My DS won't read The Boys Body Book because he "refuses to go through puberty and grow up." Good luck with that, kid!

Oh man! I hope she comes around. Although, then she won't want to read again, because nothing IS as good. ;)

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Today was better, but I think we have some ADD stuff to deal with. I just bought Smart But Scattered for my kindle and will be immersing myself in that for the time being.

I love hearing about other musicians! My DS recently stepped away from double bass after 5 years. He's switching to piano as soon as I find him a teacher. (I need to find a high ability, incredibly patient saint of a piano teacher. :))

I expected her vision to be fine, so I went into it with the goal of crossing it off the list, and being able to tell a psych I did my due diligence on that part. To the bolded, can you please translate? :lol: I googled CTOPP the other day, I can't figure out which professional I take her to to get that done. The other two, RAN/RAS...no idea. :laugh:

Ok, we are back. The dev opt did NOT do the visual processing part. She likes to start with the standard vision to rule out that first. The good news is DD's eyes are perfect. No near or far sightedness, no convergence/divergence issues, good depth perception, etc. The dr wants her to come back in the Spring if I'm still seeing the issues so she can test for visual processing. She thinks it's a maturity thing, that maybe reading is so new that DD is just saying she can't see because it's hard. I am going to call to meet with a psych about ADD & Dyslexia. I'd rather play it safe and at least talk with a professional. DD is young, she just turned 6 in July, so I do understand that it could be something she grows out of, but I'd like to get her therapies/help sooner rather than later if she does in fact need it. Funny story, I talked to the ped about the twins only having 5 words at 18 months, and she blew me off. "We'll talk again when they are 2, but I'm not worried." I went home and called our state early intervention program who came out a month later, and both my twins qualified for speech therapy. (DS ended up having 100% blockage in one ear and 75% in another. DD on the other hand had ears that looked good, but just wasn't talking.) They only had to go to therapy for 3 or 4 months, and when they entered preschool at 3, their teacher was shocked the ever needed speech therapy. So I KNOW that early intervention works, and I also don't stop when professionals advise me too. :lol: Thanks again everyone! I'm onto step 2.

I loved the Awakened Family. It changed our lives. My husband is reading it now and I can see a change in him.

I just saw this, thank you for the support and the link to the free test!

I just saw this, and will definitely keep it in mind. I think she had 5 or 6 rounds of abx by 2.

We got in this afternoon with the dev opt! :hurray: I'll report back tonight. Thanks for the help and guidance everyone!

Thank you! I always kind of gloss over that, and especially in the case of my older, it's probably more relevant than I previously thought.

I'm only one chapter in, but so far I'm intrigued.

My oldest has been a voracious reader almost his whole life. Nothing has deterred him yet. My younger DS is shaping up to follow his brother. My DD, well she's not a fan of reading yet. I suspect she's 2e with dyslexia and possibly ADD, we are just beginning to try to unravel her. I'm constantly on the lookout for books she'll love, but I'm beginning to understand that this can't be solved with a different genre or author. :(

I'm currently reading The Smartist Kids in the World and The Paris Wife. DS 9 is reading Island of the Blue Dolphins for school and just finished Miss Bixby's Last Day for fun. He's also reading HP and the Cursed Child but said it gotsvaru so he's taking a break.

I have had this experience re: older DS's food allergies and EoE. We've seen so many medical profs at this point between the mental and the physical, I have learned not to over research, and it can be very hit or miss!

I do have someone local that seems to work with 2e kids. Thank you for your advice!

activities are killer! I cut lots out and I'm still overwhelmed!

I appreciate it! it sounds like a good plan to me. I'm going to just watch and adjust until we have answers.

This is interesting, because my oldest first apgar was a 2, he had to be resuscitated at birth. He is the one with the super low coding score. He definitely needs a neuro eval, that is big bucks though and it's not been great timing. I will see if I can get it scheduled. ETA: DD's oxygen went low too, requiring emergency c-section (fluke thing, her face starting down the birth canal instead of the top of her head, lest you think my uterus is that much of a failure. :lol: )

Mine sit fine when I'm reading, it's just audio books they don't sit still for. I'll have them occupy their bodies next time and see how it goes.

Not a preemie in age of gestation, but it was commented by numerous nurses and the peds that she presented like a preemie. Twins were born at 38 weeks 4 days, DS was 6.6, DD was 5.3 and needed a few extra things that he did not. No health problems besides multiple ear infections as a baby. She saw an ENT at 18 months along with her twin. Her ears looked good but he needed tubes. Her hearing seems fine, but there could be a processing thing going on.

I love tacos and anyone who brings more of them into my life.