Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Clarification

Although the twix are very behind in speech and language, they are not retarded, autistic, or in any other way mentally affected.

Sean and Ryan excel at other things. At age 2 they can jump two footed in the air -- a feat not to be reached until 3 to 3 and a half. At age 2 they can climb straight up, sideways and probably upside down (if it occurred to them to try). In their gross motor skills they are at the top of their class or age group. They can do things Alex struggled with until 5 years old and Andrew is just learning to attempt now at 4 and a half.

They're not stupid, they are average twix dealing with typical twix delays and behavioral issues. Most twix are difficult to discipline because they are delayed in speech and language and more easily frustrated. I'm not dealing with anything unusual unless you consider Ryan needing anger management at age 2 unusual.

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