Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 Thanks , My next question is: What made you decide to start your 1 year old on the supplement? I also have a son who just turned 1 and the pediatrician is concerned because he is only saying car car and dada... I was not concerned because he does not have any of the other motor issues Jenna did- he walked at 12 months, eats fine, doesn't drool, etc... but was thinking about giving him the proEFA anyway, as I guess it can't hurt??? --- In @y..., " Larry " <hugheslke@h...> wrote: > Hi Ann Marie! > > A year ago I was in your place. I started Liam last June on EFA's. He did > not talk much at all. In the past he had a few words but lost them. When I > started him on the EFA's he was saying ma, da and baba for baby. Liam would > talk but it always came out dat, dat, dat or bop,bop,bop. It was like he > knew what he was saying but the connection was not there. > > Liam now will repeat about anything. He still has problems with sequencing > and articulation. Both are continuing to improve though! My speech > therapist taught me how to work with him so I do all of the modeling and > just started prompting with sign language for sequencing. So technically he > is not getting therapy right now and continuing to improve! > > EFA's have been a miracle in my sons life. A year ago I believed that life > would be so difficult for him. I had my fair share of worries. Today I still > get a little concerned about learning to read and write. Thats the mother > in Me (worring in advance),but when I think about where we were last year it > is unbelieveable. I know from watching my son it is the EFA's and not just > developemental. After you spend time watching your child make such slow to > no progress in speech and then start them on the EFA's and watch the > difference it is amazing. > > I know that people still think he just grew out of it, but I have stopped > him and watched him go back down hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2002 Report Share Posted April 22, 2002 Hi again Ann Marie The reason I started Colleen on EFA's at 8 months is because she was quiet. She has none of the eatting or drooling issues liam had either, but because of him I was very concerned. I did write Dr. Katz on this site and he did reply that it was fine. I am pretty sure I saw on the http://www.apraxia.cc site a mention about that exact e-mail except he called me Kathy. If I have time later I may look up in the archives about a second child and send it to the site again. Colleen certainly does babble on it more and I am afraid to stop and see how she would do at this point. When she begins to talk I may try stopping briefly to see if it affects her. Until then it certainly won't hurt! Hope this helps .. > >Thanks , >My next question is: What made you decide to start your 1 year old >on the supplement? I also have a son who just turned 1 and the >pediatrician is concerned because he is only saying car car and >dada... I was not concerned because he does not have any of the other >motor issues Jenna did- he walked at 12 months, eats fine, doesn't >drool, etc... but was thinking about giving him the proEFA anyway, >as I guess it can't hurt??? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2002 Report Share Posted April 22, 2002 please send me info on efa i am new my 4 year old has been diagnosed with speech apraxia by his slp he has made some progress in the last year . I am trying to find answers some say he needs to also be seen by a neurlogist but i dont know he has so many ear problems also that i hate to put him thru any more tehn i have to thank you for any info Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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