Results

Today, we received the results from Little Buddy's assessment.  He is advanced in "academic development" (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, states, etc) but approximately a year delayed in all other areas (including social, attention, language, fine motor). And in gross motor he's showing an adjusted age of 2.5. His delays are enough that he technically fits on the autism spectrum too. ADHD is possible, but attention issues could also be due immaturity due to mental age (he'll be specifically reassessed for that in one year).  We will be hounding our school district to get him in the special education pre-k class to help close the gap as well starting private therapy for OT, PT, and speech.

We are still processing the information.  We were expecting delays and possibly ADHD, but autism spectrum disorder caught us off guard (granted, it's non-specific in his case and on the mild end of the spectrum).  It's mostly based on his lack of sophistication in language, which affects his social interaction, so there is the hope that with time and therapy, he can catch up to his peers.  In any case, he's still our perfect little boy and we are so proud of him and will always be his advocates in getting him whatever help he needs so that he can lead a happy healthy life.

Good night, 

LBM

Little Buddy's Momma