And yay, we've probably got another one.

DS4 was born with a severe disability which has involved two spine surgeries, four brain surgeries and countless hours of full anaesthesia for MRIs during the first three years of his life, lower limb paralysis, severe speech delay and bladder and bowel dysfunction. He learned to speak at 3.5 and to walk at 3.75 years respectively.

His special needs preschool did their routine yearly assessment with a view to having him mainstreamed this fall.

His motor skills came in at the first percentile - no surprises there. He can walk, but is slow, and needs a wheelchair for long distances.
His socio-emotional development came in at the 50th percentile. That is HUGE and is the one most important thing for making mainstreaming successful, in what I have seen.
His speech came in at the 40th percentile, which still worries me but the teacher said was HUGE considering he was barely speaking 20 words a year ago, and is now basically caught up; also, it's mostly articulation for which we will go back to speech therapy soon anyway.
His fine motor skills came in at the 73rd percentile. So, ready for mainstream school in this, too.
His cognition, however, came in at the 95th percentile. And considering his speech delay, is probably a low estimate, too. We will have loads of fun with providing him the education he needs, considering how easy he is to underestimate!

Last edited by Mark D.; 01/31/17 04:13 PM. Reason: content