anyone prefer PROMPT or Kaufman method for hteir kids?

January 17, 2008

Hi,

My daughter has been seeing a level 3 PROMPT speech therapist for about 2

months now, and I have mixed feelings. The therapist wants me to use the

manual touch techniuqe on my daughter at home, which I am fine with, but

apparently there is a certain way to postion your hands and fingers and the

wrong

position can send the wrong message for sounds to make and I am not comfortable

doing this at home, even though she had me practice on her. a few mins of

practice doesn't mean I know what I am doing at home the next day. My husband

feels that he hasn't seen any progress with our daughter, so for those of you

who chose PROMPT as the speech technique, I am wondering how long did it take

before your child showed real progress (i.e. making sounds or words on

his/her own etc). ANy of you switched to Kaufman? Anyone with an opinion on

why

you liked one or the other, how your child responded etc etc. I just don't want

to switch my daughter because of my own issues but I am concerned about the

expectation of me using the manual manipulation at home daily and that I will

do it wrong and harm my child.

THank you in advance for your time and thoughts. By the way, she is on fish

oil and I am about to start vitamin E but I believe she is not one of those

who are major responders to fish oil, but I will start the vitamin e as well

and see if that makes a difference.

Lori

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