Abby had her IHCAN testing on Tuesday. For those who don't know, that stands for Interior Health Child Assessment Network. They were doing testing on Abby to determine if she had Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I was almost 100% positive that she didn't, but I wanted some kind of testing done because while she doesn't have any typical autism markers, she is behind a little. I was a little stressed leading up to this appointment, and I didn't realize how much until after it was over. Funny how that is.
I was worried, because while I didn't really want her to have a disorder, I knew that if she got a diagnosis, it would be easier to get her some funding. Right now, because we are going through a private school, she hasn't been getting any speech therapy, which she definitely needs. We're working on stuff at home, but the extra help would be wonderful. So I was torn.
Abby did so well. She didn't fuss about being separated from us, and she was polite and interacted with the doctors. I was impressed with the doctors too. They were friendly and not condescending at all. They had obviously done this with so many parents, they were so excellent at explaining things so that we could understand, not too much medical terminology that only doctors know.
So she did not get diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but she did get diagnosed with Mixed Receptive/Expressive Language Disorder.
I know, it's a mouthful! Here's a link to a page where I really liked the description.
So that is my child. I'm glad that we got a diagnosis of something because now we should be able to get her some speech therapy, hopefully. I feel like we have something to work with and can move forward. It was encouraging to hear things that we've known/noticed about her being seen by the doctors as well. For me, it is like a confirmation that I'm not crazy.
On a completely unrelated note, Abby did something incredibly cute and funny yesterday. I was in the master bedroom and she came in and told me that she was going to pray with God. She was very excited about this. I told her that was great and to let me know what He told her. She said that she was going to pray upstairs in her room. So up she went. A few minutes later I heard Leigh head upstairs and she met Abby there and Abby excitedly told her that she had prayed to God for a baby brother! and God was going to put him in the tummy (mine, I assume). Then she came down and told me that. What a cutie.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Outline of a School Day
Almost done the second month of school. And I think that we are finally finding some sort of rhythm to it. I hope. Here is what our typical day looks like so far.
Bible: We have a memory verse that comes from Come Sit by Me, and sometimes they suggest stories to teach and read about. I will usually find the stories in Kid's Bibles, and then find a craft to go along with that.
Reading: We are working through The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading.
Printing: We are using Handwriting Without Tears. Abby has fun with using the wooden blocks to make letters, as well as a slate to draw them over sized first.
We usually have a 15 minute break here. The girls will have a snack and play or draw.
Math: We are using Right Start Math, which has lots of manipulatives to play with. It's going pretty slowly right now.
Come Sit By Me: For those who don't know, this curriculum covers a variety of subjects. It has different sections that you do, over a week or two. You read a selected book every day and then they have activities to do that relate to the book. Reading a book is always fun for the girls, and they enjoy the different things we get to do.
Depending how things are going we will take a quick break here.
Explode the Code: A mixture of phonics and printing. It is focusing on lower case right now, and that is a little more frustrating for poor Abby so sometimes this lesson ends in a fight.
And I switch between Bingo games and Sounds Abound, a book and computer game that have kids listening to sounds, like rhyming.
That is the basic outline of how we do school. Some days, like today, we are done almost everything by 11, but other days we got until almost 1.
Bible: We have a memory verse that comes from Come Sit by Me, and sometimes they suggest stories to teach and read about. I will usually find the stories in Kid's Bibles, and then find a craft to go along with that.
Reading: We are working through The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading.
Printing: We are using Handwriting Without Tears. Abby has fun with using the wooden blocks to make letters, as well as a slate to draw them over sized first.
We usually have a 15 minute break here. The girls will have a snack and play or draw.
Math: We are using Right Start Math, which has lots of manipulatives to play with. It's going pretty slowly right now.
Come Sit By Me: For those who don't know, this curriculum covers a variety of subjects. It has different sections that you do, over a week or two. You read a selected book every day and then they have activities to do that relate to the book. Reading a book is always fun for the girls, and they enjoy the different things we get to do.
Depending how things are going we will take a quick break here.
Explode the Code: A mixture of phonics and printing. It is focusing on lower case right now, and that is a little more frustrating for poor Abby so sometimes this lesson ends in a fight.
And I switch between Bingo games and Sounds Abound, a book and computer game that have kids listening to sounds, like rhyming.
That is the basic outline of how we do school. Some days, like today, we are done almost everything by 11, but other days we got until almost 1.
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