Re: How much individual speech therapy will my daughter really get?

[Guest guest]

My son gets 1 and 1/2 on a one to one level and 1

hour in a group setting.

maria renella

--- jills2daughters <Momof2girls@...> wrote:

> How much individual speech therapy will my daughter

> realistically get

> from the school district when she turns 3? From

> what I have read, it

> seems that 4 days (1/2 hour each day) of INDIVIDUAL

> speech therapy is

> what is recommended for kids with Apraxia/Dyspraxia

> (is that

> correct?). I just got off the phone with my

> daughter's EI (the

> Regional Center in CA) coordinator and I am already

> dreading the IEP

> meeting and it won't be until this fall as my

> daughter turns 3 on

> December 1. First off she discouraged me from

> getting an evaluation

> for Apraxia prior to the IEP meeting. She told me a

> diagnosis

> wouldn't matter as they will be basing her therapy

> on her need not a

> diagnosis. She said that their team (that being the

> school

> district's SLP, etc.) are a lot more qualified to

> make a diagnosis

> than anyone I could hire personally. She said that

> she has never

> seen even the most severely speech delayed child get

> more than 2 days

> (1/2 hour each) of speech therapy (and this is based

> on their

> need?)!!! She said for me to expect 4 days of

> individual speech is

> unrealistic and that I should trust them to do the

> best for my

> daughter!!!!

>

> How much individual speech is everyone else getting

> in the preschool

> setting? Is there any way to get 4 days of

> individual speech? I'm

> lucky if my daughter says a single word in one day

> (most days nothing

> but babble)....how can they say that 1 hour of

> individual speech a

> week is enough (and that's only if they consider her

> severe)??

>

> I'm in Orange County, CA..anyone have any experience

> here? Thanks.

>

> Jill

> Mom to 30 months with Hypotonia and speech

> delay (possible DSI

> and Apraxia/Dyspraxia)

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Where is orange county? Like which cities are closest to you?

> How much individual speech therapy will my daughter realistically

get

> from the school district when she turns 3? From what I have read,

it

> seems that 4 days (1/2 hour each day) of INDIVIDUAL speech therapy

is

> what is recommended for kids with Apraxia/Dyspraxia (is that

> correct?). I just got off the phone with my daughter's EI (the

> Regional Center in CA) coordinator and I am already dreading the

IEP

> meeting and it won't be until this fall as my daughter turns 3 on

> December 1. First off she discouraged me from getting an

evaluation

> for Apraxia prior to the IEP meeting. She told me a diagnosis

> wouldn't matter as they will be basing her therapy on her need not

a

> diagnosis. She said that their team (that being the school

> district's SLP, etc.) are a lot more qualified to make a diagnosis

> than anyone I could hire personally. She said that she has never

> seen even the most severely speech delayed child get more than 2

days

> (1/2 hour each) of speech therapy (and this is based on their

> need?)!!! She said for me to expect 4 days of individual speech

is

> unrealistic and that I should trust them to do the best for my

> daughter!!!!

>

> How much individual speech is everyone else getting in the

preschool

> setting? Is there any way to get 4 days of individual speech?

I'm

> lucky if my daughter says a single word in one day (most days

nothing

> but babble)....how can they say that 1 hour of individual speech a

> week is enough (and that's only if they consider her severe)??

>

> I'm in Orange County, CA..anyone have any experience here? Thanks.

>

> Jill

> Mom to 30 months with Hypotonia and speech delay (possible

DSI

> and Apraxia/Dyspraxia)

[Guest guest]

Hi Jill, I am not in California but I had to reply! First and

foremost you do want to get your own evaluation. This cordinator

telling you that they are the most qualified to diagnos your daughter

is wrong, they are not Experts. Yes they have a speech therapist for

the school district, but that does not gaurantee that the Therapist

knows anything about Apraxia and or how to work with your child

Secondly her need is based on her diagnosis, based on how severe her

diagnosis is. Thirdly once you have a diagnosis then you call every

speech therapist you can and ask what they might recommend for number

and length of visits weekly. Fourth you get every bit of information

about the treatment of apraxia that you can find online showing that

she needs intensive therapy and print it out and take it with. Most

important of all is don't let these people intimidate you. You are

the parent and hold alot of power within the IEP process. They

expect you to come in knowing nothing and that they can tell you what

is best for YOUR child. Be prepared. Knowledge is the best tool you

have at your disposal. Sorry for carrying on so long but these people

tend to irritate me... Hope this helps Crystal

Mom to kyle 6.2 Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Oral Dyspraxia

> How much individual speech therapy will my daughter realistically

get

> from the school district when she turns 3?