Developmental Specialist

Today a developmental specialist came to evaluate Tyler. As most of you know, Tyler has had chronic ear infections, which he has now had tubes placed to hopefully fix. His doctors have said that his speech is delayed due to the possibility of hearing issues related to his infections. He has had a recent hearing test showing that his hearing is now normal after his surgery, however was not normal prior to surgery. Tyler is now starting to vocalize, however doesn't have any real words yet. This is why it was recommended for Tyler to be evaluated by a developmental specialist and a speech therapist. The developmental specialist came to our home today and played with Tyler for about an hour. He doesn't show any other delays except speech. We will be meeting with the speech therapist next week for her evaluation. Hopefully, they can give me some good tools to help Tyler catch up with his speech. It is becoming a little frustrating for him not to be able to vocalize his needs and wants. I will keep everyone posted as he begins to improve, as I am sure it will just take a little extra time.