PT and DT

On Friday we had a visit from a physical therapist. Although I had thought Buddy was doing fine with his gross motor skills, the evaluators at his yearly IFSP (individual family service plan) marked him 1.5 standard deviations below average. I was a bit surprised but decided to add a PT to his lineup just to keep tabs on him.

So it was she who came Friday morning. After watching him for an hour, she determined that he was doing mostly what he should be doing for his age and suggested that a monthly visit (instead of weekly) would be fine. I agreed, and so we'll see her again at the end of October.

The next visitor came a few hours later. Our speech therapist recently quit First Steps and since there are now only 2 STs servicing our area, we're again on a waiting list. (Buddy still isn't talking, so ST is definitely something I'd like to keep up with.) In lieu of a ST, our service coordinator suggested adding a developmental therapist, who supposedly can also help with speech.

And so the DT came Friday afternoon to spend an hour with Kieran. To be frank, I found her a bit annoying (mainly in the way she talked), but for the sake of continued therapy in this area, I'll keep her around. For awhile anyway. Our geneticist also mentioned at a recent appointment that he could refer us to the speech pathology division at Children's, which I may follow up on.