Yesterday was Baby Boy's speech therapy interview. We are happy to say he qualifies for the county speech program. He will start in 2 weeks and will attend once a week. The man that worked with him learned very quickly that Baby Boy has his own language. lol He had him go through sheet after sheet of pictures and name the shapes, objects and actions. He did wonderfully, naming each and every one of them correctly...just not with the proper pronunciation. The man said in no way is he physically or mentally challenged, it is simply a problem of articulation. He described it as a New Yorker with an accent. No matter how often you tell them to say car...they pronounce it is as caaaa....lol We made sure to ask what we could do at home, and he said once he starts the program he will have homework to do at home and we will be able to use these tools to help him. He also said the baby sign language we used with him and his brother as babies in no way affected how he speaks now. That was a small sigh of relief, because I was almost afraid we were hindering his speech by teaching them to sign so early. He actually said signing is a great way of communicating with your baby when they have no other way of telling you how they feel. Which I totally agree with.
Great job Baby Boy...I am so excited to see you start this program and excel the way I know you will!
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