Sharing my story - the good and the bad

[Guest guest]

Hi,

It's been a while since I posted to this group. Writing now to share my story

about what has happened during the 8-9 months that I have been on this group.

I joined this group when my daughter was approx. 2 yrs of age and had almost no

speech. I had read " The Late Talker " book and came to know of this group.

Subsequently started my daughter on the Nordic Naturals fish oils. Started with

1 ProEFA, then bumped it up to 2 ProEFAs and finally added 1 ProEPA (The ProEPA

was only for a short time - whatever reason, she did not respond very well to it

and we went back to doing 2 ProEFAs only).

Her speech development has been tremendous! I attribute a lot of it to the fish

oils. She will turn 3 yrs old in a month's time and is now speaking in

full-blown sentences! I am really happy with her progress and have been

astounded by it. However, she still has the articulation disorder and I'm

wondering about where I go from here. What do I do? Do I only just continue with

the fish oils? Is there anything specific I can do for the articulation

disorder? Is there any sense in trying Vit E or Cartinine?

I had also joined a BioMed group and after a hair test, those folks are

insisting that she has lead poisoning and I should chelate her for lead. I am

not too convinced because I got the same hair test done for another kid in the

family who is considered to be a genius and his lead levels were 4 times higher

than my daughter's.

Basically, to put it in short, I'm now at a crossroads where I'm TOTALLY and

THOROUGHLY confused about where I go from here. Any advice would be most

welcome.

Thanks,

Nikunj

[Guest guest]

My 8dd has Apraxia but this is regarding my very typical 4yr old had speech

therapy thru early intervention at 2yrs old. When he was discharged, the SLP

said I should have him tested with the school district after he turned 3 since

they can qualify for Articulation only much easier since the testing is harder

and its easier to qualify for Artic. only. Thats what we did and he did qualify

with no problem. He recieved services 2x a week from our SD SLP and caught up to

his age group within five months. Never did any supplements for him and he still

caught up just fine.

Is she receiving speech therapy?

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> Her speech development has been tremendous! I attribute a lot of it to the

fish oils. She will turn 3 yrs old in a month's time and is now speaking in

full-blown sentences! I am really happy with her progress and have been

astounded by it. However, she still has the articulation disorder and I'm

wondering about where I go from here. What do I do? Do I only just continue with

the fish oils? Is there anything specific I can do for the articulation

disorder? Is there any sense in trying Vit E or Cartinine?

>

[Guest guest]

If she is speaking in full sentences at age 3, is she caught up to others her

age? Most kids still are difficult to understand at this age. I'm very

happy to hear of your progress! Just trying to determine from your message

what area she is behind in.

[Guest guest]

Hi - I don't have any advice because I " m just starting but I " m curious what

kind/frequency of therapy your dd had that helped with this great progress.

Was it prompt or some other method? Beth

[Guest guest]

Hi.. yes, she is receiving speech therapy but I'm not sure about the quality of

the therapy she is receiving. We live in Kolkata, India and don't really have

great speech therapists in this area. Can you tell me a little more about what

kind of speech therapy she received for the articulation specifically?

Thanks,

Nikunj

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> My 8dd has Apraxia but this is regarding my very typical 4yr old had speech

therapy thru early intervention at 2yrs old. When he was discharged, the SLP

said I should have him tested with the school district after he turned 3 since

they can qualify for Articulation only much easier since the testing is harder

and its easier to qualify for Artic. only. Thats what we did and he did qualify

with no problem. He recieved services 2x a week from our SD SLP and caught up to

his age group within five months. Never did any supplements for him and he still

caught up just fine.

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> Is she receiving speech therapy?

>

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[Guest guest]

Don't know how to answer your question. I mean, other kids of her age speak just

fine with no misarticulation while she has articulation issues. Strangers often

find it difficult to understand her. At times even I am not able to understand

her. As I said, articulation is the only issue with her right now so far as I

can see.

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> If she is speaking in full sentences at age 3, is she caught up to others her

age? Most kids still are difficult to understand at this age. I'm very

happy to hear of your progress! Just trying to determine from your message

what area she is behind in.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi.. actually I'm not too sure that the speech therapy helped a whole lot in her

case. We live in Kolkata, India and do not have PROMPT trained speech therapists

or therapists who work with Kaufman cards. She was not diagnosed with Apraxia or

any such so maybe it was a case of late talking only. Yes, the fish oils

definitely helped and if speech therapy is done properly, it helps more than

anything else.

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> Hi - I don't have any advice because I " m just starting but I " m curious what

kind/frequency of therapy your dd had that helped with this great progress.

> Was it prompt or some other method? Beth

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