how did your speech therapist or neurologist detect apraxia/

[Guest guest]

Hi,Im Razel a mom of 2.5 year old boy who is typically having a major issue

talking, he is under speech therapy for about 6 months and still he can make

only make few sounds and say only daddy, ma, ish for fish , oh oh and babbling

a lot. receptively he is really great, Yesterday the therapist told me that he

could have apraxia as shesaid because he is having difficulty imitating words

but she did not use any test to validate it? can you pls give me an idea how

your child was diagnose with apraxia?

we also went to a pediatric neurologist but did not explain much about apraxia?

iam disappinted ....hopefully you guys cna help some of my questions... i stil

have more to post but my 1 month old baby is crying now, just stele few minutes

to post, pls pls help me to be more knowledgable about apraxia and pls give me

tips to help my son talk... God bless u all and thank you inadvance for

sharing....

[Guest guest]

Razel-

Is your speech therapist certified in prompt?  There are formalized tests I use

to officially diagnose apraxia.  Does she feel your child has characteristics

of apraxia or wants to formally diagnose him?  Lori

 

Lori Melnitsky, MA CCC-SLP

Executive Director, All Island Speech Therapy

The Center For Stuttering Therapy & Communication Disorders

STUTTERING SPECIALIST

PROMPT CERTIFIED

Founder- Long Island Stuttering Connection Practice Groups

516-776-0184

Plainview, NY 11803

****You can now access my blog directly at:

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From: razelkaibigan <razelkaibigan@...>

Subject: [ ] how did your speech therapist or neurologist

detect apraxia/

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 10:31 PM

 

Hi,Im Razel a mom of 2.5 year old boy who is typically having a major issue

talking, he is under speech therapy for about 6 months and still he can make

only make few sounds and say only daddy, ma, ish for fish , oh oh and babbling a

lot. receptively he is really great, Yesterday the therapist told me that he

could have apraxia as shesaid because he is having difficulty imitating words

but she did not use any test to validate it? can you pls give me an idea how

your child was diagnose with apraxia?

we also went to a pediatric neurologist but did not explain much about apraxia?

iam disappinted ....hopefully you guys cna help some of my questions... i stil

have more to post but my 1 month old baby is crying now, just stele few minutes

to post, pls pls help me to be more knowledgable about apraxia and pls give me

tips to help my son talk... God bless u all and thank you inadvance for

sharing....

[Guest guest]

*any test to validate it? can you pls give me an idea how your child was

diagnose with apraxia? *

A) My daughter is in birth to three (early intervention) so I asked them to

have an SLP evaluate her.

I googled my state and apraxia and found a local parents group. I used

that to find out about SLP's in my state.

C) State's SLP said nothing was wrong and to wait until she was three. (Then

she would be out of b-3 and be the city's problem - they didnt say that, per

se) But, some SLP's feel you can not diagnose apraxia b4 three and therefore

should not treat, i guess.?!?!

D) I took my daughter to barontherapy.com to get evaluated. I was told she

was a textbook case of apraxia. I got a report to concur.

E)I put my daughter on NN fish oil, Multi, and www.carn-aware.com

E) My daughter was already in birth to three (early intervention) so I

googled " parent advocate " and I found a parent advocate group in my state. I

called them and they helped me understand my rights and what could happen.

They usually deal with 3+ though. BUT, they found a section IN THE BIRTH TO

THREE MANUAL ON APRAXIA. It says to treat with PROMPT or STEP.... Which

means they DO INDEED TREAT IT!!!!!

F)I put together a list of what *I* wanted for my daughter which was all

" age appropriate things that my daughter DOES NOT DO. (Using the CDC's list

as SLP's and the like will give this credence.

G)I met with B-3 and EI and told them what I want. That was today.

Now, I wait. HTH

Mer