On Monday, Emmett had his evaluation with the special education team. There was a speech therapist, occupational therapist, and a psychologist who took turns working with Emmett. Afterward, they met with me to discuss what he qualifies for.
For language development, Emmett scored in the 5th percentile. For large and fine motor skills, he scored below the 1st percentile. Sigh. This was hard to listen to and a hard reality to face. Emmett definitely needs help and I want it to start now. So the team recommends he be in a co-taught preschool mainstream classroom, where there is a regular teacher and a special ed teacher in the room the entire time. We will start with this recommendation and see how Emmett responds. I think as long as he doesn't get too overwhelmed, he will excel quickly. The special ed team told me they feel Emmett has a lot of potential, which is comforting! Now, we wait for a call for more details.
On Wednesday, we had speech therapy with Zena. It went well. Emmett seemed a bit more distracted or tired because he wasn't as focused as he has been in the past. He and Zena worked more on following directions.
On Thursday, Emmett had his first occupational therapy appointment. This was more of an evaluation for the therapist to see exactly what Emmett needs help with. His therapist's name is Tianna and she seems really nice. Emmett was really confused because he expected to see Zena again and was a little upset when we went into a new room with a new person. Regardless, he enjoyed playing with the toys she had and was really cooperative. Now we need to wait for a call from Tianna to let us know when we can get on her schedule to start OT every week. It should only be a two-week wait.
I am overloaded with information at this point. I am looking forward to the autism 5k on Saturday and spending time with family.
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