Six of our therapists gathered to share news that will shock you all! Everyone knows Emma has been accomplishing more and more every day but NO ONE expected Emma would reach these levels, let alone reach them in the first six months of therapy! We recently had our six month IFSP Evaluation Meeting where everyone shared their notes from the past six months on Emma's therapy sessions.
Some of our therapists use the Hawaiian Early Learning Profile (HELP) Evaluation. At 10 months old, these were Emma's evaluation HELP results:
HELP Domains Age Equivalent % of Delay
Self Help 3 months 70%
Social 3 months 70%
Receptive Language 5 months 50%
Expressive Language 4 months 60 %
Gross Motor 4 months 60%
Fine Motor 3 months 70%
Cognitive 5 months 50%
In a matter of four months,..... these are Emma's results that were recorded at 14 months of age....
HELP Domains Age Equivalent % of Delay
Self Help 9 months 36%
Social 10 months 28%
Receptive Language 8 months 43%
Expressive Language 7 months 50%
Gross Motor 9 months 36%
Fine Motor 9 months 36%
Cognitive 8 months 43%
This is what it looks like when you DO NOT take "NO" for an answer! For all the statistics that were shown to us that our genetically abnormal child would be SEVERELY mentally, physically, and socially delayed..... Check out our 4 month time frame filled with 6 months of developmental milestones!
Nothing is impossible and Emma is proof ... Its hard work and you have to be willing to devote all of your time to the success of your child for many months! The thought that people go by what their physicians tell them. God is the only physician who can determine Emma's outcome in life!
This is what happens when you pave your own path and not let statistics rule your life!
SuperMom is signing out ...That is all! :) :) :)
