Introduction and a Few Questions

[Guest guest]

I just joined your group yesterday. I have a just over 4 year old

daughter unofficially diagnosed with apraxia by her speech

pathologists. When she was first evaluated for therapy at around 2,

she had only a few words that she rarely used. Her receptive language

was amazing, the therapist stopped evaluating when she hit a level of

a 4 year old. She has no challenges with motor skills and is

especially ahead in her fine motor skills. At just before 3 her

speech exploded and she started speaking in sentences. Since then she

never stopped talking but it very hard to understand. She's not

extremely social but this year started going to an integrated

preschool and is making some friends. She has group therapy a couple

times a week. She has a 2 year old brother who I don't think has

apraxia although he seems to be a late talker. I'll be talking to his

pediatrician next week.

So a few questions...for those of you that have children with apraxia

but have no other challenges, are your kids in a mainstream school or

in some kind of special classroom?

Also, how many that have one child with apraxia also have others?

And my last question for now, would you think that the amount of

speech therapy she is getting now is enough? Again, it's a group

session 1-2 times a week. Or would you push for more?

Thanks and looking forward to learning a lot to help my little girl!

Amy