Wunderlich Test

Did you hear that Vince Young scored really low on his Wunderlich test at the NFL combines. Apparently, this means he has the mental capacity of a piece of burlap. Never mind that this guy is MONEY. He dominated two Rose bowl games. He went into Ohio State and single handedly willed his team to victory.

Yesterday, we had a meeting with our Son's speech and occupational therapist. N was not talking much at 2 years of age and the state of Illinois has an early intervention program to provide services. Turns out we don't fall into the income level to be able to utilize this program, so we have to pay out of pocket. No problem, anything for my son. This will only be the beginning of a long and expensive money train that will end up with me hopefully paying for him to go to college, grad school, etc. I'm happy to do it and that's how I was raised.

in addition to the speech delay, the OT thought he had Sensory aversion disorder, since he likes crunchy foods way more than soft foods. This was all based on "standardized testing" This is where I got off the train. But, if it doesn't hurt, then ok- it's only money.

Fast Forward 6 months. N won;'t stop talking. He can count to 10 in 6 or 7 languages. He can put together 6-7 word sentences. He is basically caught up with other 2.5 year olds.

We had a 6 month status report- Speech- "7% Delay". What the Fok does that mean? Apparently, based on standardized testing he has a 7% delay- which means he qualifies for continued speech therapy. Whatever- it's only money.

The whole point of the OT, however, was to get N to eat better. He has a very narrow range of foods he likes and doesn't eat much else. He doesn't even try new foods, unless you sneak it. For example, we went to a pizza place. He never eats pizza or the crust. He ate 2 pieces of crust, until he saw my m-in-law cutting another piece. Then the wall went up. The OT was meant to "help" him overcome the sensory issues he supposedly has in his mouth that causes him to favor hard foods.

I told the therapists, that I thought the speech was fine. If they felt he might benefit from more therapy- fine. I made it clear that the food stuff wasn't improving and now he is in full Terrible Two year old mode and his resistance may be all defiance issues now.

So, like Vince Young, testing says my beautiful son is "messed up" a little. I don't think so and only time will tell.