Evaluation Meeting

Over the last couple of months, Heather was evaluated by our town's special ed dept. She was evaluated by their preschool coordinator(special ed), the town's Ot, Pt, speech therapist and also education consultant.

This morning I went to Heather's evaluation meeting. It was with the preschool coordinator(special ed), the town's Ot, Pt, speech therapist and also education consultant. They decided to put Heather on an IEP based on her delays. She will receive PT through them to build up strength and work on endurance. They were concerned with how difficult things are for her to do physically and how tired she got quickly. The PT told me this is from the hypotonia, which she said is neurological and will always be present, but by helping her build strength and endurance, it will be easier for her to cope. They are figuring out what is best for speech, so we will find out more with that in August.

Heather is still seeing the private OT 2 mornings a week and will be starting there with a new speech therapist as well. They want to keep working on her oral motor skills and low muscle tone in her mouth.