Re: Roll Call - (Australia)

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- you described exactly what Quetzie is struggling with in speech. If

you understand the context of the word in sentence, it's fine. If not, she

becomes highly frustrated. Quetzie began speech therapy at 2 yrs old. Her

receptive language too is phenominal, her expressive struggles. What we learned

is

that she tries to say her vowels especially throught the nose(hypernasal).

If you plug her nose, she literally can't talk. We are trying to show her how

to put the sounds thru he r throat, with limited success. The therapist

assures me it will be easier when she is old enough to understand verbal commans

for practicing speech patterns.

I'm sorry for your son, I know how frustrated they get when they have so

much they want to ssay, but can't be understood. I was hoping that when

Quetzie's

facial features grew a little more (apart), maybe it will get easier to close

off the nose...hmmm. (my personal theory- " pie in the sky " )