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Speech Apraxia
Apraxia is such a specific disorder that affects each child differently, there is no way a speech therapist could just sweep in and use a general ...
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- Hi. My nephew has speech apraxia, amongst other things. I believe Head Start may have some resources, but I am not sure. He was either 2 or 3 when diagnosed and his...
- You mught try looking into the Callier Center which is associated with UTD in Richardson. I don't know for sure if they have specialists that work with apraxia kids bu...
- Hi A., I have a friend who is a speech therapist. I asked her about your son and his situation. Here's what she wrote, "A., This website has some great info...
Speech Delay in 2-Year-old
13 Aug 2009 ... We went through it and it was wonderful, the teachers were great and the speech therapists for that age really love what they do as they get ...
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- both my boys wetn through the Early Intervention program where the therapists came to our home until they were 3. My 4-year-old is in preschool with in-class speech t...
- The previous post is correct in saying that if your child qualifies, the services would begin when the child turns 3. You are on the right track if you have already c...
- You don't qualify for help with the school district until they are 3. You will have to get an evaluation from them. They are just getting back to work as they are on...
Can Ear Tubes Cause a Delay in Speech?
I agree with consulting a speech therapist. Or you can contact the Babies Can't .... I have plenty of names for ENTs, Speech Therapists, and my wonderful ...
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- I agree with consulting a speech therapist. Or you can contact the Babies Can't Wait program and they will evaluate him for free. The chronic ear infections almost c...
- Does he hear when he is facing you and not hear when his back is turned toward you? He may be depending on reading your face and body language, to help with the lesse...
- I would talk to your pediatrician regarding the delay in speech. All those ear infections probably impaired his hearing. This happened to my cousin's son and he is i...
Tubes in Ears and No Speech Improvement?
Since getting the tubes he has been working with a speech therapist once a .... And I know they (speech therapists) are the experts, but I disagree with ...
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- Hi Suzie, I am not one to help in the way of ear infections - i had them most of my childhood and never had tubes and even though i had hearing test after hearing t...
- When I was a child, I had a similar situation, but I had 20 - 30% hearing loss in each ear and a lot of problems with my tonsils. I had tubes which didn't seem to wor...
- My question was: Is the fluid still there? I know of a girl from when my 1st was in daycare - they were having similar issues to yours. Speech was affected, and th...
4Yr Old Has Speach Problem, Looking for Dvd's for Help.
You need a speech therapist to evaluate him and continue therapy. .... The speech therapists there will also provide you with things you can do at home. ...
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- Just to second a wheat allergy- my 4 YO is almost unintelligible when she has anything with wheat, gluten, barley, a few other gluten containing grains. My sister fin...
- My 4yr old also has some speech difficulties and in addition to seeing a speech therepist we visit and play at this website www.starfall.com It is a GREAT website!! ...
- Since he's 4, your local public school can have him evaluated and provide speech therapy at no cost to you. good luck, d
How to Help a Speech Delayed child...she Is Talking Now 5 New Words
8 Sep 2009 ... Speech therapy is really a help, a good therapist will make it fun .... Speech therapist will give you ideas of things you can do to help ...
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- Do you read to her? Will she repeat words to you if you ask her? Do you require her to verbally request things that she desires from you, or do you anticipate her ne...
- I would get her hearing tested again. And have the doctor look at her tonsils/andenoids. My nephew wasn't talking much then they discovered he couldn't really hear b/c...
- One of my triplets was speech delayed. I was told that he might never talk, that I should start sign language, that he would always be in special ed... We did the te...
3-Year Old Girl Having Trouble with Speech Issues.
She did a very good job and was not so timid around the therapists that were there to see her. She was evaluated on speech, fine motor skills, ...
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- Have you had her hearing tested by a specialist? My sister is a Speech Language Path. and her 5 yr old was having problems. She thought it was a speech problem but t...
- My neice-in-law has had the same problem with her son and they took him to the doctor and found that he was having inner ear problems. might want to have an ENT check ...
- Did you know that you can take her to a public school and they have speech available for children ages 2 1/2 to 5? It's all free and you'd be working with a speech te...
Can I Correct Her Speech?
There are speech therapists at the schools. They may wait until she is actually in first grade before they do anything. Sometimes this works itself out. ...
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- The experts don't expect R's as early as they used to, so don't stress that one. The others you need to teach them how to use their mouth to form the sound and then i...
- My son had the same problem at the same age. He is almost done with kindergarten and it is getting better. I'm pretty sure your daughter is probably going to grow out ...
- My older daughter had the same problem. There are speech therapists at the schools. They may wait until she is actually in first grade before they do anything. Some...
Speech Delay...
Three of my children are speech delayed. Most states offer Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) at no cost or low cost and they provide speech therapist to ...
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- My son is/was is speech delayed. He's 9y/o now and still has some problems. The key to helping thme is getting the help they need- Early Intervention. Speech therapy, ...
- Hello, I just found this site and your question. I am a speech pathologist here in Midland. Yes, this is a fairly common problem, but he may need some help. If you...
- My son has speech delay problems and has been in early intervention education programs since he was about 2 1/2 (He is now 4 1/2). These programs have really helped hi...
Sensory Problems
I am an Occupational therapist and I hope your son is going to see more than 1 therapist. Sounds as if Speech therapy and Occupational therapy are both ...
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- Hi K., You described my son to a T. He has been in therapy since April of this year, and is a TOTALLY different child already! Not all children with sensory issue...
- When I took my son for speech therapy for the first time I wanted to know what to expect also. Hope this helps. Also, you may want to try to find a support group of...
- Hy K., I know what you are going through. I have been in your shoes and am still there to some extent. It can get better!! I feel compelled to tell you a little abou...
