Snails pace

I We visited the play and language drop in clinic and spoke to the speech therapist who ran the hanen course I attended. She didn't just nod and say "let's see in a few months.." She listened and agreed, and she said something I've been longing to hear "this is something that is now getting to be more serious as time goes on and E needs regular speech therapy." 

I had to stop myself from getting teary eyed, it was both amazing to hear some truth and positive help, but also upsetting to be told what I already knew, that she is really quite behind.

E was her typical self during the assessment which was good, I wanted the SALT to see how hard it is to keep her attention and how low her understanding is. It felt good to be fighting for her and having people take note and not just say, oh well she is only 2. 

I got a referral for a sign language course which I attended this week. We feel like it benefits E more than just speaking as she isn't too good at eye contact and signing helps to put emphasis on a word and to give her a visual clue to its meaning. The course was fantastic and I learnt a ton of new signs which I am desperately trying to wedge into our daily life.

Now it's back to waiting, 30 speech therapy sessions with emphasis on gaining understanding is what was recommended. I can't wait to start.