Guest guest Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Hi Everyone I am so jealous of all the exciting things happening in the States it is so hard even getting any one in New Zealand to even recognise dyspraxia. I would love a copy of both of the programs on dyspraxia as we won't get it over here on television. I am in a bit of a dilemma, s speech therapist of almost two years has more than once given me the impression that she does not know enough about dyspraxia to be working with him. Anyway as she is the only therapist available in this area through the Special Education Services I have not had a choice as going privately means loosing the physio and OT and I would be left on my own to find help. Anyway two new therapists have been appointed the this area and both are straight out of training and I know that they have learned about dyspraxia and so without the practical work is it a good idea. My gut feeling tells me it can't hurt as the old therapist is stuck in her ways and treats him as a speech delayed child and this is not working but rather the change the therapy she keeps going and gets nowhere. For example for 12 months she insisted that needed to know his colours and I instited that he knew them - but I was treated like a mother who was in denial. I kept insisting and then one day when she was with him I don't know to this day what happened but showed her he knew all the primary colors and everything in between and she said I taught him his colours this year and was so proud of her achievement. I was not impressed. I spoke with his phycologist from kindergarten and she agreed that he had known his colours before starting school. So what does everyone think should I go with my gut feeling or not. HELP! Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 I am just a mother but, I think I would go with my gut feeling. Having him work with her is doing probably little if any good, because she has little if any knowledge of dyspraxia. I would go with the new therapists. One reason is because his current therapist has been with him for two years and she has not researched anything to do with his condition? Remember, she works for you and your son, not the other way around. She should be doing what ever she can to help your son. It doesn't sound like she knows what she is doing. Remember, I am not a doctor I am just another mother like yourself, but this is what I would do. Thank you >From: " midgenz2000 " <joe.midge@...> >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Help on therapy >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 01:40:36 -0000 > >Hi Everyone > >I am so jealous of all the exciting things happening in the States it >is so hard even getting any one in New Zealand to even recognise >dyspraxia. I would love a copy of both of the programs on dyspraxia >as we won't get it over here on television. I am in a bit of a >dilemma, s speech therapist of almost two years has more than >once given me the impression that she does not know enough about >dyspraxia to be working with him. Anyway as she is the only >therapist available in this area through the Special Education >Services I have not had a choice as going privately means loosing the >physio and OT and I would be left on my own to find help. Anyway two >new therapists have been appointed the this area and both are >straight out of training and I know that they have learned about >dyspraxia and so without the practical work is it a good idea. My >gut feeling tells me it can't hurt as the old therapist is stuck in >her ways and treats him as a speech delayed child and this is not >working but rather the change the therapy she keeps going and gets >nowhere. For example for 12 months she insisted that needed >to know his colours and I instited that he knew them - but I was >treated like a mother who was in denial. I kept insisting and then >one day when she was with him I don't know to this day what happened >but showed her he knew all the primary colors and everything >in between and she said I taught him his colours this year and was so >proud of her achievement. I was not impressed. I spoke with his >phycologist from kindergarten and she agreed that he had known his >colours before starting school. So what does everyone think should I >go with my gut feeling or not. HELP! > >Michele > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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