Emmalina

Miss Emmalina is our little baby.  She is the last piece of the puzzle that completed our family of five.  She was diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome on March 6, 2012 - just a few days before she turned one month old.

Read Emma's diagnosis post:  A New Reality
Read about what this diagnosis means for her and other girls:  What Does It All Mean?

May 2012 [ 3 months ]
At two months old she is showing no signs of delays or any symptoms of FXS.  She is currently in the Early Intervention program in Michigan though, so we are keeping up on any problems that might arise.

August 2012 [ 6 months ]
At six months old, Emma is still showing no signs of any delays or symptoms of FXS.  We are still seeing a physical therapist/general childhood development specialist every 2-3 weeks to monitor her development.

Developmental stages at 6 months old:
Gross motor:  7 months
Visual reception:  9 months
Fine motor:  10 months
Receptive language:  9 months
Expressive language:  6 months

November 2012 [ 9 months ]
At nine months old, Emma is still developmentally on track. She is actually above average for most areas, speech being the one area that she is showing in the low end of normal development range.  Early intervention is continuing to come every 2-3 weeks and monitor her progress

February 2013 [ 12 months ]

Fine Motor: 15 Months
Gross Motor: 13 Months
Visual Reception: 12 Months
Receptive Language: 11 Months
Expressive Language: 12 Months

The adaptive behavior assessment was done at USC (Vineland) and also came back with all scores in the normal range.  This refers to basically how she meets her daily needs.  Her standard scores were from 100-110 in all areas (communication, daily living, socialization, and motor skills).  "Normal" or "Adequate" score is between 85-115.

May 2013 [ 15 months ]

At fifteen months, Emma has continued to stay on track developmentally.  At this time, we suspended early intervention services until 18 months old or as needed.