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In case you were wondering the outcome of Eden's occupational therapy (OT) evaluation--

The therapist used a developmental inventory checklist to assess Eden in different areas (e.g. fine motor, gross motor, adaptive skills...). When you tally up the numbers it gives you the age she performs at for the different areas. For example, Eden is 10 months old and she performs at a 4 month old level for Gross motor. Here's where it's important not to get caught up with numbers, b/c the test was not specific enough to accurately measure her skills. It asked no questions about ability to roll over and that's a pretty key skill. According to the test numbers she made no progress in gross motor since June and we know that's not the case. She's made great progress since then. So, for what it's worth, that's the developmental inventory.

We will add OT approx. 3 times per month, alternating with vision therapy (VT). The OT will focus on fine motor skills like self-feeding and picking things up and releasing them. We also plan to do some contraint induced therapy where Eden will not be allowed to use her left arm. This particular therapist also knows some massage techniques that she will use. And b/c she's done some developmental therapy she can give us some tips to help Eden make the appropriate consonant sounds. She doesn't make them yet and should be doing that at this age.

We'll start this Thursday. I'll let you know how it goes when I know more.

Theresa