Hi. He was delayed in speech so he is now receiving speech therapy, OT, early intervention. Other than his fascination with letters and numbers, he really does not have any other major isuues now. His speech and motor skills are normal to advance now. He even speaks a few words in Spanish. He loves to sing and dance as well, even playing "air piano". This is why I am planning to enroll him for piano lessons. My son actually taught himself how to read several words. Even the way he learned his letters and numbers, when he was around 16 months old, he would keep taking out letters from his foam puzzle and he would come to me to tell him what letter it was. Even though he wasn't talking at that time, he could correctly point to a color, shape, letter or number when asked. A few months ago, he learned to tell time by asking us a few times. He has a memory that is unfortunately better than mine. He can pick up and understand instructions usually within the first time of telling him. I'm sorry to go on and on about him but I truly believe he is amazing and that his love for letters and numbers is just a product of his eagerness to learn. Another OT did work with him for an hour who also happened to have a gifted 17 yo son. She tells me she can see her son in mine and strongly believes my son is gifted. The speech therapist and the teachers in school all tell me the same thing. However, as a naturally neurotic mom, I worry that I and all the other teachers are wrong and this one OT is right. Am I just overly concerned?
