We had a screening today for my 4yo. He can talk, but doesn't really converse. His actual articulation is at an age appropriate level (which is great considering he didn't start talking until a year ago), but he doesn't do the back and forth conversation like he should at this point. It is hard to explain exactly what is going on though and I am probably not explaining it very well.
One of the terms the screener used was "processing delays". He was fairly tight lipped about what he was thinking, but when I mentioned autism, he said 'not quite autism, but something...' and then didn't complete the thought. My brain was spinning at the time and I didn't press him further (and am kicking myself now).
He is supposed to have a full evaluation now. I would do a lot better if I had a clue what they might be thinking. Does anybody have any vague idea?
The test that caught his attention was when he was shown a picture of several animals (that he could easily name) and was asked which one can fly. He couldn't/wouldn't answer. I know that he knows that birds fly...he points to them in the sky and says "bird" when watching them. I suspect he might have been able to 'get it' if I had said "*point* to the animal that flies" instead of "which animal flies", but I am not 100% sure. There were a couple of tests like that where I felt like he could get the right answer if it were asked differently, but I sensed they were testing how he responded to a specific question format as the actual answer.
I feel lost. and scared. I wonder if I screwed up and how I can fix it.
One of the terms the screener used was "processing delays". He was fairly tight lipped about what he was thinking, but when I mentioned autism, he said 'not quite autism, but something...' and then didn't complete the thought. My brain was spinning at the time and I didn't press him further (and am kicking myself now).
He is supposed to have a full evaluation now. I would do a lot better if I had a clue what they might be thinking. Does anybody have any vague idea?
The test that caught his attention was when he was shown a picture of several animals (that he could easily name) and was asked which one can fly. He couldn't/wouldn't answer. I know that he knows that birds fly...he points to them in the sky and says "bird" when watching them. I suspect he might have been able to 'get it' if I had said "*point* to the animal that flies" instead of "which animal flies", but I am not 100% sure. There were a couple of tests like that where I felt like he could get the right answer if it were asked differently, but I sensed they were testing how he responded to a specific question format as the actual answer.
I feel lost. and scared. I wonder if I screwed up and how I can fix it.