Thursday, May 21, 2009

Developmental delay

So, about a month ago I realized that Luke's a little behind developmentally. I was reading one of those websites about "Your baby should be doing x at y months" and realized Luke really wasn't doing any of it. My suspicions were confirmed at his 9-month visit, but the delays aren't enough that Dr. K was concerned enough to recommend immediate intervention. He offered a developmental pediatrician referral but said he was fine just waiting until his 12-month checkup and seeing where he was then. I decided to contact the Follow-Along Program through the Department of Health, where they send you developmental questionnaires at regular intervals, you fill them out and send them back, and they score them and let you know if they think anything needs further evaluation. So last week I filled out the 10-month questionnaire, and lo and behold I got a call last night that there's enough delay in Luke's gross motor and language that the coordinator wants to present his case to the FAP committee (made up of someone from the school district, Head Start, County Health, and a few other places) and see what kind of intervention is recommended. He can't sit unassisted, can't creep, can't crawl, can't/won't bear weight on his legs, doesn't wave bye-bye, and some other stuff that I don't notice as being behind but obviously are. So, June 1st I'm going to sit in on the committee meeting and see what's recommended for the babe. It could be as little as someone from the school district coming out, checking him out, and giving us some ideas to try, or it could be as much as a formal evaluation through the health department or Mayo. We shall see.

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