Re: Speech Therapy ???

[Guest guest]

PROMPT is important for articulation but NOT the end all be all if you

cannot secure a PROMPT ST. PROMPT guides the child how to move their mouth

and jaw to speak. It does make a huge differnce for us!

[ ] Speech Therapy ???

When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that he

doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is only

for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought a

PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with apraxia.

(My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences this

past May or June).

[Guest guest]

Thanks Colleen!  I also wanted to thank you for the other email that you sent me

(it may have been private I can't remember).  I appreciate all the help that I

get on this site and would love any help that you have to offer.  I have been

reading almost all of them and have learned so much!  I had a 4 hour long phone

calle (almost until 2 am) with a friend whose child has some symptoms of ADHD,

but not all symptoms and I was even able to tell her a lot of the stuff that

I've learned about from this site.  She was given hope -as traditional means

haven't done anything for her and she doesn't want to just medicate her son.  We

talked in depth about allergies (a recent topic on this site), so that was

exciting to be able to share what little knowledge that I have gained with her. 

You " old timers " (ie: more experienced) moms are AWESOME!!!!!! thanks!

 

Blessings to You,

 

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From: Colleen Somerville <colleen.somerville@...>

Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 5:44:45 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Speech Therapy ???

PROMPT is important for articulation but NOT the end all be all if you

cannot secure a PROMPT ST. PROMPT guides the child how to move their mouth

and jaw to speak. It does make a huge differnce for us!

[childrensapraxiane t] Speech Therapy ???

When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that he

doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is only

for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought a

PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with apraxia.

(My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences this

past May or June).

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have a phone number for the institute with the PROMPT

certified SLPs? I tried the route on the website of entering 5

zipcodes for references in my area, but no one wrote me back!

Thanks,

CJ

>

> When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that he

> doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is only

> for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought a

> PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with apraxia.

>

> (My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences

this

> past May or June).

>

[Guest guest]

Hmmm...something strange going on. It was well over a month ago, so

I doubt I will hear anything at this point. Any suggestions on how I

can find either a certified or trained one in Oregon?

Thanks to all,

CJ

> >

> > When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that

he

> > doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is

only

> > for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought

a

> > PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with

apraxia.

> >

> > (My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences

> this

> > past May or June).

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

When my son started prompt, he was making 2-3 sounds. I don't know what

you consider not speaking at all, but he was not silent. The SLP had to

teach him to make most of his sounds, and he's still a work in

progress. I'm not sure what to say for your son, but if he doesn't know

how to form his mouth to make those sounds, a PROMPT therapist is a

good idea. If he can string sounds together, I don't know if it's the

best route to take.

>

> When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that he

> doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is only

> for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought a

> PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with apraxia.

>

> (My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences

this

> past May or June).

>

[Guest guest]

I hope you find one..I know for us its not easy either. I think you

can maybe consider mentioning the program to your SLP and they can get

it and study it....I dunno.we are dealing with the same thing here but

our SLP is NOW seeing that my son needs something more than the

standard therapy...so who knows, your SLP may be open to it or another

program.

just a thought....and hope you find someone knowledgable in the field

krissy

> > >

> > > When I took my son to the DAN doctor the other day, she said that

> he

> > > doesn't need a PROMPT trained speech therapist because that is

> only

> > > for child who aren't speaking at all. Is that correct? I thought

> a

> > > PROMPT trained SLP is what is recommended for children with

> apraxia.

> > >

> > > (My little guy is 9.5 years old and started speaking in sentences

> > this

> > > past May or June).

> > >

> >

> >