We had our paediatricians appointment today. It went better than I could have imagined. Like anyone, you always envisage the worst and think that the best outcome isnt going to happen. He discounted any link to the ASD, which was incredibly relieving.
Will has low muscle tone, of which we were aware of, as well as the fact that he walked late (18mths) sparked an interest in Dr W. But he was pleased with Wills behaviour and the way he walks and gets up onto his feet and such, so he isnt concerned with gross low muscle tone, but more concerned with his low muscle tone in his face which could be contributing to his speech delay. At this stage, Will is going to have a blood test to look at muscle enzymes in the blood and see what impact it has on his speech and whether this is linked to Oral Dyspraxia. I have had a quick look on the WWW for information and what it basically means is that sufferes arent able to move their mouth, tongue etc to produce audible sounds/words. Dr W is hopeful that Will doesnt have this, as are we, and he just wants this discounted. So we will have the blood test and the results come back in 6 weeks - another llllooooonnnnnggggg wait!
If the results are negative, and Dr W is happy, then we go back to him in six months. This would indicate that Will has an isolated speech disorder and progress should occur through his continuation to speech therapy. We have another therapy appointment tomorrow, so I will be back with more information!
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