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Toddlers
Our son was 28 months when we returned home. He was diagnosed with speech delay. He spoke very little even Russian in the beginning. In less than two months however he had mastered his 100 words. At six month follow up with IA doctor they said he was on track.
He also was malnurished (parasites). His lower body mass was slightly under developed. With vitamins and good diet he quickly built up lower body strength. In the beginning he fell a lot, could not hop or jump. His over all coordination was not as good as it should have been. Our IA doctor gave us things to work on. We never needed formal therapy for this or speech.
Emotionally it was a challenging first three weeks. He went through extream tantrums. He was frustrated and we too of course. His coping skills were lacking. We learned to slowly introduce him to new things. Today he does fine in new situations but the first six months we were cautious.
I am happy to say our son is healthy and doing well.
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