Re: Backtalking? SLP said my son was speaking from the throat

[Guest guest]

My 2 year old son also " talks " from the back of his throat. He tries so hard to

say sounds without moving his mouth or lips.So you are not alone.

I know its hard to complete the checklist and see all the things that your child

can't say or do, but think of the things that he can do, smile, laugh, blow

kisses, ect. I still can't get my son to pucker for a kiss, but he can blow

kisses. The good news is you have some help for your child and that is a step

in the right direction. Hang in there!

Liz

>

> I hadn't really put much into this, but his SLP noticed this first thing this

morning(it was our first meeting with her). I mentioned my concern about

possible apraxia, and asked if she was familiar with the diagnosis and

treatment, and she is. So after his eval on Tuesday, if it is apraxia, I'll feel

better knowing she's familiar with it.

>

> Anyway, like I said she noticed his speech forming from the neck and throat

rather than the mouth area (make sense?) and said that it could be apraxia, or a

phonological problem and we'd go more in depth on Tuesday at his evaluation.

>

> She gave me a booklet with LOTS of words that I am to mark beside the ones

I've heard him say. Reading it kills me. I can't even look at it without crying.

He can only say a very few of them.

>

> I have been working with him some and can now get him to drink from a straw,

pucker for a kiss, lick his lips, and blow (on demand - but only if he feels

like it! HAHA)

>

> I'm going through so many emotions right now, and we don't even have a

definite diagnosis yet. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, terrified, extremely sad,

and somewhat guilty, like it could be my fault.

>

> I thought I would get some input from other parents about this. Did this

happen with your little one?

>

[Guest guest]

It is not your fault! Please realize that you didn't do anything to cause

your son's issues. I am a trained SLP and my own children had some speech

issues. Checking off a list of words will help the therapist get a better

picture of where your son's skills are. It is also a great way to measure

progress. You can revisit that list in a couple months and " see " the

progress.

Amy

www.HelpMyChildTalk.com

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Cassie <cassie030281@...> wrote:

>

>

> I hadn't really put much into this, but his SLP noticed this first thing

> this morning(it was our first meeting with her). I mentioned my concern

> about possible apraxia, and asked if she was familiar with the diagnosis and

> treatment, and she is. So after his eval on Tuesday, if it is apraxia, I'll

> feel better knowing she's familiar with it.

>

> Anyway, like I said she noticed his speech forming from the neck and throat

> rather than the mouth area (make sense?) and said that it could be apraxia,

> or a phonological problem and we'd go more in depth on Tuesday at his

> evaluation.

>

> She gave me a booklet with LOTS of words that I am to mark beside the ones

> I've heard him say. Reading it kills me. I can't even look at it without

> crying. He can only say a very few of them.

>

> I have been working with him some and can now get him to drink from a

> straw, pucker for a kiss, lick his lips, and blow (on demand - but only if

> he feels like it! HAHA)

>

> I'm going through so many emotions right now, and we don't even have a

> definite diagnosis yet. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, terrified, extremely

> sad, and somewhat guilty, like it could be my fault.

>

> I thought I would get some input from other parents about this. Did this

> happen with your little one?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cassie,

I don't know if my daughter's speech is anything like your son's, but she

had back-throat speech when she began therapy. One of the things about her that

is different than a lot of apraxic kids: Her first consonants were K and hard G,

the two sounds originating at the back of the throat. For a lot of kids, these

are two of the hardest sounds to make. Is this similar to your son?

Joy

[ ] " Backtalking " ? SLP said my son was speaking

from the throat

I hadn't really put much into this, but his SLP noticed this first thing this

morning(it was our first meeting with her). I mentioned my concern about

possible apraxia, and asked if she was familiar with the diagnosis and

treatment, and she is. So after his eval on Tuesday, if it is apraxia, I'll feel

better knowing she's familiar with it.

Anyway, like I said she noticed his speech forming from the neck and throat

rather than the mouth area (make sense?) and said that it could be apraxia, or a

phonological problem and we'd go more in depth on Tuesday at his evaluation.

She gave me a booklet with LOTS of words that I am to mark beside the ones

I've heard him say. Reading it kills me. I can't even look at it without crying.

He can only say a very few of them.

I have been working with him some and can now get him to drink from a straw,

pucker for a kiss, lick his lips, and blow (on demand - but only if he feels

like it! HAHA)

I'm going through so many emotions right now, and we don't even have a

definite diagnosis yet. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, terrified, extremely sad,

and somewhat guilty, like it could be my fault.

I thought I would get some input from other parents about this. Did this

happen with your little one?

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I know it will take some time for this to sink in for me. And, like I

said, we won't have a definite diagnosis until Tuesday. It's good to know though

that I can come here for support for me!

Is this generally a sign of apraxia? The throat talking? Or is it the usual

" path " of learning to talk, only he's going slow about it. (he's 21m)

And just as a warning to you all: I will be posting quite a bit as I have nobody

else to talk to about this who knows anything about it save for his SLP. So glad

I found this group!

>

> >

> >

> > I hadn't really put much into this, but his SLP noticed this first thing

> > this morning(it was our first meeting with her). I mentioned my concern

> > about possible apraxia, and asked if she was familiar with the diagnosis and

> > treatment, and she is. So after his eval on Tuesday, if it is apraxia, I'll

> > feel better knowing she's familiar with it.

> >

> > Anyway, like I said she noticed his speech forming from the neck and throat

> > rather than the mouth area (make sense?) and said that it could be apraxia,

> > or a phonological problem and we'd go more in depth on Tuesday at his

> > evaluation.

> >

> > She gave me a booklet with LOTS of words that I am to mark beside the ones

> > I've heard him say. Reading it kills me. I can't even look at it without

> > crying. He can only say a very few of them.

> >

> > I have been working with him some and can now get him to drink from a

> > straw, pucker for a kiss, lick his lips, and blow (on demand - but only if

> > he feels like it! HAHA)

> >

> > I'm going through so many emotions right now, and we don't even have a

> > definite diagnosis yet. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, terrified, extremely

> > sad, and somewhat guilty, like it could be my fault.

> >

> > I thought I would get some input from other parents about this. Did this

> > happen with your little one?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joy, my son's consonants are /k/ & /c/ as in car /g/ is in girl /h/ as in hot

/d/ as in dog. He will use /m/ and /b/ /l/ in his " babble " but not in his

speech. I will try and prompt him to say " ball " for instance after some of his

/b/ sound babbling, but it doesn't come out as a /b/, instead it's a " guh " , or

" duh " .

>

> Hi Cassie,

> I don't know if my daughter's speech is anything like your son's, but she

had back-throat speech when she began therapy. One of the things about her that

is different than a lot of apraxic kids: Her first consonants were K and hard G,

the two sounds originating at the back of the throat. For a lot of kids, these

are two of the hardest sounds to make. Is this similar to your son?

> Joy

> [ ] " Backtalking " ? SLP said my son was speaking

from the throat

>

>

>

>

>

> I hadn't really put much into this, but his SLP noticed this first thing

this morning(it was our first meeting with her). I mentioned my concern about

possible apraxia, and asked if she was familiar with the diagnosis and

treatment, and she is. So after his eval on Tuesday, if it is apraxia, I'll feel

better knowing she's familiar with it.

>

> Anyway, like I said she noticed his speech forming from the neck and throat

rather than the mouth area (make sense?) and said that it could be apraxia, or a

phonological problem and we'd go more in depth on Tuesday at his evaluation.

>

> She gave me a booklet with LOTS of words that I am to mark beside the ones

I've heard him say. Reading it kills me. I can't even look at it without crying.

He can only say a very few of them.

>

> I have been working with him some and can now get him to drink from a straw,

pucker for a kiss, lick his lips, and blow (on demand - but only if he feels

like it! HAHA)

>

> I'm going through so many emotions right now, and we don't even have a

definite diagnosis yet. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, terrified, extremely sad,

and somewhat guilty, like it could be my fault.

>

> I thought I would get some input from other parents about this. Did this

happen with your little one?

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 3 and has also only been able to say " g " " c/k " sounds for the longest

time. All of his sounds seem to originate from his throat. He can finally say a

good " m " now and " d " and " t " are the new ones, but he cannot say a " b " or a " p "

to save his life. We have been doing Talk Tools for months. He has mastered

every horn, straw, licking, chewy tube, lip presses, etc, but nothing we do has

been able to produce the " b " or " p " sounds. He will say " gye gye " for " bye bye "

and other things like that. He has SOOO many words now, but no one understands

him because of the missing " b " and " p " that are in so many words. Any tricks

that worked for your kids to be able to say these sounds and bring their speech

to the front of their mouths rather than all in the throat and back of the

tongue?

Alison