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Hi there,

I am not sure if this is the right group but I am looking for some help/guidance

for our baby. My heart is heavy tonight & feeling discouraged.

My husband & I have been noticing that the baby has a few things that have been

troubling to us. He is almost 20 months old now.

Autism has naturally always been in the back of my head because of our 3yr old

son Hayden's diagnosis, but I truly do not think that is the issue with Tanner.

My gut tells me it is not - & my gut has served me right many times before....

He has excessive drooling (always has - even when not teething- like change his

shirt 5 times a day drooling), low tone over entire body - didn't walk until 15

months old & most recently some noticable differences in the way his speech is

sounding - such as it sounds different than before - (the way he says certain

words). He is verbal but is a very " tight lipped " talker. He does not open his

mouth to say various words. He also has a pretty extreme adversion to alot of

foods- seems to be soft, mushy types he doesnt like/wont eat/touch.

The doctor has suggested he be evaluated by a SLT for oral apraxia (not verbal

apraxia) he said it is closely related to verbal apraxia, but includes

impairment in non-speech functions, such as blowing, puckering, sucking, or

licking lips. He also said verbal and oral apraxia tend to overlap in diagnosis.

I am very concerned about this & already have a call into early intervention

here but I do not know much about apraxia.

THIS IS WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP - can you please explain it to me a bit better -

& if your child has dealt with it what is all entailed & what has worked for

your child -

Feel free to email me privately if you dont want to clog the lists up.

Thanks in advance...