Re: loss of speech

[Guest guest]

a,

Thanks so much for that article. I have printed a

copy and am planning to read it as soon as I get

Kaylee down for a nap.

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy...I am Ross. My son is now 6. He also lost words when

he was younger and really did not babble at all as a baby. He had Apraxia .

The article is great. That was one of the first things I read when was

diagnosed with Apraxia at 2. I think that you should have Kaylee evaluated by a

qualified Speech therapist to see if she has APRAXIA because the sooner you

start working on it the better. Have you ever heard her ST mention Motor

Planning? That is another term for Apraxia. I know it is hard to think that

Kaylee may have another diagnosis in addition to the MDS. That is natural. It

is

hard enough dealing with one thing. But no matter what the outcome, you will

be OK. You are obviously a great Mom...checking out all possibilities. It

could also be, as Kristy mentioned, that she is working so hard on her gross

motor skills(walking etc) that she is not concentrating on her speech.

Regarding

Autism, I really think that age 2 is too early to make such a diagnosis but

I am not an expert. I know that Joint Attention is key (kids on the spectrum

don't have it). They tend to be in their own world...don't notice what is

going on around them and are not interested in sharing things with you...Verbal

or non-verbal. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Ross Mom to 10, 6, and Kirk 4 PS> is now

talking

up a storm!!! Full sentences. When he was 2, he had like 2 words up and

pop(sporadically)

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[Guest guest]

,

Thank you so much for the email. The information that

I have been reading on Apraxia is very interesting,

another mom recommended an article on this subject as

well. Its great to have so many experienced moms out

there - it is wonderful to be able to approach

therapist and doctors with a little bit of knowledge

and offer suggestions of my own. It saves so much

time.

It's great to hear that your son is doing so well.

That is VERY encouraging news to me. Knowing that

obstacles can and have been overcome helps me to move

forward with confidence.

Working with therapists out here has been a bit of a

challenge. We are setting aside money for this (of

course) but it does not come easy. Private therapy is

naturally very expensive and we have found that

therapy through the county is not much cheaper.

Private speech therapy can run around $100.00 per

session, county speech therapy is $85.00 per session,

Kaylee's county OT is $45.00 per session (hey, where

are all of our tax dollars going????) Our insurance

does not pay for therapy of any kind so it is all out

of pocket.

Thanks again for your help!

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Sandy, have you applied for medicaid? My daugther got

it because of her diagnosis. So far they have paid

for everything. In fact in the county I live in they

reimburse me mileage and when I have to pay for

parking to take her to the doctors. I found out about

medicaid though the state and I called the county and

they told me about the paid parking and milage

program. I have found many resouse available by

contact various agencies such as the United Way. I

was fortunate enough to have a neigbor help me out in

finding things. Her son has was born with a disorder

that inhibited him both physicall and mentally and she

found so much help for him when he was younger and

even as an adult. He is now working on his master's

degree and she was able to find some programs to help

him with that.

Sue

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> ,

>

> Thank you so much for the email. The information

> that

> I have been reading on Apraxia is very interesting,

> another mom recommended an article on this subject

> as

> well. Its great to have so many experienced moms

> out

> there - it is wonderful to be able to approach

> therapist and doctors with a little bit of knowledge

> and offer suggestions of my own. It saves so much

> time.

>

> It's great to hear that your son is doing so well.

> That is VERY encouraging news to me. Knowing that

> obstacles can and have been overcome helps me to

> move

> forward with confidence.

>

> Working with therapists out here has been a bit of

> a

> challenge. We are setting aside money for this (of

> course) but it does not come easy. Private therapy

> is

> naturally very expensive and we have found that

> therapy through the county is not much cheaper.

> Private speech therapy can run around $100.00 per

> session, county speech therapy is $85.00 per

> session,

> Kaylee's county OT is $45.00 per session (hey, where

> are all of our tax dollars going????) Our insurance

> does not pay for therapy of any kind so it is all

> out

> of pocket.

>

> Thanks again for your help!

> Sandy

>

>

>

>

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