what "situation" you ask...
I could start at the beginning but I can get into that later. For reference Lily just turned 2 years old. About 6 months ago, we took her to the doctor... what is wrong her, is she okay...Is there something in her diet that she is allergic to? She was always on the go, she was/is nonstop, doesn't want to sit in one place, she is stubborn, easily frustrated and she doesn't say many words. She won't sit still for books, she won't be entertained by videos or tv, why is she so loud.
She is fine, we were told by our doctor. From family and others we got the "her older sister" is just talking for her, (her sister is 4), we got the stories - "my brother/sister/uncle didnt talk at all until he was 3" or "lots of kids dont talk", she is a late bloomer, your other daughter was just unusual...
Still concerned we took her in for an evaluation at the First Words Project in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Florida State University's Department of Communication Disorders. They did a communication and symbolic behavior scales development profile.
From report - "Lily was presented with situations that tempted her to communicate. She was active, interactive, and adorable throughout the evaulation.... She frequently displayed shifts in eye gaze between people and objects, and shared emotion by smiling." "Lily used gestures and vocalizations to communicate... and she displayed a high rate of spontaneous communication.
- later on in report - "when asked Lily did not identify familiar people, objects, or body parts. She was ready to be done."
Here was her scoring
social communication 75th percentile
speech 25th percentile
Understanding and play <10 percentile.
We were told to look into audiological testing...
Here is the somewhat shocking test result from 6-15-06
no hearing in the right ear (profound) and 60 decibels in the left(moderate to severe)...
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