This week Beanie has had an assessment with the speech pathologist and an appointment with the paediatrician (which we've been waiting for 7 months for... All part of his ASD assessment).
He came out smack bang in the middle of the average range with the speech assessment, which is fantastic (I am more than happy to have an 'average' child!).
The paed we saw was great - knowledgeable, thorough and helpful. It's her opinion that Beanie does have an ASD (and agrees that his staring episodes are probably a part of that) and she will send through the paperwork to the Tasmanian Autism Diagnostic Service for his formal assessment. She also sent Beanie off to give a urine sample and have blood taken to rule out any illnesses or genetic issues. Pathology had a bit of trouble getting the blood and had to wiggle the needle for a minute. Poor Beanie screamed and screamed. He says that it hurt more than when he got stitches in his face. But the blue teddy bear and chocolate frog they gave him afterwards helped a little.
Between appointments and extracurricular activities - making the most of the winter sun peeking through the clouds...
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| What beautiful colours... at any point on the spectrum |
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