On Thursday, SJ began his summer speech sessions. When we arrived at the therapy center, SJ's therapist told me she would be testing SJ. She said he hadn't been tested in some time, so she asked if it was okay if she started the testing on that day. She told me it would take several sessions and I told her that was fine with me. I told her it would be interesting to see where his baseline is at now.
When SJ was finished, she told me that today's testing focused on pragmatics (language used appropriately in social situations) and inferences. She said that SJ did okay, but not surprisingly he did have some difficulties with the inferences. However, she was happily pleased that he did better than expected with the pragmatic portion.
SJ also was very talkative with his therapist. He was telling her all about his experience with the suit fittings and he told her about his fun field day. She told him it was her daughter's birthday and he appropriately asked her how old she was and what she was getting her for a present. I was very pleased when his therapist told me how socially inquisitive he was concerning her daughter's birthday.
After we left speech, SJ was starving. We stopped at McDonald's and got his usual lunch. We were not able to go to the pool, because both boys had dentist appointments that afternoon. We arrived home around 12 and Bob returned from the neighbors. The boys had a couple hours to relax and then we were off to the dentist.
SJ had the first appointment. They were both getting cleanings and then the orthodontist was checking them to see if they were in the need of braces yet. Both boys did great. Incredibly, both boys were cavity free. I say incredibly because both my husband and I are constantly on them to do a better job brushing their teeth. The orthodontist said they are still doing okay and aren't quite ready for braces. Whew! A sigh of relief washed over both boys and my pocketbook.
When we left the dentist, I was glad that our very full day was over!
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