22 Weeks
So, since the free PT and OT doesn't run in the summer (and no one told me until it was too late to schedule other PT at the favored place), we had an evaluation for the hospitals PT. I was told that I probably wouldn't like it because it is very medical. It is also on the other side of town and I have to go to them, so I was not excited about going.
Also, they charge $100 per 15 minutes of therapy and the best answer I could get on if insurance will cover it or not was "probably", so it makes me a bit nervous.
I REALLY liked it though. The therapist who has the same name as I do, did a really good job of explaining things to me. I finally have an idea of where Adaline is compared to "typically" developing children. She said that Adaline is not what she would expect from a child with down syndrome. Her tone is good. She said that we could be a bit more aggressive with her therapy in the next few weeks to try and get her ahead, but that she really didn't see anything alarming. She said there are some things she would like to see her doing at this age that she is not (reaching for toys) but she isn't that far behind a "typically" developing child.
When I told her about our feeding routine (about 1 hour before eating time, I get her to play so she is tired, then put her in her bouncer to fall asleep, then feed her for an hour), she was a bit alarmed. She had an OT (who also has the same name) come in and she said that they want to do a full evaluation for OT because there are things they can do to help her eat better...... YAYAYAYAYAAAAA..... I have been asking about this for 5 months now and I have been told they didn't have any other ideas....... I am SO happy someone thinks they can help with this!
That is great!
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