Two unrelated questions

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1. I asked this earlier but it may have been missed. Is there a way to give the

NV as medicine, like concentrate it in water or milk and just syringe or spoon

it into the child's mouth? I was thinking of doing this as my boy Spencer has

been resistant to getting that full scoop in even though I have put it in

everything from chocolate milk to apple juice to ice cream. The problem is I

have to really dilute it so he doesn't notice the flavor (he is very picky) and

so he just doesn't eat or drink enough the whole day long to actually get it all

in! I was thinking of doing the opposite and treating it like medicine, any

ideas how to do this?

2. Does anybody else have a kid with apraxia who repeats themselves a lot? My

son has some echolalia which is getting better. But he also repeats phrases and

songs over and over. Sometimes it seems like he is excited, other times bored.

Sometimes the phrases or songs are out of contect or at " inappropriate times "

but other times not. Of course I don't want to discourage him from singing as I

know it helps his articulation. His SLP has suggested saying " just one time "

when he repeats himself, and that seems to be helping. So far, his therapists

have not considered it a perseverative behavior (as in autism) but more related

to processing issues or the apraxia. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Barbara