Hari Selasa lepas gi combined audio and speech therapy session kat Klinik Audiologi UKM. Patutnya speech therapy hari Isnin, tapi aku mintak buat hari Selasa pagi sebab ada meeting penting Isnin tu (dilema ibu bekerja). So Dr. Basyar kata takpe la combine je masa audio session masa petang.
Ingatkan diorang nak buat audio test pastu buat speech therapy. Rupanya diorang just nak borak-borak and discuss je..
Firstly diorang kata based on Afif's progress so far, Alhamdulillah he's doing good. Even though last audiogram ada certain frequency tak masuk dalam banana curve, Afif shows good hearing behavior. A few times Afif tengah leka main, aku suruh dia lompat and dia memang lompat (without having any visual hint). Bijak anak mama!
In terms of speech, walaupon belom ada a clear meaningful word, he demonstrates a wide range of sound. Aku update diorang Afif dah boleh sebut gege/, shh/, meow/ (bila nampak kucing), de/ to name a few (on top of what he can say during our last appointment in June). i also showed a few videos of Afif meowing, main masak-masak, dance to 'The Wheels on the Bus', and buang pampers bila mama suruh.. They're happy to see his progress siap kata "Bulan lepas takda lagi semua ni.."
Alhamdulillah his progress is a bit more advance compared to his hearing age yang baru 7 bulan. Good job, baby!
Dr. Basyar jugak ada tanya pasal Afif's behavior. Last month, memang Afif cranky dan asyik marah je. Tak cooperate langsung masa therapy. Mungkin sebab Daddy dia takde (outstation sebulan). Alhamdulillah, bila Daddy dah ada ni dah takde cranky or marah-marah dah. Happy je dia. Dr. Basyar kata memang bila mak atau bapak takde for an extended period of time, a toddler would be depressed. They can't express or tell you that they miss Daddy so memang buat perangai la.
i also asked a few questions about possibility of cochlear implant. Sebabnye aku dengar drp ibu-ibu anak istimewa mcm Afif, memang pakai HA insyaAllah boleh bertutur dengan baik (provided parents are giving intensive therapy at home) tapi akan ada masalah di sekolah nanti. So Pn. Izzati (Afif's audiologist) explain, takpe sekarang progress dia okay. Kalau buat CI, diorang risau kalau akan rosakkan hair cells high frequency Afif yang elok. So we'll see in 6 months. Kalau aided audiogram tak elok and still takde first word, baru buat CI.
Diorang jugak ada tanya, bila Mr. Chenta nak amek cuti panjang untuk jaga Afif kat rumah. Because now is a critical time for him to learn language. InsyaAllah lepas Raya. Haritu nak cuti dah tapi kene posting overseas pulak. So pasni harap-harap lepas la cuti dia.
Dr. Basyar said i'm doing a good job. You don't know how much that means to me. i always feel like i'm not doing enough because i have to work instead of being at home to help Afif. That kind words from Dr. Basyar really lifts my spirit.
Anyway, we have to continue guiding him and doing speech therapy at home. i hope Afif will be able to hear and speak well. InsyaAllah.
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