tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906621410106004328.post1493974039208208935..comments2024-03-08T21:22:09.518-08:00Comments on Starring Scarlett: AssessmentsBrandi Weckshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163888241085994421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906621410106004328.post-70402626265174422592011-11-20T18:30:19.086-08:002011-11-20T18:30:19.086-08:00I missed this post before... sorry for the late co...I missed this post before... sorry for the late comment/question. :-) As a vision teacher, I was just wondering about something that you said (and I can't recall having read about it in a different post) - when you mentioned her possible vision/future vision and not being able to process... are doctors bringing up the potential of Cortical Vision Impairment? It certainly isn't something that I'm asking in order to concern you, to have you bring up to your doctors or have to do a Google search - I'm just wondering because of your wording and because the teacher in me is curious! <br /><br />Scarlett is such a beautiful little lady and you two are doing a TERRIFIC job! I am willing to bet that you are a favorite among the therapists/teachers. We may say that we don't have favorites (ah hem), but let's be real. :-)evsmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762471567839455889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906621410106004328.post-9178230519502027082011-11-08T18:16:14.154-08:002011-11-08T18:16:14.154-08:00I know exactly how you feel about the cognitive de...I know exactly how you feel about the cognitive development. DS has severe hypertonia and can't really move much. However, we've learned to use his abilities to test him. He's not going to be able to get the ball if we ask him to get the ball because he can't move. But if we put a ball in one hand and a book in the other and ask him to reach for the ball and he does it counts.<br />Or if he's sitting(assisted)playing with a ball popper or another electronic toy we'll say press it and he will do it.<br />You just have to figure out how to manipulate the test questions to her skill level. Once you manage to do this, you'll be blown away. I'm so shocked at how much DS knows because we've always just assumed he doesn't understandAbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656511070961985318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906621410106004328.post-56872640828432298522011-11-08T14:23:41.324-08:002011-11-08T14:23:41.324-08:00as i've read your blog, i've often thought...as i've read your blog, i've often thought about how hard this aspect of your lives must be. that's the way it goes for us parents, i think: we can't wait for our kids to do the next big thing. sometimes, when i find myself looking ahead instead of enjoying the right now, i try to remind myself that our babies will someday be done with all of the baby stuff. and then we'll miss getting to hold them so close. looking into their eyes and knowing we're their entire universe. hang in there, mama. know that we're all out here cheering for scarlett and all the amazing things that she's accomplished already.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405412817346331441noreply@blogger.com