new here- help with figuring out where to start with fish oils?

[Guest guest]

hello all. found this group while reading The Late Talker, of course

just read the nutritional supplements page and can't believe they didn't put

that at the BEGINNING of the book!

My son is 2 1/2 now and almost 40 pounds. we came to his apraxic diagnosis via

his SLP a few weeks ago.

He is visited by his SLP and ahis Ot once a week. (I personally think it needs

to be bumped up to twice a week at least, since he'll have to transfer out of

early intervention in 6 months when he's 3).

He also just started getting visits from a behavioral therapist once every other

week. she is helping gabe deal with his anxiety which stems from his

frustration at not being understood - or getting his way. he is a very stubborn

child with two equally stubborn parents

so, I am only giving one 1000mg fish oil tablet (nature made) a day because we

just started and i haven't been able to get to the pharmacy yet where the Nordic

Natural stuff is sold locally.

all the anagrams and dosages per child per age are all quite confusing.

any recommendations for my son. again, he's 2 1/2, weighs about 38 lbs. he

does this nasally language and is extrememly expressive. also very smart and

funny. don't know " HOW " apraxic he is.

concerned mom

" HOPE SPEAKS!! " ,

Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty,

We give our 35 lb 3 y.o. 2 Nordic Natural Pro EFA capsules (punctured and

squeezed into a spoon), 2 times per day, plus a teaspoon of Carlson's cod liver

oil. But I think the amounts that parents choose to give their children varies.

I would check out older posts on fish oil to get a better idea of what folks are

doing.

Take care.

MRL

[Guest guest]

What many people here have found effective is to start with 1 ProEFA

per day and then add a second and then 1 ProEPA. The particular

DHA/EPA ratio seems to work for many apraxic kids. You can visit

Nordic Naturals site to see what the make-up of ProEFA and ProEPA are

and compare that to what you are using. Unfortunately most Nature

Made and other fish oils you are going to find aren't going to have

the higher amount of EPA.

There is also a ton of info in the archives (probably so much to

overwhelm.) You can also find all kinds of info in the links section

on : /links

including a 101 on EFAs.

Miche

[Guest guest]

I've never done supplements so I cant help you there. We just focused on

therapy.I didnt want to mess with dosages and wonder if I was getting it wrong.

My 7dd was not saying 5 words at the age of your son. It took years of therapy

to get her to begin talking at five years old and alternate ways to communicate

to reduce the frustration level you mentioned. Have they suggested that to you?

maybe some baby signs or pic systems?

Have you taken your son to a Ped Neurologist or Developmental Pediatrician. A

diagnosis from a doctor might help increase the services once he ages out of EI.

> My son is 2 1/2 now and almost 40 pounds. we came to his apraxic diagnosis

via his SLP a few weeks ago.

>

> He is visited by his SLP and ahis Ot once a week. (I personally think it

needs to be bumped up to twice a week at least, since he'll have to transfer out

of early intervention in 6 months when he's 3).

>

[Guest guest]

many thanks to michelle, maureen and megan....you all have helped me a great

deal. thank you for your time (i know it's precious!) and for replying to my

question!

patty