We needed to be sure that some of Victoria’s difficulties comprehending spoken instruction wasn’t due to a hearing problem, which was confirmed today....
Speech and Language Therapy Assessment
A second visit to the same SALT we saw before which resulted in a short report that contained more recommended strategies than before. It also contains results of the following assessments: RAPT assesses a child’s ability to describe a series of pictures using appropriate vocabulary, sentence structures and grammar. An average child will score...
Speech and Language Assessment
A SALT assessment was carried out. The report produced included a small number of suggestions to help with Victoria’s speech and language needs, but was really a referral to her school’s Speech and Language Therapy Service for an assessment of her speech, language and communication needs. I’m not sure if such a service really...
Genetic Test Results
Genetic test results came back clear. These were done to rule out some of the rarer conditions that can be identified using genetic testing, and are not related to autism which cannot, currently, be identified in this way....
Paediatrician Assessment
Given our concerns and how she presented to the paediatrician, she was referred to the “Joint Social Communication Clinic” for possible Autism Spectrum Disorder....
Paediatrician Assessment
After an initial assessment by a community peadiatrician Victoria was referred for genetic testing and a follow up in 6-9 months. It was not felt necessary at this stage to assess for autism....
Autism diagnosis confirmed
The full story of this day can be found in the blog under D is for Diagnosis...
Start of preschool
It was at preschool that we really began to see difference between V and her peers...
Victoria is born
I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the moment I became autismDAD....