looking for parents of BPES/apraxic kids...

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Hi,

A few months ago I read a couple posts from some of you about helping

your nonverbal kids communicate. I remember wondering what exactly

constituted " nonverbal " b/c our toddler's language skills didn't seem

to be developing like his peers, but I thought we'd just wait it out.

This past week he had a developmental eval and turns out his receptive

language is at 30 mos. but his expressive language is significantly

behind (15 mos.). (He's 25 mos old.) He most likely will be diagnosed

with apraxia.

I know that BPES isn't associated with developmental disorders and the

biological cause of apraxia is debated, but I can't help wondering if

a secondary effect of our son's BPES contributed to at least a delay

in his motor and verbal skills, since his ptosis was very severe and

caused him mild sensory deprivation until his 1st surgery @ 3mos.

In spite of all, he is such a happy, bright kid...

Can anyone out there identify?

Debbie Barfoot