written report

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Hi everyone,

I just recieved my sons written report from the SLP

who gave him the verbal apraxia dx. I am a bit

confused on this part and since I won't be going back

there for his therapy (due to driving distance and

found closer SLP to do ST) and I won't be seeing his

new SLP until he has his first therapy appt on March

19th, I was wondering if any of you might be able to

help me to understand some of it. The main things I

am confused about are the scores he was given, as she

did not explain what the scores would mean when she

assessed him.

here it is:

Language comprehension: The Preschool Language Scale-3

(PLS-3) is administered. Tyler earns a standard score

of 101 (M=100, SD=15), which is equivalent to the 53rd

percentile. He demonstrates the ability to understand

pronouns, recognize action in pictures, and undersand

quantity concepts. He does not demontrate an

understanding of the use of objects (e.g., " show me

what we use to cut paper. " ), descriptives (e.g., " wet,

little " ), or part-whole relationships (e.g., " show me

the tail of the horse. " ).

Language expression: On the PLS-3, Tyler earns a

standard score of 74 (M=100, SD=15) which is

equivalent to the 4th percentile. He has a vocabulary

of 8 words, initiates social routines, and uses a

question inflection. Tyler does not demonstrate the

ability to name objects, produce successive one-word

utterances, or use pronouns. Tyler primarily

communicates through grunting and pointing, and he

occasionally uses real words. He has learned ASL to

express the following: jice, milk, water, please,

thanks, shoes, play, cookies, candy, banana, sleep,

please.

Oral-Motor: Tyler is able to imitate simple oral motor

movements to prodtude, elebate, depress, and

lateralize his tongue. He is a very picky eater and

prefers soft foods. He eats some cookies and

crackers, but he never eats chewy foods. He has an

allergy to walnuts, also. Reportedly, Tyler often

drools, but did not drool during the evaluation.

However, he frequently puts his hand in his mouth.

Diagnostic Impressions:

Moderate expressive language impairment secondary to

verbal apraxia of speech (ICD-9 784.5)

The things I didn't fully understand were the scores

and the percentiles are based on and what they mean...

and also, if someone could tell me if that ICD-9 code

will work well for our insurance company, that would

be great. I tried to look up the ICD code, but

couldn't find it listed anywhere or in the archives.

Thanks in advance!! Hope everyone is doing well!

Kari B.

California--mom to Brittany 9, Spencer 6, and Tyler

2.4... also with DSI

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