turns his head to sounds etc. based on his age range.  Then they submit all of that into the computer to see where he comes out developmentally.  If he exhibits a certain percentage of delays he will be eligible.

 

NJOdoyle

Just wanted to say good luck. ? We had CJ evaluated at the end of Dec. He was 1-week shy of 17 months. And while they found he does have an expressive language delay, his receptive speech was age appropriate and he does not qualify for services at this time. Don?t ask me how, but by listening to his babble they felt he had the precursors needed for speech. They also told us that if he isn?t saying more words in 3 months we should call and have him re-evaluated. ?They told us it was better to err on the side of caution and it is good to have a baseline. ? The evaluation will encompass everything, speech, physical development, fine and gross motor skills. And they?ll let you know immediately if he qualifies for services. You?ll also get a detailed write up of all the areas he was evaluated in, and what age he tested at. ? They?ll bring toys and evaluate through play and watch how he interacts and listens to you. ?All in all, I?m glad we did it and I?m glad we have something to measure him against now should his speech not start to develop.

DebsPSUbride

H's appt is Wednesday actually, hahah.  Yes, they were very quick to call me back, make the appt, ask me a million quesitons, etc.  My DH and Mom think she's fine, but I worry that something is off.  She has about 2-3 words and sometimes she doesn't always use them correctly.  Good luck Tuesday, and page me or email me (I think you have my email b/c you sent me Goodstart checks) and let me know how it goes. 

robynlesley

I hope it all goes well!  I think EI is a great resource and it's helped my DS and my family greatly over the last 5 months.

 

andreas4dogs

Good luck Gabbs! Uh yeah, I got the same thing with Gabe. People gave me the same $hit. If I listened to such people and didn't have him put through a million evaluations and therapies, he probably wouldn't even be talking. Oh and I am absolutely NOT suggesting Evan is like Gabe, just that people don't know what the hell they are talking about. You are doing the right thing. To get EI, a child has to be delayed 33% in one area or 25% in two areas. So many kids receive EI nowadays, try not to stress about it too much. Many therapists will go to the daycare where the child is if the parents have to work! Please update.