Re: Effective Speech Therapy

[Guest guest]

I have had three slp's evaluate our three, now four year old son. Two said he

was definitely not apraxic, one said he was. The one that said he was apraxic

is doing the typical apraxia therapy, which is repetition, drill drill drill.

Yes, that works. The second SLP he goes to says he is not apraxic and has

been doing speech therapy for twenty years. She seems to think that apraxia

is now the label to put on children who have language delays. Her therapy

includes the PROMPT method. She is an SLP and an oral/facial myologist . I

think both are doing a world of good. Six months ago Cory could hardly speak,

maybe twenty words. Now he talks and talks! I think that he has just had a

speech delay. Anyway, I recommend the PROMPT method and regular speech

therapy. Any comments? I would love to hear.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I hired a prompt therapist private of course for my

almost 3 yr old Jack and she was great. We moved so

had to say goodbye to her. He learned to say 3 words

that he couldn't say before in 1 session just by

showing Jack how to position his mouth to say them,

now he says them perfectly. But it also took a few

weeks for Jack to let her touch his face, and I think

we were lucky because Jack responded to the prompt

therapy very well and actually prompts himself while

we do it to our self to show him.

Eileen

--- NChapin034@... wrote:

> I have had three slp's evaluate our three, now four

> year old son. Two said he

> was definitely not apraxic, one said he was. The one

> that said he was apraxic

> is doing the typical apraxia therapy, which is

> repetition, drill drill drill.

> Yes, that works. The second SLP he goes to says he

> is not apraxic and has

> been doing speech therapy for twenty years. She

> seems to think that apraxia

> is now the label to put on children who have

> language delays. Her therapy

> includes the PROMPT method. She is an SLP and an

> oral/facial myologist . I

> think both are doing a world of good. Six months ago

> Cory could hardly speak,

> maybe twenty words. Now he talks and talks! I think

> that he has just had a

> speech delay. Anyway, I recommend the PROMPT method

> and regular speech

> therapy. Any comments? I would love to hear.

>

>

>

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>

>

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[Guest guest]

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What is the PROMPT method and how is it used by SLP's?

Marissa

On Thu, 2 May 2002 02:03:51 EDT NChapin034@... writes:

>I have had three slp's evaluate our three, now four year old son. Two

>said he

>was definitely not apraxic, one said he was. The one that said he was

>apraxic

>is doing the typical apraxia therapy, which is repetition, drill drill

>drill.

> Yes, that works. The second SLP he goes to says he is not apraxic

>and has

>been doing speech therapy for twenty years. She seems to think that

>apraxia

>is now the label to put on children who have language delays. Her

>therapy

>includes the PROMPT method. She is an SLP and an oral/facial

>myologist . I

>think both are doing a world of good. Six months ago Cory could hardly

>speak,

>maybe twenty words. Now he talks and talks! I think that he has just

>had a

>speech delay. Anyway, I recommend the PROMPT method and regular

>speech

>therapy. Any comments? I would love to hear.

>

>