Re: recommendations on apraxia program for homeschool implementation?

[Guest guest]

,

Have you ever seen Dr. Fosnot (affectionately called Dr. Susie)? She

practices in CA not far from Dr. Goldberg's office. She has got an uncanny

understanding of our kids and recognizes how very bright they are. If you

get her to do an evaluation, she'll give you a report with a nice list of

things to do at home. She gave me a list of oral motor tools to buy and

showed me how to use them as well as recommending some software to help with

his auditory processing. She's pricey, but it is so worthwhile especially

if your experience with speech therapists has been frustrating thus far.

Dr. Fosnot

(818) 884-9110

21208 Costanso St

Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Hope this helps. She really is pretty awesome.

April

[Guest guest]

what is rapid prompting method? does you son have

problems with auditory processing and connecting

auditory with visual?

Is your son at grade level with Seton? I would love

to have a program to follow, but my son's abilities

are so scattered that i have to tailor it to where he

is at and build slowly.

perhaps you could use an slp just to consult with you

and provide you with suggestions for materials. it

has gotten to the point that that is what i do. i

know how to work with him after being with him for so

long when he is with slps.

i know whta you mean about public schools. it seems

that they are often no more than glorified

babysitters.

i use them hear and there for a class or two, just for

some exposure to other kids his age, which he needs.

barb

--- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

> Its been a long time since I've posted. But I know

> alot of the parents on the board have a child

> similar to mine.....high iq, low verbal abilities. I

> firmly believe the low verbal is a result of the

> massive nids " stroke " he suffered at 23months, when

> he went from a normal toddler, to the catatonic

> child that was left after the Nids attack on his

> body.

>

> cognitively, my guy is super sharp, with the

> exception, again similar to typical stroke

> survivors, very limited ability to talk, also

> difficulty with right to left brain switching.

>

> I learned so much about him by taking him to

> austin texas for a week of intensive " rapid

> prompting method " training. The parent is the one

> who gets the training.

>

> My guy was doing geometry, algebra equations,

> completing 5th grade literature questestions all

> doing the Rapid Prompting Method. My 16yr old who

> came with me almost fell out of his chair, and could

> not believe how smart his brother is.

>

> Needless to say, I have dumped public

> school....tired of trying to explain my child is not

> typical kanner autism, and no he is not mentally

> retarded mr public school district.

>

> I have a great homeschool program, Seton, that

> provides special education supports, plus I am going

> to homeschool my other guys, so he will not miss

> out on the social stuff.

>

> big question though....the apraxia problem...can

> anyone recommend a apraxia program I can purchase

> and implement at home?

>

> my guy is so stressed out over the horror he lived

> through in public school, he won't even go to the

> speech therapist. I believe he feels insulted by the

> way he is treated...despite my explainations, the

> speech therapist talks to him like he has the brain

> of a 2yr old.

>

> so I really need this peice.

>

> sorry for being so long winded.

>

>

> thanks for any input

>

>

>

>

>

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Barb Katsaros

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[Guest guest]

I second that suggestion. she will also work with you

via phone conferences.

--- April Jagnow <april@...> wrote:

> ,

>

> Have you ever seen Dr. Fosnot (affectionately

> called Dr. Susie)? She

> practices in CA not far from Dr. Goldberg's office.

> She has got an uncanny

> understanding of our kids and recognizes how very

> bright they are. If you

> get her to do an evaluation, she'll give you a

> report with a nice list of

> things to do at home. She gave me a list of oral

> motor tools to buy and

> showed me how to use them as well as recommending

> some software to help with

> his auditory processing. She's pricey, but it is so

> worthwhile especially

> if your experience with speech therapists has been

> frustrating thus far.

>

> Dr. Fosnot

> (818) 884-9110

> 21208 Costanso St

> Woodland Hills, CA 91364

>

> Hope this helps. She really is pretty awesome.

>

> April

>

>

>

Barb Katsaros

barbkatsaros@...

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Barb: Thanks for the input....

RPM is a teaching/communication method for persons that have difficulty with

language due to issues of stroke, autism, head injury.

It basically uses techniques to focus the student so that he switches from

right brain processing to left brain processng, and slows down processing so

that the student can filter out the central nervous system erradic responses and

communicate effectively initially pointing out words/sentences on a letter board

to eventually writting 100% of the time.

Like a typical stroke vicitm, if you ask for a low verbal child to write down

his response you get what is running around in the auditory loop. But if you ask

the child to spell out the response on a letter board, you have slowed down

processing, switched the brain from right to left and you get the correct

response, or at least what the child was truly thinking the correct answer to

the question is.

if any of you have a child with low verbal, and difficulty speaking, I

recommend you check out rapid prompting method. The website out their is under

" HALO " . The woman who developed this teaching method has a low verbal child. Her

son has written 3 books, and is getting ready to attend college in Texas. This

program also works for stroke victims (my mother could have used this) and head

injury patients.

Rapid Prompting Method has been featured on 60 minutes and PBS, so maybe you

have heard of it.

My son is an auditory learner/visual learner, but has difficulty switching

from the right brain to the left brain. He is so much like a stroke victim. My

mother suffered a massive stroke in 97, and the similarities between my mom's

low verbal issues and my son with nids/autism were very uncanny.

thanks again.

Barb Katsaros <barbkatsaros@...> wrote:

what is rapid prompting method? does you son have

problems with auditory processing and connecting

auditory with visual?

Is your son at grade level with Seton? I would love

to have a program to follow, but my son's abilities

are so scattered that i have to tailor it to where he

is at and build slowly.

perhaps you could use an slp just to consult with you

and provide you with suggestions for materials. it

has gotten to the point that that is what i do. i

know how to work with him after being with him for so

long when he is with slps.

i know whta you mean about public schools. it seems

that they are often no more than glorified

babysitters.

i use them hear and there for a class or two, just for

some exposure to other kids his age, which he needs.

barb

--- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

> Its been a long time since I've posted. But I know

> alot of the parents on the board have a child

> similar to mine.....high iq, low verbal abilities. I

> firmly believe the low verbal is a result of the

> massive nids " stroke " he suffered at 23months, when

> he went from a normal toddler, to the catatonic

> child that was left after the Nids attack on his

> body.

>

> cognitively, my guy is super sharp, with the

> exception, again similar to typical stroke

> survivors, very limited ability to talk, also

> difficulty with right to left brain switching.

>

> I learned so much about him by taking him to

> austin texas for a week of intensive " rapid

> prompting method " training. The parent is the one

> who gets the training.

>

> My guy was doing geometry, algebra equations,

> completing 5th grade literature questestions all

> doing the Rapid Prompting Method. My 16yr old who

> came with me almost fell out of his chair, and could

> not believe how smart his brother is.

>

> Needless to say, I have dumped public

> school....tired of trying to explain my child is not

> typical kanner autism, and no he is not mentally

> retarded mr public school district.

>

> I have a great homeschool program, Seton, that

> provides special education supports, plus I am going

> to homeschool my other guys, so he will not miss

> out on the social stuff.

>

> big question though....the apraxia problem...can

> anyone recommend a apraxia program I can purchase

> and implement at home?

>

> my guy is so stressed out over the horror he lived

> through in public school, he won't even go to the

> speech therapist. I believe he feels insulted by the

> way he is treated...despite my explainations, the

> speech therapist talks to him like he has the brain

> of a 2yr old.

>

> so I really need this peice.

>

> sorry for being so long winded.

>

>

> thanks for any input

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

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> PC-to-Phone call rates.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

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>

>

Barb Katsaros

barbkatsaros@...

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the explanation. This may sound like a

strange question, but how can you tell if someone has

a hard time switching from the right to the left

brain?

barb

--- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

> Barb: Thanks for the input....

>

> RPM is a teaching/communication method for persons

> that have difficulty with language due to issues of

> stroke, autism, head injury.

>

> It basically uses techniques to focus the student

> so that he switches from right brain processing to

> left brain processng, and slows down processing so

> that the student can filter out the central nervous

> system erradic responses and communicate effectively

> initially pointing out words/sentences on a letter

> board to eventually writting 100% of the time.

>

> Like a typical stroke vicitm, if you ask for a low

> verbal child to write down his response you get what

> is running around in the auditory loop. But if you

> ask the child to spell out the response on a letter

> board, you have slowed down processing, switched the

> brain from right to left and you get the correct

> response, or at least what the child was truly

> thinking the correct answer to the question is.

>

> if any of you have a child with low verbal, and

> difficulty speaking, I recommend you check out rapid

> prompting method. The website out their is under

> " HALO " . The woman who developed this teaching method

> has a low verbal child. Her son has written 3 books,

> and is getting ready to attend college in Texas.

> This program also works for stroke victims (my

> mother could have used this) and head injury

> patients.

> Rapid Prompting Method has been featured on 60

> minutes and PBS, so maybe you have heard of it.

>

> My son is an auditory learner/visual learner, but

> has difficulty switching from the right brain to the

> left brain. He is so much like a stroke victim. My

> mother suffered a massive stroke in 97, and the

> similarities between my mom's low verbal issues and

> my son with nids/autism were very uncanny.

>

> thanks again.

>

>

>

> Barb Katsaros <barbkatsaros@...> wrote:

> what is rapid prompting method? does you

> son have

> problems with auditory processing and connecting

> auditory with visual?

>

> Is your son at grade level with Seton? I would love

> to have a program to follow, but my son's abilities

> are so scattered that i have to tailor it to where

> he

> is at and build slowly.

>

> perhaps you could use an slp just to consult with

> you

> and provide you with suggestions for materials. it

> has gotten to the point that that is what i do. i

> know how to work with him after being with him for

> so

> long when he is with slps.

>

> i know whta you mean about public schools. it seems

> that they are often no more than glorified

> babysitters.

> i use them hear and there for a class or two, just

> for

> some exposure to other kids his age, which he needs.

>

>

> barb

>

> --- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

>

> > Its been a long time since I've posted. But I know

> > alot of the parents on the board have a child

> > similar to mine.....high iq, low verbal abilities.

> I

> > firmly believe the low verbal is a result of the

> > massive nids " stroke " he suffered at 23months,

> when

> > he went from a normal toddler, to the catatonic

> > child that was left after the Nids attack on his

> > body.

> >

> > cognitively, my guy is super sharp, with the

> > exception, again similar to typical stroke

> > survivors, very limited ability to talk, also

> > difficulty with right to left brain switching.

> >

> > I learned so much about him by taking him to

> > austin texas for a week of intensive " rapid

> > prompting method " training. The parent is the one

> > who gets the training.

> >

> > My guy was doing geometry, algebra equations,

> > completing 5th grade literature questestions all

> > doing the Rapid Prompting Method. My 16yr old who

> > came with me almost fell out of his chair, and

> could

> > not believe how smart his brother is.

> >

> > Needless to say, I have dumped public

> > school....tired of trying to explain my child is

> not

> > typical kanner autism, and no he is not mentally

> > retarded mr public school district.

> >

> > I have a great homeschool program, Seton, that

> > provides special education supports, plus I am

> going

> > to homeschool my other guys, so he will not miss

> > out on the social stuff.

> >

> > big question though....the apraxia problem...can

> > anyone recommend a apraxia program I can purchase

> > and implement at home?

> >

> > my guy is so stressed out over the horror he lived

> > through in public school, he won't even go to the

> > speech therapist. I believe he feels insulted by

> the

> > way he is treated...despite my explainations, the

> > speech therapist talks to him like he has the

> brain

> > of a 2yr old.

> >

> > so I really need this peice.

> >

> > sorry for being so long winded.

> >

> >

> > thanks for any input

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s

> low

> > PC-to-Phone call rates.

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> Barb Katsaros

> barbkatsaros@...

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

low verbal ability is the key..

Barb Katsaros <barbkatsaros@...> wrote: Thanks for the

explanation. This may sound like a

strange question, but how can you tell if someone has

a hard time switching from the right to the left

brain?

barb

--- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

> Barb: Thanks for the input....

>

> RPM is a teaching/communication method for persons

> that have difficulty with language due to issues of

> stroke, autism, head injury.

>

> It basically uses techniques to focus the student

> so that he switches from right brain processing to

> left brain processng, and slows down processing so

> that the student can filter out the central nervous

> system erradic responses and communicate effectively

> initially pointing out words/sentences on a letter

> board to eventually writting 100% of the time.

>

> Like a typical stroke vicitm, if you ask for a low

> verbal child to write down his response you get what

> is running around in the auditory loop. But if you

> ask the child to spell out the response on a letter

> board, you have slowed down processing, switched the

> brain from right to left and you get the correct

> response, or at least what the child was truly

> thinking the correct answer to the question is.

>

> if any of you have a child with low verbal, and

> difficulty speaking, I recommend you check out rapid

> prompting method. The website out their is under

> " HALO " . The woman who developed this teaching method

> has a low verbal child. Her son has written 3 books,

> and is getting ready to attend college in Texas.

> This program also works for stroke victims (my

> mother could have used this) and head injury

> patients.

> Rapid Prompting Method has been featured on 60

> minutes and PBS, so maybe you have heard of it.

>

> My son is an auditory learner/visual learner, but

> has difficulty switching from the right brain to the

> left brain. He is so much like a stroke victim. My

> mother suffered a massive stroke in 97, and the

> similarities between my mom's low verbal issues and

> my son with nids/autism were very uncanny.

>

> thanks again.

>

>

>

> Barb Katsaros <barbkatsaros@...> wrote:

> what is rapid prompting method? does you

> son have

> problems with auditory processing and connecting

> auditory with visual?

>

> Is your son at grade level with Seton? I would love

> to have a program to follow, but my son's abilities

> are so scattered that i have to tailor it to where

> he

> is at and build slowly.

>

> perhaps you could use an slp just to consult with

> you

> and provide you with suggestions for materials. it

> has gotten to the point that that is what i do. i

> know how to work with him after being with him for

> so

> long when he is with slps.

>

> i know whta you mean about public schools. it seems

> that they are often no more than glorified

> babysitters.

> i use them hear and there for a class or two, just

> for

> some exposure to other kids his age, which he needs.

>

>

> barb

>

> --- catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

>

> > Its been a long time since I've posted. But I know

> > alot of the parents on the board have a child

> > similar to mine.....high iq, low verbal abilities.

> I

> > firmly believe the low verbal is a result of the

> > massive nids " stroke " he suffered at 23months,

> when

> > he went from a normal toddler, to the catatonic

> > child that was left after the Nids attack on his

> > body.

> >

> > cognitively, my guy is super sharp, with the

> > exception, again similar to typical stroke

> > survivors, very limited ability to talk, also

> > difficulty with right to left brain switching.

> >

> > I learned so much about him by taking him to

> > austin texas for a week of intensive " rapid

> > prompting method " training. The parent is the one

> > who gets the training.

> >

> > My guy was doing geometry, algebra equations,

> > completing 5th grade literature questestions all

> > doing the Rapid Prompting Method. My 16yr old who

> > came with me almost fell out of his chair, and

> could

> > not believe how smart his brother is.

> >

> > Needless to say, I have dumped public

> > school....tired of trying to explain my child is

> not

> > typical kanner autism, and no he is not mentally

> > retarded mr public school district.

> >

> > I have a great homeschool program, Seton, that

> > provides special education supports, plus I am

> going

> > to homeschool my other guys, so he will not miss

> > out on the social stuff.

> >

> > big question though....the apraxia problem...can

> > anyone recommend a apraxia program I can purchase

> > and implement at home?

> >

> > my guy is so stressed out over the horror he lived

> > through in public school, he won't even go to the

> > speech therapist. I believe he feels insulted by

> the

> > way he is treated...despite my explainations, the

> > speech therapist talks to him like he has the

> brain

> > of a 2yr old.

> >

> > so I really need this peice.

> >

> > sorry for being so long winded.

> >

> >

> > thanks for any input

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s

> low

> > PC-to-Phone call rates.

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> Barb Katsaros

> barbkatsaros@...

>

> __________________________________________________

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