tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post7697580908237734479..comments2023-09-04T11:20:08.804-05:00Comments on Life with the 'Tars: Evaluation Time!Kylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-26435395803613898432007-09-21T17:41:00.000-05:002007-09-21T17:41:00.000-05:00I looks to me that she is making some progress. I...I looks to me that she is making some progress. I am glad she is comfortable with all the therapists she has to see. It makes a world of difference for the child to be comfortable with doctors and such.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568095510365381346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-10261518017105590922007-09-20T17:14:00.000-05:002007-09-20T17:14:00.000-05:00You are right about classroom assistance. The thi...You are right about classroom assistance. The thing is Willow won't get ANY classroom assistance because she is now in normal ranges... but you can't tell me that she is going to struggle enormously. I'm so glad that you are continuing to qualify for support for Kaytar.. long may it last (although I think early intervention is done so much better in the US than in australia). i'm now doing everything privately with willow, which costs a bucket and isn't nearly as intensive. her school has confirmed that she won't qualify for any help when she starts in january.. and i'm very concerned about how she will cope. hmmm... maybe it IS time for me to blog again as i am hijacking your comments!Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574688179517054558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-90333247196591106582007-09-20T16:49:00.000-05:002007-09-20T16:49:00.000-05:00She is doing so well! I'm so glad you have the re...She is doing so well! I'm so glad you have the resources available to you to get KayTar all the help she needs. She's obviously in very good hands.~aj~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01960895390340332054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-35448551518135569892007-09-20T15:19:00.000-05:002007-09-20T15:19:00.000-05:00It's so great when you have a doctor that just "ge...It's so great when you have a doctor that just "gets it", doesn't it? It makes everything so much easier and less stressful.<BR/><BR/>Great leaps and strides for your (now) Big Girl!Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-10265552714309821072007-09-20T12:45:00.000-05:002007-09-20T12:45:00.000-05:00Wow, that's so much progress. Way to go!Lots that ...Wow, that's so much progress. Way to go!<BR/><BR/>Lots that matters here. :)<BR/>Julie<BR/><A HREF="http://theartfulflower.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Using My Words</A>Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-81991894780531919562007-09-20T12:22:00.000-05:002007-09-20T12:22:00.000-05:00Oh, that slumpy baby pic is too precious =) Person...Oh, that slumpy baby pic is too precious =) Personally, I dread evals and try to avoid them at all cost, so kuddos to you for being so nonchalent about it!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07682901624636941122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-15958889531168148272007-09-20T12:12:00.000-05:002007-09-20T12:12:00.000-05:00She rocks. Check out those stats.I think it's int...She rocks. Check out those stats.<BR/><BR/>I think it's interesting that it's so obvious to me that she learns sentences as expressions or single words, because of the way you write down what she says, but I can understand that it might not be immediately obvious to someone who is hearing her speak.<BR/><BR/>You are just the perfect mother for her, Kyla, with your keen observation skills.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-33613194696007855332007-09-20T12:03:00.000-05:002007-09-20T12:03:00.000-05:00Congratulations on all the strides you and KayTar ...Congratulations on all the strides you and KayTar have made. Both of you (and your husband and BubTar of course!) should find a way to celebrate the accomplishments!Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245436504933052526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-82542307388355305962007-09-20T11:15:00.000-05:002007-09-20T11:15:00.000-05:00It must feel amazing to have a team of professiona...It must feel amazing to have a team of professionals cheering for her, and really, truly caring about her progress.<BR/><BR/>Good on you; all of you.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567374243896229606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-74290287324195986472007-09-20T11:04:00.000-05:002007-09-20T11:04:00.000-05:00astonishing progress! Yay, Kay-Tar.And check out t...astonishing progress! Yay, Kay-Tar.<BR/><BR/>And check out that banner. Splendid.<BR/><BR/>Whoa, Em's here! It's good to know she's still reading even if she isn't blogging.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-31763587163715628342007-09-20T09:29:00.000-05:002007-09-20T09:29:00.000-05:00Hooray for thorough results and wonderful leaps an...Hooray for thorough results and wonderful leaps and bounds!<BR/><BR/>I love how big she looks, crocs and all and beautiful, fluffy hair.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-57581687366945139522007-09-20T09:03:00.000-05:002007-09-20T09:03:00.000-05:00Wow! I can't believe how much she's grown up in a...Wow! I can't believe how much she's grown up in a year! Sounds like the therapy is really making a difference... and of course, so is her mama.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156777853779141522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-27065120664461238542007-09-20T08:08:00.000-05:002007-09-20T08:08:00.000-05:00Great work team Kaytar! I'm surprised none of the ...Great work team Kaytar! I'm surprised none of the experts mentioned how advanced she is on the cute motor scale :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-21105393142048090922007-09-20T07:28:00.000-05:002007-09-20T07:28:00.000-05:00She's a beautiful big girl with gorgeous hair - an...She's a beautiful big girl with gorgeous hair - and look how much she's changed over the past year. Good work.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-15219518309675158832007-09-20T07:20:00.000-05:002007-09-20T07:20:00.000-05:00Great work BIG GIRL!! (and mom of course).I get yo...Great work BIG GIRL!! (and mom of course).<BR/>I get your frustration with people wanting to think she's caught up language wise. Even with my child the story is already too long to explain. <BR/>l am trying just to believe that people are insisting everything is ok because that is what they wish for us.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-89168653512188859082007-09-20T07:04:00.000-05:002007-09-20T07:04:00.000-05:00wow--1st a crib party and then a therapist party--...wow--1st a crib party and then a therapist party--kaytar is a wild child!<BR/><BR/>seriously--glad it went well. <BR/><BR/>i feel like i learn so much coming here. t hanks for always making your story so accessible to us. <BR/><BR/>and that IS a gorgeous head of hair!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-4453922026341482222007-09-20T06:44:00.000-05:002007-09-20T06:44:00.000-05:00What wonderfully thorough results. (Can you tell ...What wonderfully thorough results. (Can you tell how jealous I am?) And she's doing so well! I think self-help is a weird one - maybe I'm misunderstanding the category here, but it seems to me that there are certain things where it's just easy for parents to keep doing things for the child, especially when there's so much else to focus on: it takes a conscious effort to focus on stepping back to let the child do it.<BR/><BR/>Bub has exactly those gaps in his language (though they are closing slowly) - if by "relating experiences" you mean referring to things after they have happened. That was one of the many areas of disconnect in my conversation with Dr. WRE - at one point he asked if Bub could tell us why he refused to walk on snow last winter, and I just kind of goggled at him - we're lucky if he can identify his feelings verbally at all, much less explain the reasons for him. (As always, he seemed to respond to this with polite disbelief, which I think is more of a tic than an indication of his actual opinion.)<BR/><BR/>Massive hijack here, but yay for Kaytar and yay for her awesome evaluation team, who seem to have done a really good job of figuring her out.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-85685308824487072032007-09-20T05:22:00.000-05:002007-09-20T05:22:00.000-05:00fabulous! my son did the running words together t...fabulous! my son did the running words together thing for ages - "takeladfwork" was "take lad out for a walk"and "gernuffcash?" was what we used to say when we were leaving the house "got enough cash?" he probably thought it was something like "is the door locked".<BR/><BR/>now he talks like an oxford don and uses language that most adults don't use!joker the lurcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260629209872897792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-70477445280154127682007-09-20T04:49:00.000-05:002007-09-20T04:49:00.000-05:00What great improvements. Although it looks likes ...What great improvements. Although it looks likes things may not always be easy for her, she is making great improvements. What a credit to your family and the team that you have.<BR/><BR/>I like your header btw :)InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-12492351350411700832007-09-20T04:27:00.000-05:002007-09-20T04:27:00.000-05:00Yay Kaytar! And nice Crocs :-)It is kinda nice to...Yay Kaytar! And nice Crocs :-)<BR/><BR/>It is kinda nice to sometimes not have to explain stuff to people, and feel like a party pooper, eh? I'm glad you have such a good team behind Kaytar.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-58291117863073665662007-09-19T23:38:00.000-05:002007-09-19T23:38:00.000-05:00I think she has accomplished the equivalent of cli...I think she has accomplished the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest!<BR/><BR/>Keep going girl!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-54721099995771280762007-09-19T22:31:00.000-05:002007-09-19T22:31:00.000-05:00Em: She was saying that kids like this often get l...Em: She was saying that kids like this often get lost in the shuffle because they do appear almost normal. The can't find the proper quantitative gaps on an evaluation, but there are qualitative gaps and it will affect them in the classroom without assistance. <BR/><BR/>She also said that because KayTar can almost appear normal in speech now, others will have unrealistic expectations of her...because she puts on a good show without the understanding to back it up, if that makes sense.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-12684421731582285142007-09-19T22:28:00.000-05:002007-09-19T22:28:00.000-05:00Your description of kaytar's speech reminds me SO ...Your description of kaytar's speech reminds me SO MUCH of my willow. Willow's speech is now in normal ranges (low end of average) but there is still something a bit odd about it - it is a bit stilted etc. however, with each passing month willow does gain fluidity and spontaneity and her speech sounds more and more normal. i have no doubt that eventually she will sound like a regular kid...Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574688179517054558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-14183220122972436602007-09-19T22:17:00.000-05:002007-09-19T22:17:00.000-05:00Yes, she's got some lovely hair.And she's doing gr...Yes, she's got some lovely hair.<BR/><BR/>And she's doing great. Those evaluations tell the tale.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33281653.post-82052867960903293642007-09-19T22:13:00.001-05:002007-09-19T22:13:00.001-05:00and she's charmed an innumerable amount of women o...and she's charmed an innumerable amount of women on the blogosphere. As have you.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.com