Sorry I haven't posted anything in while. Just been busy and honestly uninspired to post. Here's an update on Zach.
Dr. Mattax in Tulsa said she couldn't diagnose Zach with Autism at this time. There were some things that could point toward Autism but could also be explained away by his speech delay. Her only diagnosis at this point was that of a severe speech delay based solely on her observation and not taking into account what we said he could or could not do or say.
He visited a speech therapist here in Fort Smith a few weeks ago. She was great and he was very cooperative. Her diagnosis was that of a moderate speech delay versus the severe delay diagnosis. She was very encouraged by the evaluation and feels that Zach would respond well to speech therapy.
He will be seeing her once all the paperwork or whatever goes through. Now we're just waiting.
As far as the Autism side of things...we're supposed to go back once he's had several months of speech therapy to have him evaluated again.
