Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 : Have you heard of the Hanen program. Matt wasn't talking at 3 and we took it. It is a very good program. I recommend it highly. It's for the parents, to make US better at communicating, finding alternate ways to communicate, etc.. Let me know if you are interested in more information. I think you can do a search on the web. Sharon, mother of 6,and Matt 4 MDS At 11:48 PM 1/25/2000 -0500, you wrote: >From: JEMcC62@... > >Dear , > >Although your letter was not written directly to me I wanted to thank you. >You didn't sound high and mighty at all, just very knowledgable in your >field. It was so very refreshing to hear a specialist say that as parents, >we know our child(ren) best and what is right for them. I have found with > that he does very well in his therapy classes, but does excellent at >regular daycare. He does everything all the others do at 3 except talk, and >in this family...that's not a bad thing!!!!!! > >Thank you again for being so passionate regarding this topic!! We need more >like you who are willing to see our kids as individuals and who will listen >to us and OUR expertise when it comes to OUR children. I too am passionate >about this...can ya tell??????? > > >mom to 7, Casey 5 and 3 MDS > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Matt is in his second year of pre school. He is doing GREAT for the teachers, but will not do a lot for me. lol. He does not like to " perform " When they came to test him when he was three, I remember him pointing out the answer for the first question...suddenly he realized he was being tested and refused to give any more answers. They told me he scored a 71, with 70 being " retarded " . He is now going to be 5 next week. He knows MOST of his letters, he gets an l and i mixed up at times. He is learning some phonics. and he can count to 20 leaving out the number 16 most of the time. (I remember my older son always left out 14, so I'm not worried about that) We played Mouse Trap for the first time last night and he amazed me...he knew how many dots were on the die, and he knew how to move that many spaces!! We got a Nintendo 64 for the boys for Christmas, Matt has taken it over. It came with the game Donkey Kong, which is for older kids. I DON " T EVEN UNDERSTAND IT!! anyway, he has figured out how to get to different levels, stuff that amazes me. He is great on the computer. He loves games like Putt Putt, Freddi Fish, etc. Where they have to figure out how to get money to buy a piece to get him back from the moon,,,,,it requires a lot of " thinking " skills. He is my bigger discipline problem. He has a hard time controlling his anger. We have really had to come down hard on him for that. But that's another story.. Hope I didn't ramble too much. I'll get you the Hanen information ASAP (gotta find it) I believe I can enter Hanen and search for it on the web. Sharon mother of (6) and Matt (4, MDS) Please let me know how Matt is doing. > > >Mom to 7, Casey 5 and MDS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Hi , Thanks for the support. I am going to try to relax about a decision about school until my meeting in March. Sometimes I wonder if my trying to deal with her learning disability and the Down Syndrome get in the way of my making a decision. I just want her to be able to be a part of the same world that we are all in and not be looked at differently or treated differently. It is difficult enough for children to feel comfortable with each other. Just listening to my older two and the problems they encounter makes me want to push to have her included in everything so she will feel like she fits in in the future. I do treat her the same as my other two. I usually try to bring her everywhere we go even though her behavior at times makes things difficult. She is so stubborn sometimes. I feel the more I can expose her to the better off she will be. Sometimes she is so funny. When we drive in the car she wanted me to explain what the shifter was and the gas pedal and brake. She then told me she wanted to drive. I told her she wasn't old enough. That she had to be 17. She is so aware of everyday things. I just want the best for her. Take care, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 He does not like to " perform " When they came to test him when he was three, I remember him pointing out the answer for the first question...suddenly he realized he was being tested and refused to give any more answers. & Sharon, I just had to respond to your description of Matt. You could have been describing Maggie. I can remember as early as when she learned to play " Pat-a-cake " that she would not do it if others were watching or requested her performance. She can do so much more than most people ever see. She's not yet had to take an IQ test, but I can imagine that when she does, her scores will be lower than they should be. That was the case with most of her pre-IEP assessments. As always, it's good to know that others share similiar experiences with their children. Carla MO Maggie 3 1/2 (mds) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2000 Report Share Posted February 1, 2000 Carla, Hello! Just had to respond to the message you wrote to & Sharon. My Naomi is the same!!!!! She will be 3 in March. We have had Birth-to-3 intervention program for her since she was a few months old. Whenever the therapists are here, she never does what I say she is now doing. It makes me feel like a liar! :-) Just tonight, Naomi was putting on a show for us with her Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet puppets, and then sat with the pile of clean laundry (towels and washcloths) and folded very carefully the washcloths----my sister turned to me and said, Why doesn't she ever do these things when the therapists are here? Beats me! Although, I must say, that lately she has been " performing " more for the therapists. I found a trick that helped---instead of letting them do their " therapy " things with new toys and games that they bring in, I show them what she does with toys and books that she owns here, that she is already familiar with. For example, she loves to draw on the Magna Doodle, I draw faces with eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, etc. And as I draw, she names the different parts. Then she erases the whole thing and draws a face, with eyes, nose, mouth, etc. She is quite good at it. So, last time her therapist came, I took out the Magna Doodle and drew, and then had Naomi do it, and the teacher was amazed that she actually drew a face. So, you have to find what works, I guess. Sorry this is so long---have a great day! Nathalie mommy of (5 1/2), Naomi (almost 3), and Anne (almost 1) Re: School > > > He does not like to " perform " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 this is thursday night, tommorrow is friday, then comes saturday, and sunday.... and then comes MONDAY ....... the day I put my not yet three year old baby on that big yellow cheese box with wheels.... to send her off into the world to start her independance.......and suddenly I am not ready for this...... Just yesterday I was carting her around in her infant carrier, my little peanut went every where with me, now having grown into a walnut she follows me on her own, and is going to willingly make the leap to the ground from the tree, some squirrel will come thru gather her up and take her off on another leg of her journey thru life leaving me waving bye bye at the side walk, till they are out of sight, now comes the hardest decision in my life, do I do the hustle back up the side walk, or the moon walk???? ha you thought I was going to say do I chase the bus ..... or stand there and wait for it to come back....... well right after I hustle back into the house and jump into the shower for the first unassisted shower in three years.......... I have this book that is calling me.... it is saying read me read me read me.......so naturally in order to read this book I must lay in the prone position on the couch....... the first time I have gotton to lay without a child attached in many many many years........... ohhhhhhhhhhhh better then a spa............................. when in reality I am still sitting on the curb waiting for my baby to come home............ debbi mom to kaiteeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2000 Report Share Posted April 4, 2000 Sharon, Thank you for the information regarding the Hanen program. I am going to go to the website after I finish the laundry, which could be in the next decade!!!!!! I appreciate you remembering me. Thank you again. I will let you know what I think. Mom to 7, Casey 5 and MDS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2000 Report Share Posted April 4, 2000 >No I don't think I have heard of the Hanen program and YES!...I would love >more information. I am very interested in learning other ways of >communication. Dear : Sorry this has taken so long. I was saving this message so I could look up the address. We did some moving around, office wise, so I couldn't find the papers from the program. I was just getting rid of old mail and saw this. I looked up the address on the web and here it is. Hope it is not too late. It's a GREAT program for children with speech delays. I am sure you will learn a lot from it. The address is: www.hanen.org Sharon, mother to Matt 5 MDS, and 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2000 Report Share Posted April 5, 2000 Hi : Just noticed you had a 7 too! I hope they have the program in your area. Good luck. Sharon > >Mom to 7, Casey 5 and MDS 3 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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