Speech Therapy Evaluation

Since Noah is taking a little longer on talking, compared to most children, we are going to have a speech therapist come to the house once a week to work with him on expressive communication. We had an evaluation with a speech therapist and an occupational therapist earlier this week. I thought their report of his strengths summed up his personality nicely:

"Noah relates beautifully to both parents. Warmed up quickly to new people in unfamiliar environment. Used good eye contact during sustained turn taking social interactions. Points to direct adults' attention. Enjoys playing alongside other children during library time. Understands meaning of 'no.' Has a very gentle, easy-going temperament but typical for age occasionally tantrums. Gives a toy to adult on request. Showed good problem solving skills with ability to dump toy from bottle, use stick to get out of reach toy, and complete 4-piece form board puzzle (solved visually). Showed good understanding of language with ability to point to many pictures in a book on request, follow multiple 1-step directions, and point to many body parts. Able to explore his environment by crawling, walking, and climbing. Able to squat to pick up a toy and return to stand. Crawls up/down stairs. Used hands well to place toys in container, stack 5 blocks. Also feeds himself with fingers, beginning to use spoon. Opened shoes by pulling velcro. Eats good variety of food and drinks from sippy cup. Points and vocalizes or pulls parent to get needs met. Sleeps through the night."