[SPAM] Re: NACD: Any Progress Reports?

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Believe it or not, no problem with the occluding at all! We bribe

him with 25 cents per day if he wears it for all four hours. In the

beginning, that is all it took. Now, he told me he doesn't care

about the 25 cents because he already likes the toys he has, so he

has been wearing them without a bribe. Yay!

I can't say that I've noticed a difference, because I didn't pick up

the mixed dominance myself. We did take him to an eye doctor

recently to make sure his eyesight is OK (it is), and the doctor said

he is left eye dominant. He only did one exercise to check this, and

I doubt he was looking for mixed-dominance issues. Either way, we

are clearly NOT right-eye dominant yet.

The rest of the program is going well, but we haven't jumped anymore

digit spans yet. He is still an almost-five in my book. He gets

four digits right every time, and in reverse, but the fives are still

inconsistent. It will come.

After your recent posts about TLP, I thought about whether there are

any subtle signs of progess. One thing that is 100% clear is that he

can now listen to and enjoy age-appropriate books with me. I'm not

sure if it's the TLP, the digit spans, or both in combination, but

I'm happier about this than anything else. Before NACD (as recently

as August), he could not listen to any book without interrupting with

questions after EVERY sentence or even half sentences. He didn't

seem to absorb any of the material that was read to him -- he only

heard the answers to his specific questions. Now he listens and

understands, he sometimes repeats lines from favorite books (all the

boys are obsessed with Curious lately), and he really enjoys

the time spent reading. This is BIG.

in NJ

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> How is the occluding going? I know that you were worried about

it. How about compliance? Are you noticing any changes or is it too

early yet?

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> Note that Mark is accellerated with NACD in some ways. His visual

digit span is at a 10 (2 digits more and he hits genius level for

visual memory). I find that while we are really getting there

academically; there are definately some areas that need work and some

areas where he is absolutley passing his peers with NACD.

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> I like that for him since it gives him confidence that he has never

had before. One problem we have found in being stuck with dyspraxia

for so long is a lack of recognition by others for achievement. If

you stick with program for just a little longer and go just a little

further past the other kids..... it kind of makes up for all of the

hardships our children have suffered. I like the fact that there are

certain areas where Mark can say.... " I told you so " with regards to

his brains and intelligence! (nasty of me, I know!) But really, it

is his 'turn' to shine in the sun! He has been in the dark for so

many, many years.....

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Reports?

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> You have to be honest with NACD about the time you can commit to

> doing program, and they will design an appropriate program for

you.

> My son is at home for about an hour in the morning and then about

3-

> 1/2 hours after school. (We go to bed early here.) Our active

> program time is about an hour per day, including 15 minutes of

the

> Listening Program. Additionally, he wears glasses that partially

> occlude his left eye for four hours per day, which is basically

every

> minute at home. It is totally doable and has definitely helped

him.

> I wish I had discovered NACD years ago! Our speech problems are

> pretty much over, so our program is different than what you are

> looking for. However, you ask, would we go this route again?

> Absolutely! We have an appointment in nine days (I'm counting,

> that's how excited I am) for our 19 month old, who is

communication

> delayed and qualified for EI. This will be a program with a

strong

> emphasis on speech. I will post as we go along, since it is more

> applicable to this group than 's program is at this point.

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> The best thing about the NACD program is that it is frequent and

> specific. In the past, we have had therapists who think they are

> giving us homework, but they aren't really specific. They say

things

> like, " Try to hold up toys near your mouth when you say their

names,

> so that your child can see your lips moving. " I do do this, but

it's

> not really a " program " per se. NACD is not vague: Do this

specific

> activity this exact way for two minutes, three times per day. You

> get the idea. You may not need that level of specificity, but I

sure

> do. In private therapy, made the most progress with one

SLP

> who gave us homework words from the " Moving Across Syllables "

> program. We did them twice a day, every day, and he made fast

> progress (in combination with fish oil).

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> And even though speech is your primary concern, they will

probably

> discover some other things that will advance her in other ways.

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> kids who go to NACD for awhile don't just catch up, they

sometimes

> even accelerate past their peers. We are perfectly happy to be

> average, since we know how great average is, but I think every

child

> should have the opportunity to reach his/her full potential. NACD

is

> one tool out there to accomplish that. I am even using some of

the

> things we learn from NACD with my other two kids.

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