Re: Apraxia related to movement? Possibly?

[Guest guest]

THE HARNESS!!! LOL...and some stern talk. HE cried at first, but then

when all of his siblings joined him, he soon stopped crying. When

allowed freedom of movement, the verbal talk ceases. I am pretty

certain now they are connected.

<br>

> >

> > I know from what I have read that any type of Apraxia

> > is " neurological " in order; although, I have read that some

Apraxia

> > is ideopathic (unknown origin).<br>

> > As I sat and recapped Charlie Hart's " onset " of Apraxia, I

realized

> > that he had a drastic decline in speech when he began to walk.

> > Anyways....lately, he has been running up and down the hall of my

> > mother's house, going from room to room, cabinet to cabinet,

> driving

> > me crazy!!!! We thought it was because it is a new environment

and

> he

> > was just " checking it out " . It got so bad that we decided to

employ

> > the use of a children's restraint harness (like a leash); I know

> you

> > all have seen them before? I used to think it was awful to have a

> > child on a leash. Anyway...so, I made him sit and play with his

> > siblings in one spot (partly because I was worn out from chasing

> > him). THE MOST AMAZING THINK BEGAN TO HAPPEN!!! I was totally

> > shocked. After his initial " crying " because I was makinghim stay

> > still, he began to play and interact " VERBALLY " with his

siblings.

> > Most of what he was saying was unintelligible at that point, but

> > nonetheless he was talking!!! I still cannot pinpoint why, but I

am

> > checking into the neural pathways in the brain to figure out why.

> One

> > of my daughters then cmmented that it was totally impossible for

> her

> > to " walk and chew gum simultaneously " . I laughed, but I thought

> that

> > was quite odd. She insists it is true and I verified she is not

> > lying; she cannot do it. <br>

> > I got to thinking about how active Charlie Hart is and how since

he

> > began to walk and run that he has not spoken hardly at all. Has

> > anyone heard of this occurring? Could it be that his " movement "

is

> > interfering with his " speech " because he cannot do both at the

same

> > time? <br>

> > I tested my theory by removing the harness and letting him have

his

> > freedom of movement again; all of the sudden, he went

SILENT " AND "

> he

> > no longer paid attention to anything I was saying like he did

when

> he

> > was sitting in one place. <br> What is happening here? Maybe I

ned

> to

> > see a neurologist for him and explain all of this? Is this why

> speech

> > therapy works because they sit in a confined environment for a

> perid

> > of time on a regular basis? <br>

> > This is very odd to have witnessed this, but I am going to roll

> with

> > it and I need some help decidig on who to go to in order to see

> what

> > is happening. <br>

> > Thanks for the input in advance.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I do not understnad then why he can " sign " and walk/run at the

same time. It is only the verbal talk. I cannot help but think of the

way stroke patients act and wonder if there is a correlation or

cimilarity in brain activity?

<br>

>

> Two things:

>

> 1. Apraxia IS a tor planning issue. The brain knows what it wants

to say, but it can't quite tell the mouth to form the words.

> 2. Often, toddlers " halt " one skill when learning another one,

because they cannot work on two skills at once. I believe that's

been a topic of discussion on the group before.

>

> A.

> Special Educator

> Simon Kenton HS

> 11132 Madison Pk.

> Independence, KY 41051

> (859)960-0348

> cynthia.jones@...

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: MosaicDS on behalf of

> Sent: Mon 6/16/2008 6:28 PM

> To: MosaicDS

> Subject: Apraxia related to movement? Possibly?

>

>

>

> I know from what I have read that any type of Apraxia

> is " neurological " in order; although, I have read that some Apraxia

> is ideopathic (unknown origin).<br>

> As I sat and recapped Charlie Hart's " onset " of Apraxia, I realized

> that he had a drastic decline in speech when he began to walk.

> Anyways....lately, he has been running up and down the hall of my

> mother's house, going from room to room, cabinet to cabinet,

driving

> me crazy!!!! We thought it was because it is a new environment and

he

> was just " checking it out " . It got so bad that we decided to employ

> the use of a children's restraint harness (like a leash); I know

you

> all have seen them before? I used to think it was awful to have a

> child on a leash. Anyway...so, I made him sit and play with his

> siblings in one spot (partly because I was worn out from chasing

> him). THE MOST AMAZING THINK BEGAN TO HAPPEN!!! I was totally

> shocked. After his initial " crying " because I was makinghim stay

> still, he began to play and interact " VERBALLY " with his siblings.

> Most of what he was saying was unintelligible at that point, but

> nonetheless he was talking!!! I still cannot pinpoint why, but I am

> checking into the neural pathways in the brain to figure out why.

One

> of my daughters then cmmented that it was totally impossible for

her

> to " walk and chew gum simultaneously " . I laughed, but I thought

that

> was quite odd. She insists it is true and I verified she is not

> lying; she cannot do it. <br>

> I got to thinking about how active Charlie Hart is and how since he

> began to walk and run that he has not spoken hardly at all. Has

> anyone heard of this occurring? Could it be that his " movement " is

> interfering with his " speech " because he cannot do both at the same

> time? <br>

> I tested my theory by removing the harness and letting him have his

> freedom of movement again; all of the sudden, he went SILENT " AND "

he

> no longer paid attention to anything I was saying like he did when

he

> was sitting in one place. <br> What is happening here? Maybe I ned

to

> see a neurologist for him and explain all of this? Is this why

speech

> therapy works because they sit in a confined environment for a

perid

> of time on a regular basis? <br>

> This is very odd to have witnessed this, but I am going to roll

with

> it and I need some help decidig on who to go to in order to see

what

> is happening. <br>

> Thanks for the input in advance.

>

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