May 29, 2009

Last day of speech

Today was Devin's last day at speech. We've been taking him once a week for only a half hour since January. Although it has helped me know where the gaps are that he needs help and has helped me know what to work on with him, we haven't felt like he has been progressing enough to warrant the money (it's so expenive!). So, today I pulled him out for the summer to assess how he does without it. If we see a difference we will put him back in. In the meantime I am working on getting his old ABA therapist that lives near us to come work her magic on him a couple of times a week. We know that this would be much more beneficial for him. Devin is doing great and is continuing to make strides and most people wouldn't even know there is any delay, which is great! But, we know once you dig a little deeper there are just a couple of loop holes that we would like filled to give him the best possible start to kindergarten in a year. Let's hope Jennifer will come through for us.
The above picture is of Devin with his speech pathologish, Miss Amy. She's been really sweet and has told me to call or email her with any questions during the summer and she's going to put together a folder of work for me to work with him. So nice and helpful!

1 comment:

Linda Liebhardt said...

What is an ABA therapist?