JT had his 'big' eval done yesterday. It took all day. We went in at 8:45, stayed until 11:30, broke for lunch and went back from 1 until almost 3pm.
We had a wonderful group of professionals. We had a Speech Language Therapist, a child Psychologist, a Social Worker, and a Developmental Pediatrician. They were great with JT, and easy to talk to as a parent. I was very impressed.
We did all kinds of fun things, obviously all which assessed his current levels. They have a new test at Children's Hospital which is exclusively to test for autism and its tendencies. We did that one, too.
At the end, all of the professionals had a 'team meeting', and discussed what (if any) diagnosis they felt he fit.
It took them a total of ten minutes to discuss their results and come get us.
JT has autism. Luckily, NOT apraxia (yay!!!). He scored very low on many of the tests. His communication, both receptive and expressive, were at a 3-5 month old level. His cognitive was at 11 months. His fine motor was around 18 months. His gross motor was at 24 months. While the gross motor looks good, it's STILL concerning because 6 months ago he tested at a 30 month level... Obviously he has regressed. Hopefully it's nothing, but they, too, suggest an EEG to rule out seizures. They don't think he's having them, it's more to rule them out than anything, and it is completely possible.
Just for informational purposes, I wanted to know where they thought he was on the spectrum. They feel he is moderate. I totally agree with that...
Anyway, glad it's over, now time to move forward!
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