On the articulation test they gave him, he was in the <1%-ile at the beginning of second grade, and somewhere around 50%-ike last spring. But the way he talks when he knows he is being tested is different than his casual speech.
I don't think it was ever as bad as they said, and I don't think it's as good as they say it is now. But I'm sure it looks good for them to report so much improvement.
Sometimes we notice him practicing talking and writing when he thinks no one can see/hear him, so I know he is still self-conscious about it, but I'm not sure how to get past the "this was his score on the articulation evaluation, so he doesn't need speech."
One of the spec. ed teachers thought he might have a mild form of CP that was causing the speech, vision (lazy eye, double vision), and fine motor issues, but the neurologist doesn't think they're related or that there is any sign of a brain injury.
He's an anomaly. But an incredibly gifted, sweet, hard-working anomaly.
