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FS4 has been with us for 2 years. No one mentioned early intervention until he as about a month shy of 3, then they dropped it. When he came here, he only knew 4 words. Of course, the interaction we gave him quickly allowed him to progress - so no one noticed much.
This fall, he started pre-K. And now I am noticing things more and more. He has always had problems with answering the question "what color/number/letter is that". However if you ask him to get 3 red blocks or the letter X, he can do those things.
I have heard that he spent his entire first year in a baby bucket (ie: carseat) or strapped in his high chair. He didn't learn how to walk until he was well past 1. I know bio mom has had drug issues (pot at least), but not sure if she used/drank/smoked while pregnant. Any ideas if we are just looking at delays due to this first year, drug exposure issues or ??? We have asked for an eval at school for auditory processing, speech (he is difficult to understand), and sensory processing (still puts everything in his mouth - eating buttons off his shirt, etc).
I really want him to get a better shot than where he started. Any suggestions/recommendations or BTDT is appreciated.
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I would talk to his Ped about getting an eval with an Occupational Therapist. School is good but will only help him so that he can function in the school setting. Thus, they won't cover all of FS4's needs. Whether this s this drug exposure, FAS, etc. is hard to say. It is more important at this point to get him evaluated & get him the help he needs.Are there other sensory things going on? Have you read "Out of Sync Child"? Great sensory book.
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Your son sounds very similar to my daughter. Same background. She is now in second grade and receives some special ed services but we had to fight for them! She always tests right on the boarder line for needing special ed, speech, OT etc...... The line I always used with the therapists is that because of her rough start she deserved every special boost we could get for her. In kinder she did not qualify for services but in first grade I really pushed for it and teachers and school psych. were very helpful, even though this is often not the case. The special services my DD gets have really helped her. She is still way behind in her reading and math skills but she continues to make gains and we are very proud of all that she has accomplished! She has to work twice as hard as her siblings to meet the same goals but she does it!!
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