Eric

This Is Eric, Adam's speech therapist.   I didn't know what to expect when I finally broke down and went through the school system after being given an appointment with a developmental pediatrician over a year after the request was made.  Initially, we chose that route because we wanted to know if there were underlying issues to his anguage delay. But I knew that we were losing time, so we decided to fill out district paperwork in November, Adam was tested in December and assigned Eric at the end of January.  When he came for the first time with his supervisor, inside I sighed at the fact that he was very young and inexperienced.

But although that was true, it turns out, Eric was the right person for Adam.  Frst, four times a week, which has been reduced to three times since the district meeting at the end of April, he comes for thirty minutes.  Through playing with books, games, the computer and pay dough even, he has encouraged Adam's language skills.  Being a guy has been good for Adam, who has been surrounded by women besides his Dad, of course.  For a while, Adam would act out when he came, hiding or being rude.  I'm not sure why because he insisted that he liked him.  But last,month, he broke out of  his shell and started to get excited when he came.  Last week, he saw him out the window, went and grabbed his boots and went to meet him.  So cute.  We are going to have him come privately to tutor over the summer as we think he really makes a difference.  Of course, Adam's progress is about us, his parents, and his teachers, too, but we feel Eric has made a difference.   Next year, Eric is moving onto grad school and Adam will get a therapist at school, but he is worth mentioning...and remembering.