Jacob had his evaluation today

Well......he qualifies for assistance. I guess that is good. The place we went was very helpful and I really liked the team that evaluated him. They loved Jacob too. He is super sweet and he really just wants to please. His speech is at 50% so he is right where he should be with that. However, he is only at 8% or 9% with his language comprehension. They said it is atypical to see such a difference. Typically the scores match. They likened it to a toddler who understands a lot but cannot communicate it. Jacob is the opposite, he can communicate without understanding. His mind is not processing correctly and it makes him struggle. It's like if you ask him 'What color is a duck?' He'll respond by telling you a duck has feathers and swims in the water and says quack quack and is yellow. So basically he'll talk his way to the answer. It's like he doesn't understand that you just wantt he answer yellow, so he tells you everything about ducks hoping to get it right. He is just trying to please you. So he is being recommended for 3 sessions/week of speech therapy. We will also have his hearing tested. There is a possiblity that the timing in both ears is a little off, leading to info coming in at different times (milliseconds in difference), but it could cause everything to be jumbled and that is why it takes a bit longer for him to process things. They also noted he may have blue/green color blindness. So we will have that tested at his 4 year appointment as well.
Jacob's teacher wrote her evaluation:
"Jacob can "shut down" if he does not want to do something. Difficulty with space issues (his & others); especially lining up. Needs time to process what is said and what is going on;may need extra or multiple explanation. Weak social skills."
She did say how much she enjoys Jacob and that his "shut downs" are happening less and less. She had to check off 15 questions with Needs Improvement, Good or Excellent. All but 2 were needs improvement. She said it was difficult to check off the questionaire because she didn't like the look of it, but really wanted Jacob to have every oppurtunity available to him.