We saw his neurologist today and had some more blood work drawn on him. They're testing for any metabolic issues that could cause his delayed development. We won't need to see her again for a year, unless he develops some issue (ie seizures, really bad aggression).
He's doing pretty well, but she made sure to remind us that Galen won't suddenly be cured of his speech delay. She did explain the few times in the past months that it seemed like he had a major breakthrough, then that he reverted. She expects that he has actually been having episodes of "echolalia" (the meaningless repetition of words) like how he sang "dead or alive" a couple months ago and then didn't repeat them anymore.
I didn't realize that could be what he was doing. He was probably doing it with "bubbles" as well. Since he hasn't been repeating it in awhile. She said it's a normal part of learning to speak, so that's probably what he's been doing. And we should definitely not expect him to talk perfectly overnight some day.
We found out that the MRI shows he has "a perfect brain". She seemed so pleased and excited by how it looked. Apparently the radiologist thought something was slightly wrong, but it isn't.
We've pointed out a few times to different doctors that we understand what Flint says more than what Galen says and she's only 14 months old.
Flint turned 1 September 8th. We celebrated and Galen had a blast at the park. He even played with the sidewalk chalk and balls some others brought.
We're still having eating issues , but that's expected and will probably take a really long time to get Galen to a "proper"ish diet. On the other hand, we now have a referral to a feeding clinic he can see once he's 3. He also has a referral to a company that could cover his daily Chocolate Boost for nutrition.
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