Re: Matt - update - response to Cathy

January 12, 2010

, Matt is now 9. He did not say his first word until he was 25 months.

His first word was *all done* and it was said at his early childhood development

center (Matt has had OT since he was 7 months old and then moved to the early

childhood development center at 18 months - where he had OT, PT, SPL). He did

not say another word for weeks and weeks. I could not wait to hear him say

something.

Funny thing - at this point - I can't remember the first word he said at home -

isn't that wild.

Matt also said words for a while and then they'd disappear - some taking years

to reappear.

This is such a heartbreaking disorder.

Matt had a really good signing vocabulary by the time he was 4 years. That was

the first time he had a teacher who did not know that many signs - so he STOPPED

signing altogether. He wanted to communicate and at that point realized that

not everyone could talk with their hands - so he stopped - except to use as an

explanation point or underline an important point - like give me that ball!!! so

he say ba and sign ball. But he'd keep his hands still when anyone tried to

teach him more signs or tried to get him to sign something for them.

It was a really difficult 2 years or so when he had few words and would NOT sign

for anyone anymore. Stubborn boy knew what he wanted - and at 9 he can talk -

so who knows - maybe he knew what he was doing.

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

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> From: Lori <lorip1234gmail (DOT) com>

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> Subject: [childrensapraxiane t] Matt - update

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> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 9:10 PM

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> Hi everyone,

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> I'm sorry to be so delinquent in my updating. Work has been crazy.

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> Once again, not sure if it is because of the Nutriiveda we've been giving Matt

or if he was going to have a burst or BUT he is talking ALL of the time right

now.

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> He came to my office on Friday to go to dinner with a family friend. Matt has

been coming to my office since he was a small baby. One of my friends who had

not seen or talked to him since the last time he visited the office - 3 or so

months ago - could NOT get over how incredibly well he was doing. He talked to

her for 15 minutes - in full sentences - small sentenced - but full sentences -

and lots of sentences strung together, discussed things he had done over the

holidays - with clarity, he aswered her questions. It was amazing to watch. When

he wondered off to visit with someone - she looked at me and her jaw dropped.

She could NOT believe the conversation they had just had. She had goosebumps.

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> Is it because his school situation is better? Nutriiveda? Was going to have

this amazing burst anyway? I just don't know. But I'm so excited by what I'm

see.

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> OH! Last night - he heard the phone ring - I did not - but I did hear him in

the back bedroom talking on it. I assumed he was pretending to talk on the phone

- which is a favorite game of his - while he played a computer game. I hear him

talking to a friend of mine who had stopped by earlier that day. I assume he has

picked her to *talk* to because he had just seen her that morning. He runs from

the back bedroom to the living room and tells me that Jeanie is on the phone. I

am trying to get us out of the house to pick my mother up at the airport and

give him a vague - that's nice honey. He runs to the back bedroom again. I

follow with his shoes in my hand - sort of annoyed that he isn't putting on his

shoes cuz we have to leave. I see the phone off the hook. I pick up the handset

to hang it up and hear my girlfriend's voice. Oh my goodness - he had a

conversation on the phone - with someone who is not a family member and who he

is comfortable talking to.

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> He said hello, answered her questions, followed her instructions to tell me

she was on the phone and WAS soooo proud of himself.

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> LOL - I am standing there holding the handset - totally ignorning my

girlfriend - while I gave Matt a bunch of high fives to celebrate the great job

he had done.

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> He knew what he had done was HUGE. He couldn't wait for my mother to get in

the car - he totd her what he had done while she was placing her luggage in the

back of the car!!

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> Whatever is causing the surge - I am soooo grateful for it!

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> Lori

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January 12, 2010

Does matt talk age appropriate or is it still limited?

From: Lori <lorip1234@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Matt - update - response to

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 4:05 PM

, Matt is now 9. He did not say his first word until he was 25

months. His first word was *all done* and it was said at his early childhood

development center (Matt has had OT since he was 7 months old and then moved to

the early childhood development center at 18 months - where he had OT, PT, SPL).

He did not say another word for weeks and weeks. I could not wait to hear him

say something.