RE: All my son's doctors have said Re: Goodbye

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Debra,

You don't say whether your child has " speech delay " or whether or not he's

diagnosed with anything. My son is now almost 8. At the age of 3, he didn't

speak @ all. He was diagnosed with severe verbal & oral apraxia, hypotonia &

sensory integration disorder. Since then, he's been in Speech Therapy both @

school 3x a week & privately 2x a week. I've given him EPA & EFA, Vitamin E &

Carnaware. He's underwent Dynamic Listening Therapy for almost a year. He's

participated in various All inclusive recreational activities such as Horse

Riding & Swimming & Gymnastics. At your son's age, Sebastian had to be held in

the water very tightly by a person who understood his sensitivities. It took him

at least 3 classes for him to go in without her holding him tight. He then would

NOT put his face in the water...that was another dramatic session. Forget

jumping in the pool! He just started feeling comfortable jumping in the pool and

as I said, he is almost 8. Without knowing too much, I can tell you that our

children need patience, time & praise. My son was never aggressive so I lucked

out there, but that doesn't mean that there were many times where I had to just

pick up & leave because something had set him off.

Feel free to keep on sharing,

Myra

p.s. I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. They are members of the family and the

grieving can be as severe. We had our Lab for almost 18yrs..we lost him when

Sebastian was about 2...

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of debjward

Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:31 PM

Subject: [ ] All my son's doctors have said Re: Goodbye

That the speech delay causes delays on other areas and that young children when

frustrated resort to aggression.

Right now I am trying to convince my youngest to at least sit on the edge of the

pool for swimming lessons much less actually get in the water.

Also I homeschool my 3 older children.

My husky had to be euthanized a week ago. I just picked up her cremains

yesterday. My other dog is elderly too and her time is very near.

http;//www.flickr.com/97reddodge to see a video of my youngest and also my

favorite photo of my dogs in the snow.

Sincerely,

Debra

P.S. I used to be here more when my son was 2 1/2. He's still in speech therapy

and now he's 6.

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> I have posted twice on this group asking for assistance or advice and no one

has bothered to respond.

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> I am a frustrated parent with a child who has severe issues with communicating

and has started agressive behavior to defend himself. But I have no support and

it looks like other parents in similar situations are unwilling to assist or

offer advice.

>

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