Re: Apraxia - Help I don't know what is going on with m...

[Guest guest]

I totally understand your frustration and worry about if your son will ever

talk. My son is four, with PDD NOS and Apraxia, he has come a long way with

speech therapy and his receptive language is right on, but his expressive is

very far behind, only a few spontaneous words at this point, although when he

is working with his therapists with the Kaufamn cards he says many more words.

I worry too, will my son every talk, but chances are he will, he has great

imitation skills, he is social, he is making verbal attempts, he is good with

PECS. I was just reading something the other day that said sometimes Apraxic

kids dont talk until 5 or later, I guess it just depends when the connection

in their brains is made, I know many others have shared that their children

spoke late too, try not to worry, easier said than done, but you are working

with your son now and that is what matters. E mail me if you have any other

questions. Jen

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I think it must be true because my son is approximating like a 1 1/2-

2yo now after 2 years of ST! He said at therapy yesterday with a new

intern no less " Dummies ay dood! No ee dirh! " He was trying to

say " Gummies taste good. Don't eat dirt!

We're working on the " h " sound which apparently isn't supposed to be

hard for children but with apraxia and dysarthria and hypotonia in

his tongue is very hard for my son. He can huff his breath in my hand

and he can say " ay " but try as he might he cannot say " hay " .

My son is 4 years 7 months.

>

> I totally understand your frustration and worry about if your son

will ever

> talk. My son is four, with PDD NOS and Apraxia, he has come a long

way with

> speech therapy and his receptive language is right on, but his

expressive is

> very far behind, only a few spontaneous words at this point,

although when he

> is working with his therapists with the Kaufamn cards he says many

more words.

> I worry too, will my son every talk, but chances are he will, he

has great

> imitation skills, he is social, he is making verbal attempts, he is

good with

> PECS. I was just reading something the other day that said

sometimes Apraxic

> kids dont talk until 5 or later, I guess it just depends when the

connection

> in their brains is made, I know many others have shared that their

children

> spoke late too, try not to worry, easier said than done, but you

are working

> with your son now and that is what matters. E mail me if you have

any other

> questions. Jen

>

>

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

shape.

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm.....

If you hold out a mirror under his nose and have him try to say the word

WHOOOO.... would the mirror fog up.... is he drizzling air out his nose.... just

a wonder, here.... trying to figure him out....

Janice

Mother of Mark

[sPAM][ ] Re: Apraxia - Help I don't know what is

going on with m...

I think it must be true because my son is approximating like a 1 1/2-

2yo now after 2 years of ST! He said at therapy yesterday with a new

intern no less " Dummies ay dood! No ee dirh! " He was trying to

say " Gummies taste good. Don't eat dirt!

We're working on the " h " sound which apparently isn't supposed to be

hard for children but with apraxia and dysarthria and hypotonia in

his tongue is very hard for my son. He can huff his breath in my hand

and he can say " ay " but try as he might he cannot say " hay " .

My son is 4 years 7 months.

>

> I totally understand your frustration and worry about if your son

will ever

> talk. My son is four, with PDD NOS and Apraxia, he has come a long

way with

> speech therapy and his receptive language is right on, but his

expressive is

> very far behind, only a few spontaneous words at this point,

although when he

> is working with his therapists with the Kaufamn cards he says many

more words.

> I worry too, will my son every talk, but chances are he will, he

has great

> imitation skills, he is social, he is making verbal attempts, he is

good with

> PECS. I was just reading something the other day that said

sometimes Apraxic

> kids dont talk until 5 or later, I guess it just depends when the

connection

> in their brains is made, I know many others have shared that their

children

> spoke late too, try not to worry, easier said than done, but you

are working

> with your son now and that is what matters. E mail me if you have

any other

> questions. Jen

>

>

>

> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

shape.

> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Any ear history, nasal issues? We had back of the throat stuff. I

think my son could do H prior to milk loss but it stuck after and

before milk loss we had been cutting back. We still have stuff with

his throat. Whether that will leave I don't know. I don't know if it

is a fluoride thing that will never leave, unaddressed allergin or

some other mystery thing. We shall see. He can say gs now though so I

am choosing to believe we can beat this. My hope is oral motor

exercises, the rest of TLP, myomuchee, NACD and my continuous allergy

research along with metals testing will give us a clue.

> >

> > I totally understand your frustration and worry about if your

son

> will ever

> > talk. My son is four, with PDD NOS and Apraxia, he has come a

long

> way with

> > speech therapy and his receptive language is right on, but his

> expressive is

> > very far behind, only a few spontaneous words at this point,

> although when he

> > is working with his therapists with the Kaufamn cards he says

many

> more words.

> > I worry too, will my son every talk, but chances are he will,

he

> has great

> > imitation skills, he is social, he is making verbal attempts,

he is

> good with

> > PECS. I was just reading something the other day that said

> sometimes Apraxic

> > kids dont talk until 5 or later, I guess it just depends when

the

> connection

> > in their brains is made, I know many others have shared that

their

> children

> > spoke late too, try not to worry, easier said than done, but

you

> are working

> > with your son now and that is what matters. E mail me if you

have

> any other

> > questions. Jen

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> shape.

> > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> >

> >

> >