Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 Betsy, Smart Mom! Seems to me that you are asking the right question and that is -- regardless of the diagnosis, is your son getting enough therapy? There seem to be varying schools of thought, but for severe APRAXIA -- frequency, duration, (1:1) have all been emphasized to me. It may seem like overkill, but our dev. ped recommended 5 sessions x 60 minutes per week of PROMPT certified therapy. OK -- my son is also 2.5 so I feel like we are in the same place. Now Lucas has certainly over 50 words, maybe 75... it may not sound like much but he is repeating everything and trying so hard. Regardless of the diagnosis, what you want is for your son to start talking as any mom would. It took us nearly a year to completely satisfy the above " perscription " , and it took mediation combined with private therapist, but we have speech every day. I also supplement with PROEFA, in addition to both OT and PT. All that I know is that Lucas had really no words until the PROMPT therapy --- In fact, when the therapist started to touch his face, that was the first time we got " p " " b " and " m " ... so I am a believer -- even while I know there are probably a multitude of methods to get those sounds out, this is how we have gotten some results. Good Luck and all the best to you. Lois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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