Last Speech Therapy Visit

Hubby brought Ian to visit the speech therapist for the last time. In this visit, Ian was assessed on his language ability. The therapist concluded that he had reached a normal level for his age (2 years 9 months), though it was noted that he had a weakness in comprehending the words "he" and "she". She officially "discharged" Ian from the treatment and we only needed to follow up with the doctor in April next year for another review.

First Speech Therapy Session

Ian visited the speech therapist for the first time this morning.  Because it was the first session, the therapist mainly wanted to find out his profile and to get him warmed up in the room.  She also verified with me that there was no speech delay in our families.

She played bubbles with Ian and also taught me how to encourage him to say more.  I checked with her regarding his development and she was pretty sure that autism was ruled out in his case. 

Ian had managed to say "apple juice" (2 words, 3 syllables) just a few days ago.  So, in this session he managed to copy the therapist to say "try again" without much difficulty. Our current target was to get him to join 2 words together, until our next appointment, in which she would be doing an assessment with him.