Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out. 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. 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. Re: Off-topic: ABA question 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. Kristie 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??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Great news Rhoda.and it keeps coming. _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Rhoda Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Re: Starting to speak Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out. 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. 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. Re: Off-topic: ABA question 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. Kristie 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??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Rhoda That is wonderful. It gives me such hope. The absence seizure comment was about an email we shared several months back where you explained it was a possibility but not a certainty..you thought he was possibly having something go on when you would go in his room during his sleep and he was awake and you had to do a few things to finally get his attention. It was several months ago we emailed about that. Anyways my son is non verbal (or preverbal) at age 3 and one month. He has also dyspraxia/apraxia issues and so I am searching for a great SLP to contend with these issues as well. I have lots of hope! Thanks for giving me a reason to hope Rhoda. I am so glad your little one has started to voice your name.What a lovely word we will never tire of from our guys...Mommy! Kristie Aidan 3.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Rhoda Your post brought tears to my eyes. Good for you and your family and for not giving up. > > > Great news Rhoda.and it keeps coming. > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: > > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Rhoda > > Boyd > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:34 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Re: Starting to speak > > > > > > > > Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > Re: Off-topic: ABA question > > > > 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. > > > > > > Kristie > > > > 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??? > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > Barb Katsaros > barbkatsaros@... > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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