Re: Looking for Northwest resources

[Guest guest]

I believe Merrybee on this list is an ST in Wash State familiar with

this stuff. Have you tried any listening programs? I know The

Listening Program helps with auditory processing issues. Speakeasy is

said to help with stuttering (that is a device, not a program). There

are three levels of TLP. With a 12 year old bone conduction may be

considered. There are other listening program options as well. I am

unfamiliar with those and will leave others to speak to their

applicability.

HTH

Liz

>

> I have a twelve year old son who was a late talker, had a mid word

> stutter for a while, had an articulation issue with his " r's " and

has

> difficulty with speaking to adults and now with writing. He

appears

> to have difficulty with understanding abstract language, is

> constantly asking us to repeat what we say. I have taken him for

> evaluations to a hearing and speech institute to assess for

auditory

> processing deficit, which they could not complete because he would

> not speak, I took him to hearing and speech to be evaluated for

> stutter and articulation and inability to speak to adults. He was

> labeled selectively mute. The school worked with him on

> articulation, but would not recognize the stutter issue saying it

was

> motor and nothing could be done other than embarrass him by

pointing

> it out. Our former school district identified a low processing

speed

> issue as well as 1st percentile word retrieval while identifying

him

> as TAG. I have since taken him to a child development center who

> said he was not autistic, the SLP got angry and impatient with him

> for not speaking, which terrified him, she was not able to assess

his

> language issues, told me he was manipulative and angry, the team

> decided he was selectively mute and told me to find a counselor to

> work on his anxiety. I took him to a counselor who fired him when

he

> could not articulate what he wanted to " talk about. " I have taken

> him to a neuropscyh who said he was not selectively mute, he could

> not process information with any speed at all, auditorily or

> visually, thought he had reading comprehension issues. In school

> now, he appears to have reading comprehension but cannot write so

> they take him out of classes that require writing. He spends 3 out

> of 7 periods in the special ed room. One of those periods he is

> worked with directly to complete work from other classes and I

think

> on a little writing. The IEP does not reflect any goals that have

to

> do with being able to write, it was just that he would learn to

> communicate with the teacher - which he has failed miserably at and

> say he is selectively mute. Does anyone know of anyone in Oregon

or

> Washington who works with children who cannot speak?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Liz. I did use Listening Program on my older son with

great results, but I was able to get it because he had a diagnosis of

central auditory processing deficit, which I can't seem to get for my

younger son because he won't (can't) speak and I haven't found an

expert who doesn't let that get in the way. I will look for posts

from Merrybee.

Thanks -

> >

> > I have a twelve year old son who was a late talker, had a mid

word

> > stutter for a while, had an articulation issue with his " r's " and

> has

> > difficulty with speaking to adults and now with writing. He

> appears

> > to have difficulty with understanding abstract language, is

> > constantly asking us to repeat what we say. I have taken him for

> > evaluations to a hearing and speech institute to assess for

> auditory

> > processing deficit, which they could not complete because he

would

> > not speak, I took him to hearing and speech to be evaluated for

> > stutter and articulation and inability to speak to adults. He

was

> > labeled selectively mute. The school worked with him on

> > articulation, but would not recognize the stutter issue saying it

> was

> > motor and nothing could be done other than embarrass him by

> pointing

> > it out. Our former school district identified a low processing

> speed

> > issue as well as 1st percentile word retrieval while identifying

> him

> > as TAG. I have since taken him to a child development center who

> > said he was not autistic, the SLP got angry and impatient with

him

> > for not speaking, which terrified him, she was not able to assess

> his

> > language issues, told me he was manipulative and angry, the team

> > decided he was selectively mute and told me to find a counselor

to

> > work on his anxiety. I took him to a counselor who fired him

when

> he

> > could not articulate what he wanted to " talk about. " I have

taken

> > him to a neuropscyh who said he was not selectively mute, he

could

> > not process information with any speed at all, auditorily or

> > visually, thought he had reading comprehension issues. In school

> > now, he appears to have reading comprehension but cannot write so

> > they take him out of classes that require writing. He spends 3

out

> > of 7 periods in the special ed room. One of those periods he is

> > worked with directly to complete work from other classes and I

> think

> > on a little writing. The IEP does not reflect any goals that

have

> to

> > do with being able to write, it was just that he would learn to

> > communicate with the teacher - which he has failed miserably at

and

> > say he is selectively mute. Does anyone know of anyone in Oregon

> or

> > Washington who works with children who cannot speak?

> >

> > Thank you very much.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

You can try putting a watchlist out for it on Ebay. It comes up for sale from

time to time. It sells fast so don't delay if you see it.

Janice

[sPAM][ ] Re: Looking for Northwest resources

Thank you, Liz. I did use Listening Program on my older son with

great results, but I was able to get it because he had a diagnosis of

central auditory processing deficit, which I can't seem to get for my

younger son because he won't (can't) speak and I haven't found an

expert who doesn't let that get in the way. I will look for posts

from Merrybee.

Thanks -

> >

> > I have a twelve year old son who was a late talker, had a mid

word

> > stutter for a while, had an articulation issue with his " r's " and

> has

> > difficulty with speaking to adults and now with writing. He

> appears

> > to have difficulty with understanding abstract language, is

> > constantly asking us to repeat what we say. I have taken him for

> > evaluations to a hearing and speech institute to assess for

> auditory

> > processing deficit, which they could not complete because he

would

> > not speak, I took him to hearing and speech to be evaluated for

> > stutter and articulation and inability to speak to adults. He

was

> > labeled selectively mute. The school worked with him on

> > articulation, but would not recognize the stutter issue saying it

> was

> > motor and nothing could be done other than embarrass him by

> pointing

> > it out. Our former school district identified a low processing

> speed

> > issue as well as 1st percentile word retrieval while identifying

> him

> > as TAG. I have since taken him to a child development center who

> > said he was not autistic, the SLP got angry and impatient with

him

> > for not speaking, which terrified him, she was not able to assess

> his

> > language issues, told me he was manipulative and angry, the team

> > decided he was selectively mute and told me to find a counselor

to

> > work on his anxiety. I took him to a counselor who fired him

when

> he

> > could not articulate what he wanted to " talk about. " I have

taken

> > him to a neuropscyh who said he was not selectively mute, he

could

> > not process information with any speed at all, auditorily or

> > visually, thought he had reading comprehension issues. In school

> > now, he appears to have reading comprehension but cannot write so

> > they take him out of classes that require writing. He spends 3

out

> > of 7 periods in the special ed room. One of those periods he is

> > worked with directly to complete work from other classes and I

> think

> > on a little writing. The IEP does not reflect any goals that

have

> to

> > do with being able to write, it was just that he would learn to

> > communicate with the teacher - which he has failed miserably at

and

> > say he is selectively mute. Does anyone know of anyone in Oregon

> or

> > Washington who works with children who cannot speak?

> >

> > Thank you very much.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Any therapist can help you order it and you do not need a dr. to get

it. It is important to have a consult with a therapist trained in it

though. Best Wishes!

> > >

> > > I have a twelve year old son who was a late talker, had a mid

> word

> > > stutter for a while, had an articulation issue with his " r's "

and

> > has

> > > difficulty with speaking to adults and now with writing. He

> > appears

> > > to have difficulty with understanding abstract language, is

> > > constantly asking us to repeat what we say. I have taken him

for

> > > evaluations to a hearing and speech institute to assess for

> > auditory

> > > processing deficit, which they could not complete because he

> would

> > > not speak, I took him to hearing and speech to be evaluated for

> > > stutter and articulation and inability to speak to adults. He

> was

> > > labeled selectively mute. The school worked with him on

> > > articulation, but would not recognize the stutter issue saying

it

> > was

> > > motor and nothing could be done other than embarrass him by

> > pointing

> > > it out. Our former school district identified a low processing

> > speed

> > > issue as well as 1st percentile word retrieval while

identifying

> > him

> > > as TAG. I have since taken him to a child development center

who

> > > said he was not autistic, the SLP got angry and impatient with

> him

> > > for not speaking, which terrified him, she was not able to

assess

> > his

> > > language issues, told me he was manipulative and angry, the

team

> > > decided he was selectively mute and told me to find a counselor

> to

> > > work on his anxiety. I took him to a counselor who fired him

> when

> > he

> > > could not articulate what he wanted to " talk about. " I have

> taken

> > > him to a neuropscyh who said he was not selectively mute, he

> could

> > > not process information with any speed at all, auditorily or

> > > visually, thought he had reading comprehension issues. In

school

> > > now, he appears to have reading comprehension but cannot write

so

> > > they take him out of classes that require writing. He spends 3

> out

> > > of 7 periods in the special ed room. One of those periods he

is

> > > worked with directly to complete work from other classes and I

> > think

> > > on a little writing. The IEP does not reflect any goals that

> have

> > to

> > > do with being able to write, it was just that he would learn to

> > > communicate with the teacher - which he has failed miserably at

> and

> > > say he is selectively mute. Does anyone know of anyone in

Oregon

> > or

> > > Washington who works with children who cannot speak?

> > >

> > > Thank you very much.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Liz and Janice - I will check E-bay and look around for an

OT who is trained in this. Finding it on E-bay will be easier, I'm

afraid. Oh, well.

[Guest guest]

Funny -- I was going to suggest possible CAPD. Please email me - I'm

in the Pacific NW. Maybe I can point you in the direction of some

assistance -- just let me know where you live.

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