Friends recently adopted a child who was horribly abused and neglected. At the time, the child was diagnosed as mildly retarded with very delayed speech. All the child could do was grunt. The foster parents confirmed the "diagnosis"
I talked to the parents this weekend and they had the child sing to me. This child can speak in complete sentences with both past and future tense in addition to dressing, knowing all the letters, and counting to 20. The child just turned 3.
One year with the right parents made a huge difference.
The other point is that the diagnosis was wrong. This child is clearly a very,very smart kid.
Last edited by Austin; 11/10/08 12:58 PM.
