I'm glad to see things are moving along quickly for her. I hope she'll be able to be seen quickly. I know how long of a wait those specialists can be to get in with.

I also know what you mean about having to convince the doctor something is wrong and they look at you like you're nuts. When Topher was born I noticed a cloudy spot in his eye. The first two pediatricians we saw dismissed it completely so I took him to a third (he's now our primary pediatrician). He couldn't see it at first, but he didn't give up and finally he saw it. I hated being looked at like I was crazy, but I knew what I saw was real. Once he saw it he referred us to the specialist. (Turns out Topher was born with a cataract.)

Karen, that's probably not how they'll do Hannah's test. Nathan was/is very delayed with his speech. He didn't say his first word until after his third birthday. He had his hearing tested and it was really neat how they did it. They has a VERY small sound-proof room that Nathan, my husband, and I went in. My husband and I were instructed to be completely silent. The lady preforming the test sat on the outside of the room looking in through a window. She had a switch board that controlled different things in the room. There were speakers in different parts of the room. There were also a couple toys in the room that made noise. Nathan sat in a chair in the center of the tiny room. The woman would play a sound from one of the speakers or toys and note Nathan's response. It was a very nice and gentle set up for a young kid.