RE: Re: Starting to speak

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dr. suzi told me the other day that she is working

with adults in their 20's who are just now learning to

speak! amazing. congrads to you robert for not

accepting what that other slp told you and not giving

up! i was told a very bleak future for my oldest, but

now i know that he has much promise. it may be a

longer harder path, but we will get there. it only

makes us stronger! barb

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> Great news Rhoda.and it keeps coming.

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> Boyd

> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:34 PM

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> Subject: Re: Re: Starting to speak

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> Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out.

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> My son didn't have absence seizures (that must have

> been someone else), but

> he is definitely trying to speak now. I waited five

> and a half years to hear

> " Mommy " and what music to my ears when I hear it.

> Many people on the list

> provided encouragement to me last year when an SLP

> told me that my son, who

> at the time, was almost five, would probably never

> speak. He couldn't repeat

> sounds or mouth movements, had no way of indicating

> yes or no, etc. Their

> encouragement made me determined to fight harder and

> we started him with

> another SLP. Now he repeats sounds, can imitate some

> mouth movements and can

> say " Mommy " , " Daddy " , " juice " , " cookie' and about

> ten other words (including

> yes and no, which he uses quite well I might add --

> especially the no!) I

> have to laugh at the memory of hearing him just last

> week when I went in to

> my daughter's room to read her a bedtime story. I

> thought he was asleep, but

> as I started reading to her we heard this little

> voice coming from the

> heating grate in the wall saying " Mommy " " Mommy "

> (it's an older house and

> the heating grate is shared between the two rooms so

> you can look through it

> if you get down on your hands and knees). He had

> only been saying " Mommy "

> for about four weeks so it was a wonderful moment

> for me as my daughter and

> I giggled and my heart secretly soared.

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> While we may be gearing up for a fight with the

> province over our ABA

> service, at least we have these little miracles to

> keep our spirits up.

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> Re: Off-topic: ABA question

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> Rhoda

> a great website is

> www.lafeat.org

> they also have a group. Their resources are

> superb. Parents are

> very knowledgeable. I am a newbie (son started ABA

> in home in mid

> April!) I can give some help but I think it worth it

> to peruse this

> site and perhaps joint the group for pointers.

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> Kristie

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> Congrats on your son beginning to speak!!! What a

> joy!!!! Did you ever

> find out about those " absence seizures " we discussed

> or did you start

> medicating for that???

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Barb Katsaros

barbkatsaros@...

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