I liked you better before

This morning we had Evan's latest eval. I guess it went okay, aside from the fact that the psychologist was 45 minutes late and that her evaluation consisted of speaking to me, reading over some of his previous evals, and watching him while he interacted with me and Grady. I guess I was expecting something more. It may have gone on longer, but an hour into this Grady started crying (no morning nap) and Evan was getting pretty annoyed himself. So we got out of there with a promise for another meeting at a later time.

Basically, the psychologist was unable to diagnose him with anything. It was the same thing we've been hearing since the beginning with Evan--he has some behaviors that are PDD-NOS, but not enough to diagnose him. And he has some signs of expressive language disorder, but not enough to diagnose him. He can't have both of those things, and he may not have either one. So essentially, we're not any further ahead than when we started.

But we will get a little help with the kindergarten transition. Evan will get a TSS for community work starting next month probably, and she'd be able to help in school if we decide on a regular classroom. We're going to work on his socialization and his ability to handle changes and new people and situations. I'm pleased with this, as it's always good to get Evan to experience new things and work with different people. Let's hope it's a step in the right direction.

I'd write more, but nothing is really clear right now. I'm not sure what to do, as the whole point of today was to get him a diagnosis. Maybe we'll never have one, and though I knew that was a possibility, I don't know if that's going to be a problem for the school district. With time and a few more meetings, maybe I'll be able to get a better grasp on where we are and where we're going next.