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Early Intervention Re-Assessment

Silas and Zoe had their early intervention re-assessment yesterday. They have been getting EI since they were 3 months old, and the program re-assesses every 6 months to check for continued eligibility. Stephanie, our OT, and I decided that it would be great to keep them in the program since they continue to qualify. They were born 4-1/2 weeks early and have shown subtle gross motor delays since birth. They also have a condition common in twins called torticollis. Having a diagonosis of torticollis is an automatic qualifier for one full year of EI. Our diagnostic paperwork didn't get filed at entry into the program, so Stephanie is going to file now in order to keep them eligible for services for one more year.

Stephanie comes for a one hour OT visit every two weeks and Rochelle, our PT, comes every week. I am so happy that we have two different therapists check in with Silas & Zoe regularly. The therapists are great with the babies, and it's nice to have folks to check in with if we have any questions about milestones. And to Silas & Zoe, it just seems like they have friends who come to play with them!

Here are two videos that show where Silas is at with gross motor stuff. He's not very good at getting out of a sitting position, and the forward movements he is making once out of a sit take a lot of effort. We have been using a new pull toy that my friend Bill sent S&Z as motivation since it's still novel - just out of the box yesterday!






The great news is that they are ahead of the game with cognitive development (and of course I already knew that they are both super smart!). The motor stuff will come in due time, and since I study development myself, I embrace the fact that there are big individual differences in how and when kids develop. I am thankful that services like Early Intervention are available to us.

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