Fw message Montgomery AL area I believe my son has apraxia

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Hello,

My name is Romesa. I have a three and a half year old son that cannot speak yet.

The few words he does know, mama, dada and bye-bye sound like he's a deaf child

trying to sound out the words. He gets so frustrated because he can't

communicate what he wants with us. I have taught him some sign language, but, he

rarely uses it to tell me what he wants. It is usually used to show me what he

sees, like a bug or a flower. He never does multiple signs at a time. Only one

sign.

He also has had motor skill delays as well. He didn't walk until he was 17-18

months old and at that it was very wobbly. He never learned to crawl. Recently

he has tried to jump, but his legs are very stiff. He jumps from his heels and

lands on his heels, so he doesn't go very high and he lands abruptly rather than

smoothly on the balls of his feet. He also has sensory issues in his mouth (I

have to hold him down to brush his teeth) and also has drooling, indicating

underdeveloped mouth muscles, although I nursed him until he was 14 months.

I plan to home school him, but was wondering since I am going to need to have

special care for him where are the resources that I could take advantage of to

help him? For the most part, I believe immunizations are unnecessary since our

society is handling it's food and waste in a sanitary manner, much of our

diseases were well on their way out before immunizations were introduced. But,

unfortunately, our school system won't allow children to attend if their shot

records aren't up to date. Could you please direct me to the nearest location to

the Montgomery AL area where I could find some help for him? I know there are OT

services offered at the hospital in town, I just don't know if they know enough

about apraxia to sufficiently treat him.

Thank you,

Romesa

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