Feb 14, 2010
Happy New Year of the Tiger! We went to visit the grandparents first thing in the morning and then followed by dim sum at the restaurant where Adrian was entertained by AN HOUR of lion dance.
Feb 12, 2010
Adrian showing off all the Valentines' Day cards & gifts from his friends at school.
He also had "face painting" for the first time - the little heart on his left cheek!
He also had "face painting" for the first time - the little heart on his left cheek!
Feb 10, 2010
We received a call from the Speech Pathologist from the York Region Infant Hearing Program. Apparently they’ve gotten a copy of our completed Intake Form, instead of having us wait for 8-9 months for appointment; they changed their process and decided to see Adrian earlier given his hearing loss & delay in speech. Our appointment will be scheduled on Feb 23rd at 08:30.
Feb 9, 2010
No school for Adrian for more appointments (again):-
- First appointment with the Early Intervention Team. It began with an interventionist interviewing Mama talking about concerns on Adrian (mainly speech) while the therapist was playing with Adrian, observing how he behaves cognitively as well as assessing his skill sets to determine our eligibility. The whole appointment took more than 1.5 hours and they later came back telling us that Adrian is doing quite well (considering what he's been through in the past), though a little behind/weak compared to kids his age, but that doesn't warrant him getting OT & PT. The therapist suggested us to engage some games/exercises with Adrian to bring him up to speed (i.e. strengthening his upper limps etc.). We're ONLY eligible for their service because we mentioned we've registered Adrian for JK, and they will coordinate some kind of a "Transition Process" to ensure Adrian, being a special need kid (mild hearing loss with speech delay), is well taken care of when he enters JK this Sept. They'll arrange a home visit in 6 – 8 weeks' time.
- The 3rd hearing test at Sick Kids was a total disaster! No matter how much we've prepped Adrian to "do" whenever he "hears" the beep sound, he just ignored and kept on starring at the tinted case holding the "Energizer Bunny" banging on the drum (the audiologist had it on for testing at the beginning). And he's not very patient either when asked to point on the object whenever the audiologist said it on his headphone. As Adrian becomes very "untestable", the audiologist started to buy in our idea of having Adrian perform an ABR Test (equivalent to the BAEP test Adrian had before at QMH) instead. We'll mention it to the ENT doctor on our Apr 1st appointment as it requires sedation.
Adrian helped getting ready for CNY by vacuuming the staircase before the appointments.
- First appointment with the Early Intervention Team. It began with an interventionist interviewing Mama talking about concerns on Adrian (mainly speech) while the therapist was playing with Adrian, observing how he behaves cognitively as well as assessing his skill sets to determine our eligibility. The whole appointment took more than 1.5 hours and they later came back telling us that Adrian is doing quite well (considering what he's been through in the past), though a little behind/weak compared to kids his age, but that doesn't warrant him getting OT & PT. The therapist suggested us to engage some games/exercises with Adrian to bring him up to speed (i.e. strengthening his upper limps etc.). We're ONLY eligible for their service because we mentioned we've registered Adrian for JK, and they will coordinate some kind of a "Transition Process" to ensure Adrian, being a special need kid (mild hearing loss with speech delay), is well taken care of when he enters JK this Sept. They'll arrange a home visit in 6 – 8 weeks' time.
- The 3rd hearing test at Sick Kids was a total disaster! No matter how much we've prepped Adrian to "do" whenever he "hears" the beep sound, he just ignored and kept on starring at the tinted case holding the "Energizer Bunny" banging on the drum (the audiologist had it on for testing at the beginning). And he's not very patient either when asked to point on the object whenever the audiologist said it on his headphone. As Adrian becomes very "untestable", the audiologist started to buy in our idea of having Adrian perform an ABR Test (equivalent to the BAEP test Adrian had before at QMH) instead. We'll mention it to the ENT doctor on our Apr 1st appointment as it requires sedation.
Adrian helped getting ready for CNY by vacuuming the staircase before the appointments.
Feb 4, 2010
The second Parent-Teacher Interview was held this evening. Unlike last time, we were only able to meet with Adrian's class teachers (the others were fully booked). The comments were all very positive based on our conversations with the teachers as well as the comments written by his rotary class teachers on the progress report card. However, the teachers told us Adrian doesn't follow instructions a lot of times as if he doesn't understand them. Even though he doesn't quite speak out in class, he loves socializing with his friends in class (though it happens a lot in inappropriate time per the teachers! :-). In fact, we find that Adrian enjoys going to school even more since attending full day school in December.
Apart from his speech/language issues, we also noticed Adrian improves in a number of ways. For example, he's starting to associate numbers to quantities and is able to count from 1 to 50. His pencil grip is getting stronger that he's able to use the forceps properly to pick up cotton balls at home. Way to go, Adrian!
Apart from his speech/language issues, we also noticed Adrian improves in a number of ways. For example, he's starting to associate numbers to quantities and is able to count from 1 to 50. His pencil grip is getting stronger that he's able to use the forceps properly to pick up cotton balls at home. Way to go, Adrian!
Feb 1, 2010
We have been doing "school shopping" for Adrian recently. Since the beginning of the new year, we've been thinking if Adrian should continue getting his education at his current school or join in the public school system for JK this coming September. Being an ESL student and a speech delay kid (with hearing problems), it's inevitable he still has difficulty understanding and expressing his wants a lot of times at school. One classic example is he ALWAYS wets himself WITHOUT telling the teachers he has the urge to go to the washroom (not sure if he's too shy to tell or he has no clues what to say).
Despite Adrian enjoys going to his current school, we handed in the JK application this morning to a Public School in our neighborhood (though we haven't 100% made up our mind yet). From what we understand, Adrian could access more resources for his needs that private schools do not offer. The challenge is Adrian will only attend school full days 2–3 days a week and though we already have one other school in mind, we'll continue to look for the best school that caters special needs kids like Adrian.
Well, we'll get to know Adrian more on Feb 4th Parent & Teacher Interview at school and the upcoming appointment with the Early Intervention Team on Feb 9th.
Despite Adrian enjoys going to his current school, we handed in the JK application this morning to a Public School in our neighborhood (though we haven't 100% made up our mind yet). From what we understand, Adrian could access more resources for his needs that private schools do not offer. The challenge is Adrian will only attend school full days 2–3 days a week and though we already have one other school in mind, we'll continue to look for the best school that caters special needs kids like Adrian.
Well, we'll get to know Adrian more on Feb 4th Parent & Teacher Interview at school and the upcoming appointment with the Early Intervention Team on Feb 9th.
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