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In Transition
Motoki
Motoki is 5 now. He`s still very small compared to his peers, but eventually did start talking. Once in kindergarten for about 3 months the first words began to squeeze their way out. Things built gradually from there, and now he talks quite a lot… But of course, not at age level. On his most recent developmental test, he scored around 73… Just below the 75 line for mental retardation. So he still carries a card and is eligible for services. Whether he will go further than this in terms of IQ – we do not know. Most likely he will remain “borderline”.
If he stays as small as he is compared to his peers, we may just be able to get through the rest of the time until adulthood (or rather, until age starts showing) with people just thinking he is younger than he really is. At this point there are no abnormal behaviors – nothing other than being younger in development than reality.
We have another year and 2 months until elementary school…
He has grown so much! I’m glad you are back.
Oh look at him in his little hat! I imagine it’s helpful to have some kind of measurement now, just to get a number on it. I have followed you from the beginning and I never imagined what he’d look like when he was older…he’s adorable! Looking forward to more updates.
Oh if only children here dressed so nice to school
How I miss being there.
Are you ever going to come back?
We still have your bicycle stored…