Guest guest Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Thanks very much. I did buy the book but haven't started reading it yet. This gives me more interest in getting started. Beth > > > > Thanks all - you've given me both great support and some good ideas. > > > > To give a little more background > > > > My son was adopted at 2 yrs 3 months. > > He's my 3rd adopted child and I knew the system so was able to get him right into speech, ot and pt. He's been in all 3 for the past year.(prior to school starting it was 2x per week) > > > > I also had an IEP done through the school during the summer, he qualified obviously for an early education program, and is now in school 4 days per week 3 hrs a day. It's a special needs class with 2 teachers and 3 kids. He gets pulled out weekly for 2x speech, 1x ot, 1x pt, 1x aqua therapy, and then there's an ot/speech group session. Additionally we've been doing 1x private speech, ot and pt per week, and now are adding back a second private speech per week. > > > > We have had his hearing tested and is now fine after we put in tubes in June. We also removed his tonsils and upper adenoids since they were huge and possibly getting in the way of his speech. > > > > We also spend a lot of time 1 on 1 with him doing homework from therapy including a special facial massage 3 times a day. > > > > With all of this we have had almost not progress. He's picked up signs pretty well, but speech isn't coming very much. I feel the need to step it up with apraxia-specific therapies. > > > > our speech therapist I think is very good, has some but not a lot of experience with apraxia, but is very dedicated and open to learning. > > > > I found this group yesterday and did several hours of research last night and came up with a list of things I want to learn more about including but not limited to > > Prompt > > Kaufman cards > > Testing for food allergies > > Doing a dvd consultation with Kaufman > > Fish oil/omega 3 > > Bite blocks > > Cranial sacral massage > > > > I will be reading this board voraciously and trying everything I can, because he's such a sweet kid, and he is trying to hard, and getting very frustrated and it's just not coming. > > > > Open to any and all suggestions from those who have made progress. > > > > Thanks - Beth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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