I haven't really posted anything about Lorelei's ongoing speech therapy here, as it's not really photo-worthy, but it's a big part of her development so it seems like I should probably provide an update.
Back in November, when Lorelei was 18 months, we were concerned that she was falling far below her target of word production as indicated by the AAP, our pediatrician, and our own gut feelings. We went forward with an evaluation and it was determined that she needed to begin speech therapy, so we've been attending weekly sessions with a wonderful therapist in the same place where she goes to open gym and swimming lessons.
Recently, however, due to some insurance issues, we had to have her reevaluated by a team of therapists, and they reconfirmed what we've been feeling was the major concern: Lorelei's speech production is far below what is expected for her age, but her comprehension is far above what is expected. So far, this gap hasn't made her unduly frustrated - but we're concerned that it might be, so we're doing everything we can to try to help her feel that she can communicate with us successfully via signing or rudimentary word production.
The speech therapy has been slow going, but we're seeing a little bit of progress here and there with some consonant sounds starting to develop. We've got a long way to go, but we're hopeful that, with the help of the very patient "Miss Leslie," Lorelei will start to communicate in an age-appropriate way soon.
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