Medical Update: Cognitive Evaluation - 6/17: Part 2

It is also important to remember that these evaluations are just a snapshot in time. So, based on all the evidence given on Friday morning, June 17th, 2011 between the hours of 8:30am and 11am, having had a light breakfast of toast smeared with peanut butter and honey . . . you get the picture - these things are not exactly etched into the side of Stonehenge or anything (see me skillfully talking myself down off the ledge there?).

The good news: not autistic.

We had sorta noodled this one out on our own over the past month and so, while it was a relief, it was not a surprise.

Next, the no news: Annie has cognitive delays.

This is not really news to us - we knew she was delayed in certain areas such as speech and these evaluations are all part of the process of narrowing down some specifics concerning her development.

The "bad" news: Annie's cognitive delays are significant enough that the county is willing to give some of our tax dollars back to us in the form of additional therapy.

More "good" news: Of children significantly delayed, Annie's case is classified as "Mild"

To a parent, this is sort of like saying, "The bad news is your daughter was injured in a car accident. The good news is, compared to the other people in the accident, your daughter was injured the least."

Soooooo . . . . Yay?

There is a label that went with the findings - it turns out Annie is an Otter. I know. We were disappointed too - we had always hoped for a Golden Retriever but we are bound and determined to not let our wee-one be defined by labels.!

Actually, the label was something that made the wife want to "Put my fist through the wall" - but these things change, nothing is set in stone - Annie has a lot of growing to do yet and the county wants to do all they can to help. So . . . yay?

The school district wants to evaluate Annie in two weeks and these things are starting to feel like a game of Russian Roulette. We treated ourselves to a much deserved but slightly out-of-our-budget lunch after the appointment today and as we sat there we both felt like we had been "drug through a knothole backwards" as the saying goes.

Annie of, course, giggled her way through lunch and is now napping peacefully.

And that gets a definite "YAY!".

Thank you once again for all your prayers and support.