We don't finish until Friday.
Ds has had lots of cards too, we sent to the whole class so may also be why, I asked for a class name list as wouldn't rely on my ds to tell me the names, i would be writing cards to half of paw patrol
I'm surprised though all the other children have wrote ds cards to him writing there own name etc I assumed a few would be able too but seems to be the whole class can, I obviously had to write ds cards, he can write the first letter of his name but it's usually back to front and takes me a long time to focus him to write it bless him, he also got a selection box from another child in his class which was really nice.
When he was off after his operation in November they made him a card and all drew him pictures of aeroplanes as they know he loves aeroplanes & he sometimes gets a picture in his book bag that a little girl draws for him, they seem genuinely lovely kids in his class which is nice.
Had ds nhs salt appointment today. Can't be as positive about that I'm afraid.
He hasn't had salt since he was 2 & even then it was only 4 really shit 1 hour sessions then discharged, and since he started school in September they have referred him back and this was the assessment today, had to take him up to the hospital for it.
So salt did some games - flash cards first asking ds to name what she showed him, really basic like teddy, cup, spoon, bowl, flower etc etc he did ok with this as he's really good labelling you see.
Then she played another game which was items on a table, teddy, plastic banana, cup, spoon, pink plate, blue plate etc and she asked him to feed the teddy the banana & could he put the spoon on the pink plate and could he make the teddy jump on the table etc he also did fine with this, its these sorts of games I've worked endlessly on to increase his understanding do you know because salt haven't given me any help over the years and I've had to do it all by myself!
So speech therapist concluded that my ds receptive language isn't far away from being age appropriate so because he could put a spoon on a pink plate and make a teddy jump on a table he's suddenly got the comprehension of a 5yr old???
Yet ask him his name or his age or what he's done at school today and your met with a squeal and a flap or a blank stare because he doesn't have a clue what your talking about.
She's so far off the mark it's unfuckingbelievable! He's been assessed by school were he goes every day as having the understanding of a 2 year old.
So she said he doesn't qualify for speech sessions since he can talk,
that's ok then but 90% of his language is memorised phrases and repetitive speech, would hardly say he can talk.
He still doesn't ask or answer questions & usually speaks in 1 or 2 words rather than sentences and he doesn't actually communicate anything to you! He talks at you not to you, all very bizarre is my ds speech and no way near age appropriate.
I disagreed obviously & she said his speech was more a 3yr old level and his understanding was 4 year old level, still don't agree at all. NT 4 year olds I know blow my mind with what they understand!
Nhs for you, diagnosed with moderate to severe autism age 3 and at age 5 still no fucking therapy!
Early interventions my arse.
The only people who try to help are school.
Sorry ranty post. Pissed off tonight!