I got my reports back from the Elizabeth Center today. It took them 3 months to complete them and by taking this long (besides trying my patience) it possibly will make it more difficult to change what he’s doing wrong because he’s older. I’m not going to worry about it though. He will start therapy soon, both occupational and physical. I won’t bore you with the details of the reports, but basically the physical therapist said Summit’s average skill level was that of a 6 month old. A SIX month old. Granted, she did this around a month and a half ago, but he’s not improved much so it’s probably pretty accurate. His developmental skills were a little better, on average the therapist said he is at the level of an 8 month old. They still think most of this is due to his eyes, but still it’s hard- I mean seriously, Summit is almost 1 year old and he’s at the level of someone HALF his age? Seeing it typed in black and white was difficult. They must think I’m coping amazingly, I was very calm the whole time they were telling me this. I think I even managed to make a joke or two. Ha ha, my child’s development is so far behind. (Think happy thoughts, quote an inspirational verse or two… or three)
On the more positive side of things, (I try to end on a positive note,) both of his therapists love him and are fantastic! They even wrote how they liked him in the report which Karen and Laura, ERC people on the paperwork side that do the conferences, said was very unusual. The physical therapist said “Summit is a sweet little boy who interacted very well with the therapist during the evaluation”. The occupational therapist who is not ‘very mushy’ according to them said in her report, “Summit was pleasant and cooperative during this evaluation. He has a very sweet disposition. His smile during our interaction stole my heart.”
That’s all. I know it was such a dorky thing to quote what someone else liked about my kid, but whatever, it made me feel a lot better! I’m sorry I seem like I’m whining a lot about this, just ignore it and realize this is how I’m working through this and be patient please! Your feedback has been very encouraging! -not that I’m passive aggressively trying to get you to comment or anything!! 😉