Eoin's speechy report came in and he with need further work with a few of his sounds, but his understanding and comprehension is good, so it shouldn't restrict him starting school early if it comes to that. i was able to get him in to see a speechy though this year (a lot of them have long waiting lists) so we'll follow up with that and the childcare/kindy have some exercises they can work with him in the meantime. He still has to have his OT assessment and may also need a psych report if he goes in for early entry. all for a matter of 5 hours! oh well we'll see how he goes, and even if it comes back that he can't start school next year, then we know what ares to focus on to help him do his best in the meantime
Sounds great. It's great to hear how competent and efficient everything sounds over there...in the US, it's kind of hit-and-miss with early childhood interventions/evaluations. Depends largely on the school district and the effort the administrators are willing to put in. It sounds like you know exactly what needs to be done and that you are all in good hands. :)
They're pretty good at the centre the kids go to. It's government run, so they have access to a lot of the services available to state schools. Also it's a family centre and they offer a lot of other services on site. The allied services on site have a deal with the centre that they get free office space etc and access to the rooms on the basis that the centre gets free access to all their services. So the centre is organising all of this and it's at no cost to me, which is great. I also have good communication with management at the centre which really helps. It can differ here in that sometimes you would have to work harder to get the same level of service, but in theory these services are available to everyone. It's just knowing what is out there and what is available.
Oh dear - sorry you will be selling your car. There is nothing exciting with my car, except that my kids boast it's the biggest at kid pick up time ;)
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Hey - nothing wrong with having the biggest car around, especially with your ever-expanding family!
How is everything with Eoin? Have you heard anything further from the speech pathologist or evaluation?
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