On another Sydney note, late Friday afternoon I got a phone call from a speech pathologist. She is going to start speech with Sydney on Tuesday! I am so excited. I have made countless phone calls to many therapist and they were all booked. I was getting discouraged because I didn't want to waste time in getting her started. Syd will be eligible through the end of June and then has to go off in the summertime. She will be eligible again in the fall until they deem that she is caught up. We had her evaluated a few months ago and thought that she would not be eligible because she scored only just below average. I explained the social issues I see in her and I think that is what pushed them to get her through. What I mean by social issues is that I most often have to interpret for Sydney and as she has gotten older, she is starting to notice that people don't always understand her. When we are in social settings, she often doesn't talk very much. This has impacted her performance at school too. When we are at home with her, she talks non stop. Most of the time we understand her, but some things are certainly less clear than they should be. I can't wait to see how she responds to the therapy and hope that it will give her the confidence she needs!
The new haircut!
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