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Sign Language for Me 3.5 Year Old with Speech Delay
Now, by virtue of being disabled and old, I find myself living with three sons ... I had one so severely learning disabled, dislexic ect ect..at five his IQ ...
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- I don't know ONE Speech Language Pathologist that would not be on board with using sign language to SUPPLEMENT his speech delays and growth. Sign language would not r...
- Sign language can be a part of speech therapy and a very helpful way of letting him communicate. The last thing you want is for him to be frustrated about not being a...
- Hi L., I know it's overwhelming to think of teaching your little one sign language. My daughter had a speach delay and I was against sign language at first because I ...
Is My 4 Year Old Lazy???
Everybody in this world is disabled to some extent; some just more than others and some in ... Don't catagorize your son as "disabled" because he is not. ...
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- You and your husband need to be on the same page on this. also, the son needs to be respnsible and maybe by taking things away is he doesn't pick up his toys by a ce...
- Sounds like you have a smart little guy there! I would make two recommendations: first, don't ask him if he would like to do something unless you are willing to have...
- If he's not willing to use his ears to listen, then start using his eyes. Make little picture cards on a book ring that show an activity or routine (ie kitchen table ...
School Dilemma: Need Keller Isd with Pre-k & Life Skills Class
then in sept. tre is supposed to get registered for school services since he is disabled (he can go once he is 3 which is in sept) he will be in a life ...
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- no wisdom here, but wishing you the best of luck! i will be in the same position in about 2 years. .my daughter will be starting pre-k at the same time my son starts P...
- Unfortuantely, these classes are placed in schools where there is room, staff, and a demand. Most districts have this same problem and move these classes when a new s...
- seems like someone ought to know something. try calling the schools and asking. my area school has teachers working now and they've been answering the phone. doesn't h...
Need Changing Table Advice
One of my children is disabled and still wears diapers (he's 14) - he get's changed on the floor also. They certainly aren't going to fall. ...
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- Hi, I've had 4 children and always just changed them on the floor. I guess I'm just a minimalist. Maybe that's why I have arthritis in my knees now. One of my ch...
- I used to make sure all my supplies were close and could get picked up with one hand, that way one hand stayed on the baby at all time so he could not roll off.
- I'm thinking I don't understand what you're using the changing table for, because I don't get why she would have to even be strapped in. Do you walk away from the tab...
Vision Therapy
He maybe different, but he not "disabled" unless he allows himself to become disabled. On a final note, even with my differences in learning and processing ...
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- K., When my son was 9, his teacher labeled him as having ADD. This came out of the blue, at the END of the school year, Thus throwing us into mayhem! I also tried vi...
- Hello. This site is supposed to be locally oriented so I'm hoping you live in the Berkeley area. My son also had some issues with early reading and we took him for a...
- My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed to rule out. Our peditrician suggested going to UC Berkeley School of Opthamology. For a...
Bipolar
Sep 13, 2009 ... I do believe there is something you can do for your son There is a program called S.E.L.P.A that works with learning disabled children thru ...
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- I went through the ADD and Dyslexia with my son. The school system does not know how to deal with a child that is not a cookie cutter kid. By 7th grade my son could ...
- For something like bipolar you should be able to get goverment help. Your son can be assest through his school, ask for an "SST" test to be done. By law they HAVE to d...
- N., Anyone I know who has been diagnosed as bipolar has been done so by a pschiatrist. They are usually the ones to diagnose and treat patients for this particular di...
Grandma Alzheimer's Disease Is Spining Out of Control
My Grandpa, who is disabled and until recently blind in one eye, has been taking real good care of her.....Until recently, things have gotten worse. ...
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- Alzheimer's is a tough disease to deal with because the person you knew and loved slips away. I used to work with seniors and lost my grandpa to Alzheimer's as well. ...
- You did not indicate where your family lives AND, more importantly, how severe is your Grandmother's Alzheimer's? My Dad died last month of Alzheimer's (actually pneu...
- Hi K., I'm so sorry to read about your grandmother. I work with the elderly providing home health (RN/PT/etc.) and know of a fantastic lady named Tiffany Mikles. ...
Autism
A group in Cerritos called Ride Your Horse works with developmentally disabled individuals and has had success with children on the spectrum. ...
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- S.- I know it's a little late now, but something to check into next year is football. The Huntington Beach Pop Warner has a challenger league. It's great. They hav...
- Hi S., I'm not sure where you live?? In the South Bay, Manhattan Bch, Redondo Bch and Torrance, PV area there is a fantastic group called The Friendship Circle. Che...
- Hi S., wondering if you have read the book "Louder than Words" by Jenny McCarthy? Lots of good ideas and suggestions in there!!
Son - Scores Very High on IQ, but Can't Concentrate at School
... but was doing PreAlgebra in 4thmy dad taught me at home Have you looked into him being LDLearning Disabled In some statesschool districts LD is based on ...
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- I had some of the same problems w/my girls 7&8,more in my 7yr.old.I read an article about food additives and dyes in our food,I started feeding them organic,natural fo...
- D., I don't know if this would be of any help. My daughter is only 2, but I can speak from mine & my husband's experience. He just may not be challanged enough. ...
- I would have him tested for ADD. My son is is ADHD he is a very smart kid! He has a hard time with writing also! It's due to his mind going faster than his hand can ri...
Seeking Help with Reading for My 6 Year Old Daughter
She may be reading disabled. Emerson Waldorf believes that a child should NOT read until the coming of their new teeth, which would put them around 7 yrs. ...
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- My daughter is six and had exactly the same problem at the beginning of this year- I could have written your question until the beginning of the month! (My son has AD...
- Hi C., My oldest daughter was reading in two weeks with the Phonics Game. My second however was not reading AT ALL at SEVEN. We worked, got her a tutor, worked some...
- You've probably recieved a lot of advice about this... but as a soon to be mom, i know that i will probably worry about every little thing that doesnt seem right with ...
