Posts Tagged ‘gross motor delay’
echoes of a thud
Posted by: Sarah on: June 22, 2009
Remember the other shoe that dropped last September? And all the evaluation that eventually led to Shoshanna being diagnosed with a 25% gross motor delay and her starting to receive physical therapy 2x/week?
That other shoe now contains Sure Step SMOs.
Figures!
Posted by: Sarah on: March 24, 2009
The day I spend half an hour on the phone with CPSE harassing them about the fact that S’s PT didn’t start last week like it was supposed to…
… she had already had her first session with Ms. Sue.
Houston, we have IEP!
Posted by: Sarah on: March 11, 2009
- In: prematurity
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Not only was Thursday the March of Dimes Family Kickoff, it was also the day of the big meeting at the school district to find out whether or not Shoshanna would be getting PT at school. We had gotten a letter about six weeks ago notifying us of this meeting, inviting us to attend, [...]
*thud*
Posted by: Sarah on: October 9, 2008
That sound? That’s the other shoe dropping.
Fortunately it’s a very little shoe. A Shoshanna-sized shoe, even.
We have been keeping an eye on Shoshanna’s gross motor development for a while, and noting that her left side still lags significantly behind her right, and that there is noticeably less muscle mass in her left calf than in [...]
Bonus Checkup!
Posted by: Sarah on: April 5, 2007
Since we’d had some concerns about Shoshanna’s gross motor development, we made an appointment for an extra well-child visit at 2 1/2. So this morning we all trooped off to the doctor’s office. Conveniently, last time we were at the library, Shoshanna picked up Corduroy Goes to the Doctor and we’ve read it [...]
Slowest. Bureaucracy. Ever.
Posted by: Sarah on: February 23, 2009
About a month ago, we got the report from the agency that did all of Shoshanna’s evaluations. What we learned: she’s wicked smart, she’s got a >25% gross motor delay (skill level: 36-37 months. age at time of testing: 51 months), and some sensory… weirdnesses. The PT recommended weekly therapy; the OT [...]