Well i did it!!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by judy

You are really in the middle of major stress Haley! I am very proud of you for keeping off of the cigarettes in the middle of this.

I know what you mean about the "doctor game." You will straighten it out, but it takes a lot of energy. My daughter is just figuring out how to deal with it up here.
In NYC, she could pick and choose doctors.

My grandson was tested and they said he has all kinds of perception problems, focus problems, and on and on. The school worked with him, and he is doing beautifully! He may have these problems, but he has probably learned to compensate. Or...he may not have all of the things they listed.

Keep in mind that children are amazingly resilient. Please give Micah a hug and kiss from me, and take a couple for yourself.

TThanks Judy, i'm calling about his speech classes today, i called Friday and they didn't call back, i'll try again today... here will go again with about 2 hours on the phone again today..

[2tiredmom]

Haley,

I hope you get some answers and everyone is feeling better soon. Your in my prayers.

[HALEY]

Thank everyone, i hope i get some answers too...

[gja1000]

The evaluation by a speech therapist is a really good thing - even if his hearing turns out to be normal. Everyone is right, kiddos develop at individual rates - but the therapist will be able to tell if his particular development is normal. My nephew didn't talk (much less than Micah) and they didn't know why, so he had speech therapy and now he is perfectly normal. I think he had therapy for a couple of years. They didn't know why his speech was delayed, but it was.

Good luck, I understand 2 hours on the phone - or playing phone tag - I do it all the time with Gary's doctors. It is maddening!

[HALEY]

we'll girl i already know he's going to fail the hearing test, with fluid in his ears still from the ear infection, maybe that's what my peditrician wants? oh well ,, I guess i'll see what her madness is when she gets his results.. i think i know she is pushing for him to get tubes, but i really don't want tubes in his ears.. but i don't want that fluid in his ears forever either..

ok its almost 9 am... have to start calling for his speech therapy now wish me luck....

[HALEY]

good lord, i called the number and it was metal health department but they connected me with intervention, and she said someone will get back to me within 24 hours, and i was like hold on, this is the second time we are calling, my husband called friday!!! i want someone from this office to call me back today to schedule and appointment!! and she did apoligize and say someone will call back today, well they have until 2:30 and i will call back again !!!

[HALEY]

they called back, her name is Amy, she is coming to my house monday, to do an intake??? whatever that is, then if micah falls within the 25% delay, they will start classes a couple times a week, this will be nice they will come to the house, wonderful ...

[DianaB]

Haley, I'm so sorry to read about all that you're dealing with right now. As you've been told every kid learns to talk at his/her own pace. I wouldn't be too concerned about Micah's lack of speech right now. Some kids just learn a lot slower than others. My daughter, Amy, had problems with being understood when she did finally talk. We worked with a speech therapist for a year or so to help improve her speech. One of the most important things that I remember learning was to have them look at your mouth and how you form words so they can see how you speak and say words. I checked into right before she went to kindergarten. Good Luck!!

[HALEY]

That's what the speech therapist told me yesterday that boys are sometimes slower, but she was also concerned with the fluid in his ears also that he might be hearing words different and thats why he might be having a hard time saying them, but he's no dummy, you tell him to go get something like his shoes and he will go get them, he understands you, just having a tuff time saying it.. well he fell into the range for speech therapy so they will start next week, they will come to my house one day a week for an hour, so that will be nice i can see what there doing with him and try to work with him also the rest of the week.. and he also has another peditrician apt friday again at 4:30 to see what there going to do with that fluid in his ears, apparentley the antibiotics didn't clear it up and i think that's what the doctor was waiting for, i think the only thing the can do now is put tubes in his ears, which i don't want but i really don't think i have a choice right now, its that or him feeling that fluid in his ears forever and i know its driving him crazy.. so i'll let you know what they say Friday...

[judy]

It sounds like he really needs the tubes in his ears. I know you would rather not have that, but it is so common, and usually works. Please take pictures of that little angel if he gets his tubes! He is just going to look as cute as ever.

I posted somewhere on this thread(?) about some of the problems my grandson Brandon was diagnosed with. He was also left back in kindergarten. Jessie was so worried! We all were.

She had a school meeting with their team and Brandon scored a 93% in his State wide reading test! His lowest test score was 85% in math. His teacher and the rest of the team think he is just doing beautifully, has caught up, and now he's into Little League. Their school is amazing. They got a team together and took the doctor's evaluation and assessed it, delegated different staff members to work on various things with him, and so on. You really could not ask for better. He may still have some perceptual issues, but they are not affecting him at this time.

So, even if Micah has any issues, they will work with him and he will be just fine. I do not think he has any issues. If his hearing is affected, of course his speech will be.