Lets Talk about my Baby Boy

I am meeting with Ruddick's Early Steps team today to re-write his goals on his IFSP.  The IFSP is basically a plan of action so that the family and therapist have common goals they are working toward.  He is currently in speech therapy and doing great!!! At one point he had about a 6 months delay in communication, however, he is improving significantly.  I'd say at this point we are on a about a 4 months delay. The fact he has started to imitate consistently has become a huge stride.  He has showed interest in language (he did not do this at the appropriate age) which obviously helps to reach communication goals!!!!  He recently had an OT eval done and we will hear the results of this during the meeting as well.  He has 2 things that he struggles with on the OT side.  He tucks his thumbs in and clenches his fist (mainly in new situations).  This has caused his fine motor skills to be weak.  He also struggles with sensory processing when he gets upset or his needs are not met immediately!!! It is a huge challenge to reorganize himself and pull it together.  This may sound like a typical toddler fit, but it is not.  Its hard to understand unless you see it.

So today lets celebrate baby boy Ruddick.  We don't see alot of pics of him on social media because his sister's personality is so big but he is doing his best to keep up!!!














Jules