These words are cherished by any parent. These words are eagerly anticipated. When you have a child with a speech delay, the eager anticipation eventually gives way to desperation, and maybe, (though hopefully not) apathy. Ashlynn has been able to say “I love you” for awhile now. Once she really got good at imitating, we had her imitate it every time we told her goodnight and tucked her into bed.
This is the score I knew would be low, but still feels like a punch to the stomach when I see it in black and white. Why is it so hard to see it in black in white?? I knew it would be low. I KNEW it would be low. The OT is my co-worker and friend. She asked me if she could go over the report with me before
The other night I was reading this book to Ashlynn. If you’re not familiar with the “David” books, they center around the main character David who is mischievous and frequently getting into trouble. These books are great for early print awareness! As you can see, the print is larger and is written as though a child wrote it. Ashlynn kept pointing out all the capital letters she recognized from
We took our annual Fourth of July camping trip to Glendo State Reservoir in Wyoming. It’s a family tradition, so I decided to document her progress each year. Last year’s experience can be found here: Glendo 2013This was only a few short days after our near drowning incident at her pool during swimming lessons. Glendo is a HUGE reservoir, and a lot of our time involves the beach. I
I saw the light go out in her eyes as she floated buoyant, but motionless under water. Her eyes staring out in front of her. I wish this was the beginning to some fictional novel, but instead it’s what happened today at swim lessons. This is on the heels of great success in swimming I just wrote about last week Good teachers change livesIf you know me, it’s no secret
Ashlynn received two grants to help with her speech and occupational therapy over the summer! The United Health Care Foundation and the Lindsay Foundation made it possible! I am so grateful. Ashlynn will be back to getting intensive 1:1 speech and OT services. As far as speech goes, Ashlynn communicates her wants and needs. She has basic conversational skills and really does try to tell us what happened in