Our Tax Dollars at Work

Since the buddies are almost two (!) and still not talking a whole lot, Steve and I decided to have them evaluated for a speech delay. Speech delays are quite common in twins, due to prematurity (not us!), shared time with caregivers, and my favorite reason: twin-speak. The buddies do have their own little language and as my wise, fellow twin-mommy friend says, "Why should I talk if my best friend understands me?".

Two wonderful therapists from ECI came to our home and played with the buddies for close to 3 hours. They tested each boy's vision, hearing, self-help / adaptive skills, cognitive skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, expressive communication, receptive communication, and social & emotional skills. After the comprehensive evaluation, they concluded that Ace qualifies for services but Ben does not. Ace is a little delayed in expressive communication but doing well in all other areas (including receptive communication - he understands everything!). So, twice a month, our therapists will come to our house and play with Ace (while Ben eavesdrops on the fun, I'm sure).