Re: Re: Lack of language the big mystery

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We are getting ready to start The Listening Program which is an auditory processing therapy. We will be doing it through the NACD. My boys are still not verbal. I will let you know how it goes.keigh_ca wrote: I had looked into the fast forward program for my son who just turnedtwo. It looks to me to really be geared towards teaching reading andsuch to school age kids. I did buy a good set of headphones and an AITcd from vision-audio.com It was expensive, $50. But I would pay justabout

anything for him to talk. He has starting expanding the soundshe uses but it's hard to know if it's the supps or what.Kes>> Real improvement here (but)....My son is on the mb12 injections and > valtrex and difulcan and a number of sups. With all of that I have > seen some amazing things lately. He is so cognitively here with us > now. Oh and as gotten so smart. Yesterday at the park I handed him a > toy through some bars and he couldn't fit the toy through so he > pulled the toy to the top and with his other hand reached over and > grabbed it. He is only 3.8 years with autism and that was amazing to > me. He can navigate the computer and he is initiating play with us. > He is still stimming a bit but no more verbal stems. He is up to age > level

on motor skills fine and gross. He is even starting to make > woosh sounds for his airplanes. He still has trouble with compliance > issues though. His eye contact is better but not great. He is hearing > now. What I mean is he is reacting to sound now. He heard the > telephone ring the other day and wanted to answer it. Also he heard a > crash from something falling and turned to look. Now it's not all the > time mind you but its a good start. Now for the (but).... NO LANGUAGE > the only thing he says is papa and its only after we say it first. > It's not for lack of trying. He tries all day to talk. Meaning he > will say ah ah ah ah with an up and down tone and be pointing at us > as if to say, you need to stop doing this or that. He has speech and > ABA. Everyone working with him has worked hard to help but still no > language. We have been doing the speech and ABA for a year now and

> still nothing. I was wondering is there anything that can help with > auditory processing. I think if he could just learn how to listen his > language may come. I have heard of something called fast-forward and > was wandering if anyone else had heard of this computer program. Is > there anything out there for auditory processing specifically? I sure > would appreciate any feed back. Thanks>Dana and Garrett, 3 years old SCD 1 1/2 years!!!!!Celiac, ASD, Speech and Motor Apraxia, sensory processing disorder

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