The CDC

After the standard '3 year old' assessment where it was quite obvious the clinician wanted to refer The Tokoroth an apponitment for a Child Development Clinic (CDC) was duly booked. We were told that this was a long day and many questions would be asked about various aspects of the pregnancy and birth as well as his early years. The Tokoroth was not required to be present at this 'CDC'.

In the event it was, at best, an hour or so of going through a questionnaire which is a series of forms of fact finding which gets discussed at a monthly 'Intake' meeting where kids with the most need are identified and suitable next steps planned.

So far as I can gather from this stage on we have: audiology/speech therapy, a classroom assessment (which was actually booked separately by his Montessori nursery but gets factored in) and finally the session with the pediatrician with, eventually, a diagnosis one way or another.

What is a Tokoroth?

We jokingly refer to our youngest son as "The Tokoroth", a term found in Michelle Paver's wonderful series of books, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.

A Tokoroth is child which has been kept cold, without light or love until it's soul breaks, by the Soul Eaters, until the body becomes host to a demon when it reaches a certain age.



A little harsh at face value but he can be a devil at times! :)