Re: Re: Help with communication...

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Thank you, everyone, for your experience with PECS and

other forms of language. Sign language is something

he has never been interested in, but he's also been a

low tone kid, so perhaps that was too much work!?!

His speech path mentioned the possibility of him

having apraxia, but we don't know. THink I'm going to

give PECS a try. I " m not exactly where to start... I

guess I will start with drink or eat and build after

he gets that concept. Any other pointers would be

welcomed!!

--- rollipolli222@... wrote:

> :

>

> Just thought I would share this with you. There is a

> program that can be implemented for persons that

> have lost language abilitiy?due to?stroke.?I am told

> for our kids with regressive autism, that had

> language and then lost it, what happened in their

> tiny brains can be compared to a stroke that happens

> in the aged population.

>

> The organization's founder told me that she has had

> several parents of children with autism?using this

> program. It works by creating new neuro pathways to

> the dormant speech processing center located in the

> right side of the brain and helps recover speech.

>

> You can find her on the web at strokefamily.org. I

> purchased the entire program, and have started just

> recently with my son. It maybe something you might

> want to look into while you are looking at the pecs

> program as well.

>

> If you call her number on the website she will be

> glad to talk to you. She also has a manual on this

> recovery method that she will send to you via email

> at no charge.

>

> She developed this program herself after her

> father,?lost all language, and the ability to

> understand?language?after a massive stroke. Using

> this method her father recovered pretty much all of

> his speech using the dormant speech center.

>

> Just something else to look into.

>

> Rollie

>

>

> Re: Help with communication... PECS?

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ,

>

> 's always been verbal, but was severly

> echolalic. Although we

> didn't adopt the entire PECS system, we found parts

> of it to be

> really useful in helping him replace the echolalia

> with functional

> language, as well as pinpoint what functions the

> echolalia was being

> used for. We used it (and still do) alot for

> sentence structure,

> vocabulary building, utterance length...

>

> You might also want to look into signing - at one

> point last year we

> looked into a total communication program at a local

> school for the

> deaf (didn't end up placing him there). The kids are

> immersed in

> speaking, signing, pictures and other technological

> aides (many of

> the hearing impaired kids had implants). We

> ultimately found that,

> here and there, had been utilizing simple

> signing (we didn't

> realize because we didn't know the signs). His

> public school teacher

> uses signs in conjunction with speaking, even though

> noone in his

> class is hearing impaired.

>

> The way it's been explained to me is that the

> internal language

> development process is the same no matter what

> ultimate method of

> cumminication you're using. So the pictures (or sign

> language) will

> help develop the communication, and if your son can

> talk, he

> eventually will replace the pictures (or sign

> language) with speech.

>

> Hang in there...

>

> Alaine

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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One more thing . . .I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but when the PECS are

created (there's a software program the school should have), make sure the words

are underneath the picture. It really helps with pre-reading skills.

Good luck.

Robyn

Curtis and Hackler <thehacks@...> wrote:

Thank you, everyone, for your experience with PECS and

other forms of language. Sign language is something

he has never been interested in, but he's also been a

low tone kid, so perhaps that was too much work!?!

His speech path mentioned the possibility of him

having apraxia, but we don't know. THink I'm going to

give PECS a try. I " m not exactly where to start... I

guess I will start with drink or eat and build after

he gets that concept. Any other pointers would be

welcomed!!

--- rollipolli222@... wrote:

> :

>

> Just thought I would share this with you. There is a

> program that can be implemented for persons that

> have lost language abilitiy?due to?stroke.?I am told

> for our kids with regressive autism, that had

> language and then lost it, what happened in their

> tiny brains can be compared to a stroke that happens

> in the aged population.

>

> The organization's founder told me that she has had

> several parents of children with autism?using this

> program. It works by creating new neuro pathways to

> the dormant speech processing center located in the

> right side of the brain and helps recover speech.

>

> You can find her on the web at strokefamily.org. I

> purchased the entire program, and have started just

> recently with my son. It maybe something you might

> want to look into while you are looking at the pecs

> program as well.

>

> If you call her number on the website she will be

> glad to talk to you. She also has a manual on this

> recovery method that she will send to you via email

> at no charge.

>

> She developed this program herself after her

> father,?lost all language, and the ability to

> understand?language?after a massive stroke. Using

> this method her father recovered pretty much all of

> his speech using the dormant speech center.

>

> Just something else to look into.

>

> Rollie

>

>

> Re: Help with communication... PECS?

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ,

>

> 's always been verbal, but was severly

> echolalic. Although we

> didn't adopt the entire PECS system, we found parts

> of it to be

> really useful in helping him replace the echolalia

> with functional

> language, as well as pinpoint what functions the

> echolalia was being

> used for. We used it (and still do) alot for

> sentence structure,

> vocabulary building, utterance length...

>

> You might also want to look into signing - at one

> point last year we

> looked into a total communication program at a local

> school for the

> deaf (didn't end up placing him there). The kids are

> immersed in

> speaking, signing, pictures and other technological

> aides (many of

> the hearing impaired kids had implants). We

> ultimately found that,

> here and there, had been utilizing simple

> signing (we didn't

> realize because we didn't know the signs). His

> public school teacher

> uses signs in conjunction with speaking, even though

> noone in his

> class is hearing impaired.

>

> The way it's been explained to me is that the

> internal language

> development process is the same no matter what

> ultimate method of

> cumminication you're using. So the pictures (or sign

> language) will

> help develop the communication, and if your son can

> talk, he

> eventually will replace the pictures (or sign

> language) with speech.

>

> Hang in there...

>

> Alaine

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Yes! Our children tend to learn to sight read *fast*. That's how I

ended up getting, " Try again, Mom! " whenever I asked him if he wanted

something and he didn't want it. Video games...

Cheryl

On Mar 19, 2008, at 3:04 PM, Robyn & Greg Coggins wrote:

> One more thing . . .I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but when

> the PECS are created (there's a software program the school should

> have), make sure the words are underneath the picture. It really

> helps with pre-reading skills.

>

> Good luck.

>

> Robyn

>

> Curtis and Hackler <thehacks@...> wrote:

> Thank you, everyone, for your experience with PECS and

> other forms of language. Sign language is something

> he has never been interested in, but he's also been a

> low tone kid, so perhaps that was too much work!?!

> His speech path mentioned the possibility of him

> having apraxia, but we don't know. THink I'm going to

> give PECS a try. I " m not exactly where to start... I

> guess I will start with drink or eat and build after

> he gets that concept. Any other pointers would be

> welcomed!!

>

>

> --- rollipolli222@... wrote:

>

> > :

> >

> > Just thought I would share this with you. There is a

> > program that can be implemented for persons that

> > have lost language abilitiy?due to?stroke.?I am told

> > for our kids with regressive autism, that had

> > language and then lost it, what happened in their

> > tiny brains can be compared to a stroke that happens

> > in the aged population.

> >

> > The organization's founder told me that she has had

> > several parents of children with autism?using this

> > program. It works by creating new neuro pathways to

> > the dormant speech processing center located in the

> > right side of the brain and helps recover speech.

> >

> > You can find her on the web at strokefamily.org. I

> > purchased the entire program, and have started just

> > recently with my son. It maybe something you might

> > want to look into while you are looking at the pecs

> > program as well.

> >

> > If you call her number on the website she will be

> > glad to talk to you. She also has a manual on this

> > recovery method that she will send to you via email

> > at no charge.

> >

> > She developed this program herself after her

> > father,?lost all language, and the ability to

> > understand?language?after a massive stroke. Using

> > this method her father recovered pretty much all of

> > his speech using the dormant speech center.

> >

> > Just something else to look into.

> >

> > Rollie

> >

> >

> > Re: Help with communication... PECS?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ,

> >

> > 's always been verbal, but was severly

> > echolalic. Although we

> > didn't adopt the entire PECS system, we found parts

> > of it to be

> > really useful in helping him replace the echolalia

> > with functional

> > language, as well as pinpoint what functions the

> > echolalia was being

> > used for. We used it (and still do) alot for

> > sentence structure,

> > vocabulary building, utterance length...

> >

> > You might also want to look into signing - at one

> > point last year we

> > looked into a total communication program at a local

> > school for the

> > deaf (didn't end up placing him there). The kids are

> > immersed in

> > speaking, signing, pictures and other technological

> > aides (many of

> > the hearing impaired kids had implants). We

> > ultimately found that,

> > here and there, had been utilizing simple

> > signing (we didn't

> > realize because we didn't know the signs). His

> > public school teacher

> > uses signs in conjunction with speaking, even though

> > noone in his

> > class is hearing impaired.

> >

> > The way it's been explained to me is that the

> > internal language

> > development process is the same no matter what

> > ultimate method of

> > cumminication you're using. So the pictures (or sign

> > language) will

> > help develop the communication, and if your son can

> > talk, he

> > eventually will replace the pictures (or sign

> > language) with speech.

> >

> > Hang in there...

> >

> > Alaine

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

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