Kinley got to entertain the developmental specialists for her third appointment of the week.
They interviewed us about her various behaviors. How well does she have down the mechanics of eating? Is she grabbing her bottle? Is she trying to hold the bottle? Does she reach for things? Does she smile?
They then took her and conducted a battery of skills tests, observed how she behaved, and made notes. They took the notes and worked up an eleven page report for us with scores in five areas:
- Gross/Fine Motor Skills
- Self-Help/Adaptive Skills
- Social/Emotional
- Academic/Cognitive Skills
- Receptive and Expressive Communication
The gave her scores for both her chronological age of four months and her corrected age of one month.ย For a four month old, it was no surprise that she scored below the normal range in all areas. Taking her corrected age into consideration, she scored fair in three of the five areas.
She scored slightly behind in Academic/Cognitive skills and Gross/Fine Motor Skills. They were checking how well she did playing and exploring, holding up her head, and using her hands.ย The specialists also noted in their report:
Kinley was alert but fussy during this evaluation.
They acknowledged that her history with reflux might have impacted her scores and possibly development in the past few weeks.
Still, the Motor Skills is a particular concern that we’ll have to watch considering the results of her MRI.ย A physical therapist will be coming by our house once a week for a while to help Kinley along with her motor development.