[linda512]

I would also contact her supervisor. That is just not okay. I don't know what I would have said, but I'm pretty sure it would not have been nice, or at least would have been very pointed. Wow!

[atouchofheaven]

totally agree with everyone else! i am offended even just hearing it from someone else. that is ridiculous.

and if it makes you feel any better, my son has been getting speech therapy weekly since he was 15 months old and is about to be two and only has about 8 words. his therapist says he may need a year or two in special ed preschool but she has no doubt he will catch up and be fine. don't get too caught up with numbers (as in number of words), and just let your child develop at their own pace. but definitely follow up on a re-eval at 2. you can't go wrong by getting "extra" therapy.

one thing that helped was signing. it did some amazing things for my son!

[One_Happy_Momma]

Thank you guys for your support!

I think I'm gonna wait until she writes her report before contacting her supervisor, I wouldn't want it to affect the outcome of the assessment. I thought I was being too sensitive, but I'm glad to hear that that's not the case.

I started teaching my little Sunshine some sign language along with spoken words and she seems to be picking it up.

We have a long car trip tomorrow morning, we're leaving at the crack of dawn. If you're a praying person, pray for a safe trip for us; if not, good thoughts work too.

Got videos galore for the trip!

[xxsurroundedbyxy]

Wanted to add that my assessment last week also included questions about problems with my pregnancy and term at birth etc?

NOW---if you had had any of that info to pass along to explain developmental issues that would have been nice. HOWEVER, what impact would knowing the biological mother's name have on this child's treatment plan? Absolutely none. So her insistence at being told the name was ridiculous and her statement about her "mother" missing out on something was so insensitive and lacked common sense considering what you had already made clear to her.

Keep in mind, though, that the evaluator is not always the therapist who will be working with your child 1-3 days per week. So you may not ever have to see this woman again. And you are right....you don't want it to sway her opinions as she is writing our her report and suggestions for treatment. But if you do end up with her as your child's therapist and will be seeing her frequently, you will need to set her straight very quickly so that your relationship can be one of teamwork with your daughter. If not, you will find her saying more rude remarks until the relationship is ruined and you find yourself wanting to take your daughter elsewhere.

IF you tell her and she continues to speak out of her a**, then I would definitely talk to the owner/supervisor of the facility.

Kim

[nikkianni]

DD had her regular Early On session last night and the teacher suggested we start signing with her too. I was a little leary but it sounds like it might be a good idea after all.
We'll give it a shot.
In the meantime, DD said "Star" last night to go with twinkle twinkle and I think she said "book" too! OK, the star thing I thought was iffy but the teacher was there and she's sure that's what DD was getting at. So I'm happy to take her word for it.
Still no "mom" though.

[kelceesmom]

Nikki, signing helped wonders while Kelcee was in ST. Made her life and mine much easier. We have done ST for 10 months and Kelcee has come leaps and bounds from where she was. We did get approved for more ST in the school system and with preschool aid. Continue it as long as they will let you.

Lupe have a wonderful and safe trip.

[atouchofheaven]

nikki - my son said "daddy" long, long before anything resembling "mommy". now he just says "ma". short and sweet but it still gives me a smile. it will come.

[nikkianni]

I think we're going to start with the signs for more and all done. Hopefully that'll help with some of those dinner time issues.
As for the mom thing, I'm sure I'll hear it someday. I'm really not too surprised she said dad first. This is a total daddy's girl if ever there was one.

[One_Happy_Momma]

My little Sunshine had a hearing test done yesterday, and she passed it with flying colors!

Now I await the reports for the other assessments done last week and the week prior.

[kelceesmom]

Great news. I know when Kelcee passed her hearing test I thought thank goodness that is one less thing that I have to deal with and we'll just see what comes next.

[One_Happy_Momma]

Originally Posted by kelceesmom

Great news. I know when Kelcee passed her hearing test I thought thank goodness that is one less thing that I have to deal with and we'll just see what comes next.

You're not kidding!

BTW: I'm so proud of her! She behaved so well and followed all instructions - She touched the ear inserts once, but left them in.

[nikkianni]

I remember how nervous I was when DD had her hearing test done. I just kept thinking, there can't be anything else wrong, there just can't.
Luckily she too was fine.
I don't know about the rest of you ladies, but sometimes I think that doctors hear the word "adopted" and immediately start ordering tests. We're actually switching peds over this issue.

[kelceesmom]

I have to say that it was the opposite for us thank goodness. Our ped does listen well to us tho which can also be a problem. Knowing she is adopted and we don't have much info she will not sit idley by. Which sometimes can be scary.

[nikkianni]

Denice: Boy do I wish I had your ped.
I just found out a week ago that two other kids DD's age who are also not walking, one not even pulling up yet, are just now getting tested for motor delays or other issues.
Mind you, they sent DD for testing before she was 11 months old. On the basis of the fact that she was rolling, not crawling, and not pulling up.
I really wasn't happy at this news.

[tanmansmom]

Our ped was concerned when at 15 months, TJ didn't say anything. By 18 months, he said about 8 or 9 words. She mentioned speech therapy, but I chose to wait a few more months. He is now 21 months old and has about a 25 word vocabulary (flush being one of his favorites!). I don't know if this is normal or not. However, he can tell you the sound each letter of the alphabet makes; at least the one's he is physically capable of saying (q and x are difficult). I credit Leapfrog Letter Factory with this. This is the only video he watches on our long drives to the lakehouse. I was singing the song last weekend "Every letter makes a sound, the A says..." and he said aaaaa. I was floored. So we did it for each letter and he knew almost all of them.