Apraxia???

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My son is two years eight months of age and is having trouble putting

words together as sentences... He has no problems repeating words

that you ask him to say and can say them clearly. Ex: " Back Pack "

or " Red " or " Blue " etc...

My ex-wife claims that he has Apraxia. She has taken him to the

local pediatrician, however, she has taken him to several and my son

has been diagnosed from having Autism to Partial Deafness. His

hearing has been tested and the Autism has been tested quite

extensively and both have been dismissed. He is not shy and

understands what you say... Ex: " Do you want something to drink? "

He will reply, " Yes, please... " or " No, thank you... "

History: My cousin's daughter didn't talk until she turned three and

a half years of age. The behavior is identical to my son. She could

repeat words that you say, but when she tried to talk on her own, the

words were not clear... Then all of a sudden, you couldn't shut her

up... She talks all the time and is as clear as a bell...

My ex-wife does not spend much time with my two year old and he has

two older brothers that do most of his talking for him.

I don't get to see him much. We live in Texas and the laws here for

Visitation do not apply to a child under the age of three.

I would like to know your opinion or what can I do to help determine

if he has Apraxia or if his speech development is slow to develop.

Are there signs that will help determine?

Darrell

San , TX