Re: Underdeveloped lower jaw

[Guest guest]

YES!!

Cody's slp says he has a problem with Jaw grading (there are 4 levels).

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:55 AM, Joy Hansen <shyautumnbear@...> wrote:

> Has anyone ever heard of under developed lower jaw as being part of

> apraxia or autism spec.?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yup. See Dr. Kilinghardt. In the genetically predisposed girls it is

overdeveloped...think McCarthy. In the boys it is mushy,

underdeveloped...like my boy.

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> > Has anyone ever heard of under developed lower jaw as being

part of

> > apraxia or autism spec.?

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> >

[Guest guest]

who is dr kilinghardt?

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM, ilizzy03 <lizlaw@...> wrote:

> Yup. See Dr. Kilinghardt. In the genetically predisposed girls it is

> overdeveloped...think McCarthy. In the boys it is mushy,

> underdeveloped...like my boy.

>

>

> >

> > > Has anyone ever heard of under developed lower jaw as being

> part of

> > > apraxia or autism spec.?

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

If you google him you will get all the info you need. He is, far as I

know, one of the few dentists involved with our kids issues.

> > >

> > > > Has anyone ever heard of under developed lower jaw as being

> > part of

> > > > apraxia or autism spec.?

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Kayce,

Can you tell me what you know. I haven't a clue to what you just said- but then

all I've heard is that Shyann's jaw will be broke and reset to add length to it.

And that is pretty drastic! But for cosmetic purposes that is what will need to

be done. Braces will put the teeth in better allignment, but if her upper jaw

continues to grow out and not the bottom then she'll face deformations. Right

now, at age 8, it gives her a pretty, somewhat similar to a cherub look. Just

recently I can detect how her cheeks are growing and don't have much place to

go. Insted of giving her the round cheeks she's always had I can see where her

cheeks are kind of starting to fold over the muscle of the smile wrinkle. And

not given proper treatment I can get a glimpse of how it can start deforming

regular features. So any help you can give me will be very much appreciated!

Thanks a million!

Joy

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From: Kayce Spader <kaycespader@...>

Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 6:47:17 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Underdeveloped lower jaw

YES!!

Cody's slp says he has a problem with Jaw grading (there are 4 levels).

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:55 AM, Joy Hansen <shyautumnbear> wrote:

> Has anyone ever heard of under developed lower jaw as being part of

> apraxia or autism spec.?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Figures the archives are down. I just chatted with support and

they say they are working on it. Anyway from memory I don't recall

anything about this in regards to being related to autism or apraxia

ever coming up before in this group and that says something.

Breaking the jaw seems a bit extreme even if there is an issue- I'd

say that would be a last resort but don't know much about this.

Isn't this something orthodontic interventions help with in regards

to children?

Jaw grading I don't believe has anything to do with a underdeveloped

lower jaw -it has to do with the stability of the jaw or movement for

various sounds which is helped through therapy (not plastic surgery

in that case).

" PROMPT therapists and oral-motor specialists look at the speech

system in similar fashions. Both Sara Rosenfeld- and Debra

Hayden teach therapists about analyzing the child's system in terms

of muscle capacity, respiration and resonance, jaw strength and

grading, labial-facial relationships, lingual coordination and

dissociation, co-articulation and motor-planning and the overall

speech/language system. While different terminology is used in each

unique course, both professionals value the importance of analyzing a

child's entire system, and base a treatment plan accordingly. This

differs from traditional phonological approaches, which analyze

speech production in isolation without the relationship between oral

motor skills, motor planning, and language issues. "

http://www.talktools.net/site/web-content/professional_resources/articles/simila\

r_differ.htm

If you want me to email Sara let me know.

If you are talking plastic surgery type issues

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/jaw_symptoms.htm

But again it could be something an orthodontist can look into?

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