Re: great therapy session

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We have this exact same situation:

" He can blow his nose, and he can suck through a straw, but still no

mouth ability. "

I cannot figure out how to explain how one blows through one's

mouth! The closest we get is an " H " sound, very breathy " haaaa "

Congrats on all that progress. I would do a backflip for joy if my

26 mo old said banana!!

>

> Finally, at 26 months, Cozzy had a wonderful therapy session where

> he greeted his therapist with a recognizeable " Good Morning " (in

> Japaneses) and then proceeded to repeat every word she requested

of

> him. Last month, he might have said one word, and the meaning of

> that was questionable. This month, some words like " banana " were

> unmistakeable, though other words were only distinguishable by

> intonation and context. Yet, he also used words occasionally in an

> independent way to communicate needs and desires. I have never

seen

> him that verbal, even at home.

>

> One thing she told us to work on was trying to get him to blow

> through a straw, which he can't do at all. She says this will help

> him to form more sounds. He can blow his nose, and he can suck

> through a straw, but still no mouth ability. She was surprised by

> that, but it confirms my belief that he is apraxic even though

> nobody here in Japan seems to understand this condition.

>

> Cozzy walked at 20 months as well, and he is just reaching the

point

> where he can draw a circle. I think his fine motor skills are

pretty

> normal (though he is also still just getting the ability to use

> scissors). But the walking was definitely late. Of course, now he

is

> challenging jungle gyms (with me being there as a safety). He has

> really come a long way in a short time. He can't jump, but he can

> almost run. These small milestones are highly celebrated around

here.

>