The City's social services board came today to conduct Zachary's developmental assessment and determine his eligibility for early intervention services.
The result: He is eligible for services for another year because he is at least 25 percent delayed in multiple developmental areas and exhibits atypical development. Although he's 20 months old, he functions at the following levels:
Gross motor skills: 13-15 months
Fine motor skills: 12-15 months
Self-help: 12-15 months
Expressive language: 9-11.5 months
Receptive language: 8-12 months
Cognitive: 12-19 months
Social-emotional: 12-15 months
We think his report card is pretty damn good, especially considering all the surgeries and the fact that he spent his first eight months (249 days) in the hospital on his back. His physical therapist and speech therapist think he's doing wonderfully as well. He is farther along intellectually than physically, but everyone expects him to catch up in the next couple years, though he may always be a small little guy.
So good going, little man. We're mighty proud of you!
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