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Lily in hk 1:15 pm MAR 3,2008

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we give the same fish oils to our boys every day -even in

one day my son Tanner regresses without his oil. He gets bumpy in

speech. If a professional told me to rotate or change his formula I

would not unless there was a danger to what he was taking which there

is not. For the most part there is not enough education and

awareness about the PUFAs. In fact the more you learn the more you

realize you have to still find out. It's complex in that

way...simple in that it works even if you don't understand why -and

even if you are skeptical about it working. Doesn't matter. For

most it just works!

The Omega 369 is the commercial line and the same thing as the ProEFA

which is the professional line that used to be anyway less expensive

since you get 90 vs. 60 capsules. If you want to raise anything you

want to raise the EPA -most of us do that for apraxia with a 2/1

ratio. So for every two ProEFA capsules you would use one ProEPA.

Some go up to three times a day with that.

The archive below was written when we used to raise the dosage very

slow over months -with Dr. ' findings however many

today including Dr. ' own son moved to the 9 capsules a day

fairly quick.

Just a note that my ADHD child needs a 1/1 ratio of ProEFA to ProEPA

and he gets 5 of each a day. When I tried to raise the EPA any

higher with Tanner he regressed -so the 2/1 is it. Tanner we've

learned over the years if pretty typical of the majority of children

with apraxia.

Did you see the following archive?

Below is a new member archived message, and an " EFA 101 basics "

archived message to hopefully answer more of your

questions for now (did you read The Late Talker yet?) For updated

information on vitamin E and more - please visit the links section

here

/links

What type of apraxic like speech behaviors are you seeing that makes

you and the SLP suspect your child has apraxia vs. a simple delay in

speech? Is your child talking at all yet? At your child's age -

without speech, it's difficult to diagnose verbal apraxia -they

could " suspect " verbal apraxia and begin treatment just in case,

which wouldn't hurt your child if he ended up just having a simple

delay. Just a few questions before we could provide more accurate

answers:

Does your child have signs of oral apraxia? (for example, can he on

command smile, imitate funny faces, blow bubbles...if you put peanut

butter anywhere around his mouth can he lick it off no matter where

it is?)

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/oralapraxia.html

Does your child have any neurological " soft signs " such as hypotonia

or sensory integration dysfunction?

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/parentfriendlysoftsigns.html

Who else evaluated your child? Was it only the SLP through your

town school or was he also in Early Intervention through the state?

(birth to three) Was he evaluated by both a speech pathologist as

well as an occupational therapist? Was/were they knowledgeable

about apraxia? (If your child wasn't diagnosed by an occupational

therapist as well and professionals suspect apraxia -I highly

recommend you request that too either through both the school as

well as private through insurance for many reasons)

To answer any questions you may have about taking your child to see a

neurodevelopmental MD if he has not yet been to one and apraxia is

suspected... in one word - " Yes!!! " I would have your child diagnosed

(private) by a neurodevelopmental medical doctor (developmental

pediatrician or pediatric neurologist) who is knowledgeable about

apraxia and other neurologically based multi-faceted communication

impairments for numerous reasons. Reasons include (but not limited

to)

*having a " hero " on the outside of the school who can assist in a

therapeutic plan and oversee your child's development over the years

*advocacy support with the insurance company

* ruling out or confirming any neurological soft signs or any other

reasons for the delay in speech

*help those that ask " why isn't he talking yet " understand this is a

medical condition -and has nothing to do with your child's cognitive

ability. (if in your child's case it doesn't. Apraxia in itself

does not affect a child's cognitive ability -and speaking early or

late is no indication of a child's intelligence. Also contrary to

popular belief -most who have speech impairments have average to

above average intelligence)

Here's an article written by Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician Dr.

Marilyn Agin that was featured as a cover article in Contemporary

Pediatrics -a trade magazine for hundreds of thousands of pediatric

medical professionals across the US. (I wrote the parent guide)

" The " late talker " -when silence isn't golden

Not all children with delayed speech are " little Einsteins " or garden

variety " late bloomers. " Some have a speech-language disorder that

will persist unless warning signs are recognized and intervention

comes early. Includes a Guide for Parents. "

Cover feature article by Late Talker co-author Marilyn Agin MD

http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=1327\

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Parent guide of article by Late Talker co-author