The big guy's stutter has been severe lately. Over the past 2-3 weeks we've seen a natural progression in the stutter. I'd say it is the same as it was in February in severity. I'm not sure if the impending school year has him stressed/anxious or if it's because he hasn't been working with his therapist.
What impresses me most about him is that he seems oblivious. He's only six, so I know that if it were affecting him emotionally at this point, he'd tell us. He's very open about how he's feeling. I hope that he would be open about his speech at this point. In the beginning he didn't want to talk about it. Now, he seems o.k. when we do. Let's hope my "mothers intuition" is right.
School starts on Wednesday. We meet with the teachers tomorrow night for an informational session. I will be sure to give his first grade teacher a head's up.
I'm not worried about how he will do in school this year because all of his classmates already know and accept that he "talks differently".
Fingers crossed for a smooth transition into first grade.
