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My barely enunciating nearly two year old yummy breakfast treat has a lisp. I've noticed it. J-dog has noticed it. Madam DayCare has noticed it. 2 of the 3 weren't tripping on it - hell, I am glad she's uttering words - whether or not they come out correctly hasn't yet made it on my radar.
Madam DayCare, however, made a point today of saying that if the lisp is still lurking around at age 3 that we should get her evaluated by a special education professional. And look into therapy. And etcetera. And so forth.
Isn't this a bit early to start freaking out? I mean, really, people. She's not yet two.
But of course, once the words are spoken by the child development professional it sounds serious and important. Something that must be looked into. Research needs to be involved. Something we must apprise the 3x yearly pediatrician we see through our HMO, the one whom has never heard M speak and can't possibly diagnose anything in the 7-9 minutes allocated per visit.
The gun has been jumped (what the hell does that mean anyways?). It's hard not to dwell on "all that might go wrong with my kid" so instead I remind myself I Am Doing The Best I Can and Reacting Likewise, and that My Child Is Miraculous, Lisp And All.
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