Developmental Evaluation

Aggie was referred to the "First Steps" program, which is a program funded by grants that helps families with "special needs" adjust to life with a special needs family member and comes along side with all sorts of resources. one example. So Aggie had her "Evaluation" with them today. It went well, I wasn't sure what to expect. There was a Dr. of psychology, a physical therapist and 2 case workers. I forget the name of the test they filled out for her, but the Dr. asked a series of questions, the physical therapist did a little evaluation and the other two were taking notes. After about an hour, they formulated their answer. There were 6 categories, I can't remember them all..... gross motor skills, fine motor skills, communication???? Any way, Aggie's lowest score was in communication, not to shocking given the hearing loss. All her scores were high enough that if she did not already have the diagnosis of "hearing loss" the she would not qualify for the program. This was great news! I'm not certain of all the things they are going to be able to do for us to help Aggie. Things that were generally discussed were, having physical therapy evaluations closer to home, assistance getting good hearing aids, though I think the Audiologist and our insurance will be key players in that, these people coordinate with all of Aggies Dr's to make sure she is getting a high level of care, and nothing is being overlooked, some extra teaching on hearing loss and what life-style changes need to be made to accommodate to that. That's all I can think of right now, it was a lot of information, all good. I have a 3 ring binder full of stuff that they gave me to check out, so i'll need to do some reading soon. Now I need to go get some chores done before ballet.