Guest guest Posted July 18, 2002 Report Share Posted July 18, 2002 Hi, We did see a pediatric neurologist who was not too familiar with apraxia but did give us some direction. Our developmental pediatrician diagnosed low tone, both oral and verbal apraxia, fine and gross motor delays. Recommendations included speech, OT and PT. Little things we had never really questioned started to make sense. Definitely worth it. I will add that our SLP encouraged the 1st visit. The other issue is that when you get ready to transition to the public schools, you have a better chance at services with your own evaluations. Good luck. denise > My son was recently diagnosed with verbal apraxia. He is 2years > 5months old. I asked the speech therapist about my son being > evaluated by a pediatric neurologist. The speech therapist seemed to > think it was not necessary. Is there anything I should consider about > having my son evaluated by a pediatric neurologist? > > Thank you for any suggestions or comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2002 Report Share Posted July 21, 2002 Hi, Absolutely have your son seen by a neurologist. This will be key in getting any services from your school board when he gets to school age. Also, you may get some answers to the big question of why is this happening to my child. The key is to get a diagnosis. I am not promoting labeling our children but it makes it easier when you start looking for services. Lynda --- jpgaz1 <jpgaz@...> wrote: > My son was recently diagnosed with verbal apraxia. > He is 2years > 5months old. I asked the speech therapist about my > son being > evaluated by a pediatric neurologist. The speech > therapist seemed to > think it was not necessary. Is there anything I > should consider about > having my son evaluated by a pediatric neurologist? > > Thank you for any suggestions or comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Jen, I would go to a pediatric neurologist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Jen, My suggestion would be to go to the Pediatric Neurologist. About droopy eyelids - in my early teens, when I was overly fatigued, one of my eyelids would droop. My Mom used that as a gauge to tell me I needed to sleep. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 I live in Cleveland. Any recommendations? > > > > Hi all, > > I'm new to this list and really trying to educate myself on apraxia. > My > > daughter, who is 5, was just officially diagnosed with apraxia. We > have > > been in speech therapy since she was 18 months and my speech > therapist > > and schools have suspected apraxia, but it took awhile to get the > > official diagnosis. I'm still learning about this disorder and one of > > the things I've read is to have her evaluated by a pediatric > > neurologist. Since I already have the diagnosis, should I still see > > neurologist? She's made tremendous strides but, of course, we still > > have a long way to go. Any feedback would be great. Thanks. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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