He is on the lower end of normal right now, but moving quickly. One therapist said she had never seen a child test at that level with less than a year of hearing. Our work is far from done, but it is such a relief to know that it is truly paying off. I think all those different pieces - family, me, signing as much as I could from birth, music class, school, and his three different speech therapists all contributed to his growth over the last year. We are doing so well we got booted from Baby Talk (a free FaceTime-delivered distance therapy program), so they can help families who need it more. Gotta say I don't mind being dropped because Peter is just doing so well.
I know not all kids are going to catch up like that. I think it is usually closer to three years old, but they do catch up, and are often ahead of hearing peers entering school! This technology is amazing!
What fantastic news! Since getting her HAs set correctly last August, Carys has caught up very quickly, too, and her last test had her at 58th percentile (for hearing kids). What a huge relief, isn't it. Keep up the good work, so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteWe just got "booted" from BabyTalk, too! Congrats to Peter!
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