Re: Re: Message for Kristie

March 17, 2006

We've been with Dr. G for three years (since my son was 2) and my son sounds

like yours when he was 2 (lack of language -- good babbling though, lack of

gestures, low receptive language and low imitation). It sounds like a long

list, but I've watched slowly as my son has improved greatly in many of

these areas and just recently he has started to imitate some sounds!!!!

In fact, I'm going to take this opportunity to thank everyone on the list

who encouraged me so much last fall when I was told by an SLP (two actually)

that he would probably never develop language. I thought he would babble

forever. And so I tried to get an SLP trained in PROMPT (thanks to a great

mom who suggested it to me from this list) and guess what? It has really

helped. He's very receptive to PROMPT and he is starting to make progress.

Small steps (e.g. he can say " coo " and then " key " for " cookie " but not all

at once) but so exciting. Until January he couldn't imitate any sounds --

not one!

So all this to say, it gets better. It doesn't happen overnight -- that's

for sure -- but it does get better. And this is a great list for getting

ideas and encouragement. I was almost ready to give up and then many

parents reminded me of how far we all really have come. When I look back to

three years ago, they are right. My long list of " can'ts " has been getting

shorter and shorter. So I wish you and your son all the best.

Rhoda

Re: Abnormal EEG with spikes?? Anyone??

> You have all given wonderful advice. However I failed to mention that

> my son's main area of concern are: lack of language, lack of gestures,

> receptive language is low (he does babble though), and also imitation

> is low.

>

> Just wanted you to be aware of that. I just got the paperwork for Dr

> Goldberg today and I will be putting the packet together to submit

> back to the office.

>

> Kristie

> mommy to Aidan 2.9

>

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