Re: Doctor's appointment Please read!!!

[Guest guest]

my recommendation is a eval. with a developmental pediatrician. peanut butter on

the roof of the mouth, a NUK brush.the cheap elec toothbrush(crest $6) anything

for oral stimulation some people use chiropractic care and say it helps(view the

site " ethans life with apraxia " ) we believe in nordic naturals omega 3-6-9. hope

it helps. let me know if you need any more info-darcy cesario

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From: " gobraves39560 " <gobraves39560@...>

My son is 6 years old and has been diagnosed with severe oral and

werbal apraxia and sensory dysfunction.I will be making an appointment

with a new pediatrician due to the fact that his now does not take this

seriously. He has little to say about it. What should I discuss with

the new doc? He goes to speech for 30 min. three times a week, is in a

regular classroom, but gets pulled for special ed, every day for 30

minutes. He has vastly improved over the years,to my ears, but not to

others. I am so lost. Insurance won't pay for extra speech, we don't

qualify for SSI due to our income, and it is just way too expensive.

Since he is improving, slowly.. should we just keep doing this. Please

help. I just watched the videos on THE TALKING PAGE and it really gives

me hope. I think that I cried for 10 minuted afterward. LOL!! Thanks so

much! Barbara

[Guest guest]

If his speech is effecting his social - academic domains at school he should get

speech therapy there.

> My son is 6 years old and has been diagnosed with severe oral and

> werbal apraxia and sensory dysfunction.

> . I am so lost. Insurance won't pay for extra speech, we don't

> qualify for SSI due to our income, and it is just way too expensive.

> Since he is improving, slowly.. should we just keep doing this. Please

> help. I just watched the videos on THE TALKING PAGE and it really

> gives

> me hope. I think that I cried for 10 minuted afterward. LOL!!

> Thanks so

> much! Barbara

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara!

Did you read The Late Talker book? My co author is a

neurodevelopmental pediatrician and she wrote that book with me to

educate pediatric medical professionals. We also had a cover article

in Contemporary Pediatrics which is the trade magazine for hundreds

of thousands of pediatric medical professionals Nationwide. You

could share this too:

" 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. "

Podcast interview with Dr. Marilyn Agin from Contemporary Pediatrics

http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/radio_peds4

Actual article (where you can read it for free)

http://opsc.mediwire.com/main/Default.aspx?P=Content & ArticleID=132720

There are also many activities parents can do at home with their

child to

promote the development of speech. These are detailed in the Guide

for Parents

http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=1363\

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This guide was written by

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara: I dont know where you live, but in our case, we

supplemented the speech at school w/ a university based speech

program 2x/wk. Granted we were on the waiting list for a yr( b/c of

limited spots available) but it was a lot cheaper than private

speech. Just a suggestion. Kris W

On Dec 28, 2008, at 2:54 PM, gobraves39560 wrote:

> My son is 6 years old and has been diagnosed with severe oral and

> werbal apraxia and sensory dysfunction.

> . I am so lost. Insurance won't pay for extra speech, we don't

> qualify for SSI due to our income, and it is just way too expensive.

> Since he is improving, slowly.. should we just keep doing this. Please

> help. I just watched the videos on THE TALKING PAGE and it really

> gives

> me hope. I think that I cried for 10 minuted afterward. LOL!!

> Thanks so

> much! Barbara

>

>

>

> Messages in this topic (1)