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Looking for Other Moms of Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Also, a great Web site is allkindsofminds.org. Dr. Mel Levine is the author of such books as "All Kinds of Minds" and "The Myth of Laziness. ...
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- Hi M.. I'm a speech-language pathologist and I have worked in early intervention for some time now. I have worked with several kids under 3 years old with what I wou...
- I have a different kind of response. I didn't speak clearly until I was four or five. It was tough in preschool because I couldn't communicate with the other kids an...
- My friend's son was also diagnosed with apraxia but at 4 and lost so much time and therapy. I know his mom has him in private speech 2 times a week and she has worked...
Learning Disability
You should get some books by Dr. Mel Levine. They will be very helpful to you. Find websites for parents of children w/ dyslexia, there are great ones. ...
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- Hello S., I am the mother of a 14 year old Learning Disabled daughter and a 10 year old Dyslexic son. Both of my children have also been diagnosed as ADHD. O...
- There is a program called A.S.K It stands for About Special Kids and they are advocacy specialist with a ton of information to offer for free many times. Just Google ...
- Hi: I am the parent of a 9-year old dyslexic and earlier this year opened the Dyslexia Institutes of America. We have a remediation therapy program that is m...
Learning Styles
You might also want to look at books by Mel Levine. V. S.. 2 moms found this helpful. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- Hi C.~ We're in a very similiar situation, trying to determine if we'll be sending our 4 year old son to kinder next year. We're also an attachment parenting, extend...
- C., Sounds like your hitting all the basics. My best advice is to talk to mom's that are attending the private schools. I actually schedule my tours of private s...
- I've found that simply observing what your child does clues you in. Example, my eldest can't handle being told more than two things to do unless she's given a list. ...
Advice Please! Teacher Wants to Medicate My Child
Sep 24, 2009 ... There are also books about how children learn by Mel Levine and Cynthia Tobias ..... Mel Levine has written some fantastic books on this, ...
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- I strongly recommend not medicating your child. Visit www.dherbs.com. Listen to your child this time.
- PLEASE PLEASE Do NOT medicate him. My son, now 21, had ADHD and dislepsia when he was a child. I come from a family of doctors all of us decided not to medicate him. I...
- Hi i've only been a mom for soon to be 14mths but i can already tell you that if your son is making the grades he should be without the meds an is in control of himsel...
Need Help with ADHD.....tired of Meds.
A book I strongly suggest is "One Mind at a Time" by Mel Levine. Here is a quote from it: “Instead of diagnosing or labeling, I much prefer to use a ...
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- Hi J., I am a mom of 2 ADHD boys (now grown). While I really resisted it at first, my oldest did really well with meds. My youngest was a different story...a nightm...
- Hi there. I think youre in the right direction. A change in his diet (and yours would be good also) is a positive change. Ok what to eat. This is a simple rule o...
- Did you know that the products in your house can have harmful toxins in them that can contribute to ADHD/ADD. I am not trying to sell you anything, but just wanted to...
11 Yr Old Boys Feelings Easily Hurt
Says Mel Levine, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: "A parent gives more comfort by listening than by talking ...
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- This is a great article that I just read in Reader's Digest. 7 Things Not To Say To Your Kids http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/words-to-inspire/article52689.html I ...
- Hi L.:My son is 11 and exactly the same way. We've had him insports since he was 5. Our problem stems from the fact htat we have 2 older children and he was premature ...
- He is going to be a sensitive adult. Tell him that words only hurt feelings, not good but not the worst thing in the world. Life is a struggle for adults, for kids try...
My 13 Year Old Son Is What Is a "Gifted" Student, Also Learning Disabled
Check out the books by Dr. Mel Levine, and his website (http://www. allkindsofminds.org/). He's done a lot of work with kids like your son and his site has ...
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- there s help out there. i have worked wit special needs and LD children. i too have a gifted child. go online to the specific LD- in your case, dysgraphia. ask your pe...
- Hi Ceclia, Check out the books by Dr. Mel Levine, and his website (http://www.allkindsofminds.org/). He's done a lot of work with kids like your son and his site...
- Send a writen request to the school, and a carbon copy to the Special Ed. department at the district office. By law they have 10 days to respond to you to set up an as...
Forgets Homework
I am currently reading, "A Mind at a Time" by Mel Levine. I have gained a whole new perspective on my son's school issues. This is from the book: First, ...
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- Hi L.! My son is in fourth grade, and never had this problem until this year! He is in the gifted ed program at school, and quite simply, he thinks homework is benea...
- I haven't read through the other responses, so sorry if this is a repeat, but have you tried making sure her backpack is packed and ready for the next morning each night?
- L., Is this the only thing she forgets? You might want to have her screened for ADD. S.
Finding Help
He trained under Mel Levine and, so far as I can tell from my very limited knowledge of him, he uses the "All Kinds of Minds" approach. There is an OT who ...
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- Hi N., My friend Paula Flower is a child advocate for children with special needs. She has a child with Rhett's Syndrome herself, so is well acquainted with our l...
- Hi N., I'm a parent who also lives in Cupertino. I also work at the Parent Training and Information Center in Santa Clara called Parents Helping Parents. www.php.co...
- There is a developmental pediatrician named Damon Korb in Los Gatos. I've heard him speak and he seems like a thoughtful, reasonable guy. He trained under Mel Levine...
Sat/act Testing Advise or Sights to Refer To
I recommend the book "Ready or Not Here Life Comes" by Mel Levine. He'll open your eyes to the fact that academic skills are just part of what will make ...
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- Hi M., I'm really old school on these tests, since I took them in the Sixties and did extremely well with no preparation except what the Educational Testing Service...
- Speaking as a High school English Teacher... and not a Mom (although I am one of those too), my advice is this: Take your daughter to Barnes & Noble or Borders and get...
- Try the college board website. They have lots of info. collegeboard.com
