As I hinted to last post, we had some "stuff" in progress and would share when we had the outcomes. As a result to having some challenges with Alex in his preschool and observing some actions at home, we decided to have Alex evaluated for special services in school. We also brought him in to see a developmental pediatrician to see his views but are still awaiting any diagnosis. The outcome of the evaluations show that Alex has a slight delay in his fine motor skills, which may be as a result to him having low muscle tone in his upper extremities. He also has a slight delay in his receptive language skills and its use in his everyday life. He tested to have average to above average IQ and his vocabulary ranked at a 5 year old's....so not everything is in the delayed spectrum. As a result to these evaluations, he has been accepted into a therapeutic structured integrated program where the special education teacher and aids are included in a regular education classroom, which meets 5 half days a week. Also Alex qualifies for speech therapy and occupational therapy twice a week. He will be riding on a school bus to and from school (in a carseat) as long as he likes it. All of this is included in our taxes and therefore at no additional cost to us. When we visited the classroom Alex seemed very happy with the school. The teachers were very welcoming and there was a great energy throughout. We couldn't be happier with how this is all turning out. Alex starts his new school tomorrow. I'll update you in March on his experiences.
We went and looked at a preschool for Blake as well this month. We have decided not to go back to the preschool that Alex initially had gone to and toured another that we are excited to send Blake to. They offer the general academic program seen elsewhere but also include a few enrichment activities that we think fun and beneficial such as drumming and dance.
Here's a photo of the boys this month...both sat in a box. They don't get better than this. :-D
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