Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 My son will be 4 in February and still does not talk. He can say " omma and ammaw " (momma and mammaw) and a few other words. They aren't clear but he tries. We taught him basic sign and it is so much easier for him to communicate that way. What type of PMG does your daughter have? Is she in speech therapy? -allison Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® When did you PMG child start talking?? My daughter is 20 months old now and all she says is baba.. she used to say dada and papa but hasn't said it in over a month since her last seizure.. I just thought I would ask when you dids talked to see if she is way behind for a pmg child or where she stands.. It just drives me nuts not knowing if she will be a non-verbal child or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 My daughter Abigail, now 11, started trying to make sounds that sounded like letters at 7 months old. But then stopped. At 5 yrs old she could say plenty of things but we could only understand 3 words clearly. We started teaching signing at 7 months of age. She used this alot to communicate with us. When she was almost 6 yrs old she had a jaw surgery that allowed her to open her mouth alittle wider. She began talking more and eating by mouth more. Today she is fluent in her speech. She rarely uses signing anymore. However, there are times that I still have trouble understanding what she is trying to say to me and I will have her repeat over and over until I can figure out what syllables or sounds are missing. There are also times that she has totally clear speech. And yes, she does say I love you very well. So keep the faith and hope! Speech therapy also helps! Deb ________________________________ To: polymicrogyria Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 12:07:13 AM Subject: When did you PMG child start talking?? My daughter is 20 months old now and all she says is baba.. she used to say dada and papa but hasn't said it in over a month since her last seizure.. I just thought I would ask when you dids talked to see if she is way behind for a pmg child or where she stands.. It just drives me nuts not knowing if she will be a non-verbal child or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 , Nisha had a difficult time with language. She starting talking around a year. She could not progress past single words and like 5 groups. Like " Pa broke " pacifier broke, " watch Dora " I want TV " cracker " I want food. It seemed liked she had set templates for her needs. Speech therapy helped her over that glitch. Now she is 4 and talks normal just when she is tired it is very quiet. Overall it seems that she needs detailed instruction to learn new things.Speech is so individual thing many typical kids have different schedules of learning. My 2 yr old did not have much speech at 24 mos but then all the sudden spoke in sentences. I really though she needed speech therapy too. She had ear tubes from an infection that could not resolve after 5 months.If you have SLP work on what they tell you, read books to her and try not to worry so much. Diane mom Nisha PMG 4 left hemi CP seizures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 wow that's great, my son is (6) and he does not speak at all nor does he sign. ________________________________ To: polymicrogyria Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 1:30:40 PM Subject: RE: When did you PMG child start talking?? , Nisha had a difficult time with language. She starting talking around a year. She could not progress past single words and like 5 groups. Like " Pa broke " pacifier broke, " watch Dora " I want TV " cracker " I want food. It seemed liked she had set templates for her needs. Speech therapy helped her over that glitch. Now she is 4 and talks normal just when she is tired it is very quiet. Overall it seems that she needs detailed instruction to learn new things.Speech is so individual thing many typical kids have different schedules of learning. My 2 yr old did not have much speech at 24 mos but then all the sudden spoke in sentences. I really though she needed speech therapy too. She had ear tubes from an infection that could not resolve after 5 months.If you have SLP work on what they tell you, read books to her and try not to worry so much. Diane mom Nisha PMG 4 left hemi CP seizures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Lillian, Out of curiosity, how does he tell you his wants? Does he use a communication device? - Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® RE: When did you PMG child start talking?? , Nisha had a difficult time with language. She starting talking around a year. She could not progress past single words and like 5 groups. Like " Pa broke " pacifier broke, " watch Dora " I want TV " cracker " I want food. It seemed liked she had set templates for her needs. Speech therapy helped her over that glitch. Now she is 4 and talks normal just when she is tired it is very quiet. Overall it seems that she needs detailed instruction to learn new things.Speech is so individual thing many typical kids have different schedules of learning. My 2 yr old did not have much speech at 24 mos but then all the sudden spoke in sentences. I really though she needed speech therapy too. She had ear tubes from an infection that could not resolve after 5 months.If you have SLP work on what they tell you, read books to her and try not to worry so much. Diane mom Nisha PMG 4 left hemi CP seizures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I just know-I guess, it becomes very frustating at time,but I know. If you aske a yes or no question I'll get his point. He does use a communicater at school. ________________________________ To: PMG support group <polymicrogyria > Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 1:35:46 PM Subject: Re: When did you PMG child start talking?? Lillian, Out of curiosity, how does he tell you his wants? Does he use a communication device? - Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® RE: When did you PMG child start talking?? , Nisha had a difficult time with language. She starting talking around a year. She could not progress past single words and like 5 groups. Like " Pa broke " pacifier broke, " watch Dora " I want TV " cracker " I want food. It seemed liked she had set templates for her needs. Speech therapy helped her over that glitch. Now she is 4 and talks normal just when she is tired it is very quiet. Overall it seems that she needs detailed instruction to learn new things.Speech is so individual thing many typical kids have different schedules of learning. My 2 yr old did not have much speech at 24 mos but then all the sudden spoke in sentences. I really though she needed speech therapy too. She had ear tubes from an infection that could not resolve after 5 months.If you have SLP work on what they tell you, read books to her and try not to worry so much. Diane mom Nisha PMG 4 left hemi CP seizures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 what is an aac device? > > Hello, my little girl is 23 months and the only thing she is able to > say is mmmmmm and aaahhh. We have yet to hear any mama, dada, baba > although we work on communication everyday and she goes to speech > therapy once a week. I think what is important is finding your child a > way to communicate whether that be through speaking, sign language, an > AAC device or something else. But I never give up hope that one day my > she will say mama or I love you... Even though she says it everyday > through her smile and laugh;) > > Sent from my iPhone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 she is in speech therapy. she has unilateral right sided..they told me it was frontal but on the right side only.. her neuro really doesn't tell me much about it at all. > > My son will be 4 in February and still does not talk. He can say " omma and ammaw " (momma and mammaw) and a few other words. They aren't clear but he tries. We taught him basic sign and it is so much easier for him to communicate that way. What type of PMG does your daughter have? Is she in speech therapy? > -allison > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® > > When did you PMG child start talking?? > > My daughter is 20 months old now and all she says is baba.. she used to say dada and papa but hasn't said it in over a month since her last seizure.. I just thought I would ask when you dids talked to see if she is way behind for a pmg child or where she stands.. It just drives me nuts not knowing if she will be a non-verbal child or not... > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 My son is 6 years old and has BPP. He has about 12 words and has been in speech therapy since he was a little over 1 year old. His words are not too clear and he says mostly vowels and the syllables for example: His name Evan sounds like e han or hot dog sounds like ot og. It is like a toddler in which their parents only understand what they are saying. Evan will likey never have a functional speech and will use signing and a communication device. If your child is doing good with talking even if they are 3 or 4 or 5 or older that is awesome as with PMG speech is a huge issue and quite a few kiddos do not develop a functional speech.  Mom to Evan 6yrs, left hemiplegia cerebral palsy, seizures, developmental delays, mostly non verbal & 9 1/2 nda ________________________________ To: polymicrogyria Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 10:59:56 AM Subject: Re: When did you PMG child start talking??  My daughter Abigail, now 11, started trying to make sounds that sounded like letters at 7 months old. But then stopped. At 5 yrs old she could say plenty of things but we could only understand 3 words clearly. We started teaching signing at 7 months of age. She used this alot to communicate with us. When she was almost 6 yrs old she had a jaw surgery that allowed her to open her mouth alittle wider. She began talking more and eating by mouth more. Today she is fluent in her speech. She rarely uses signing anymore. However, there are times that I still have trouble understanding what she is trying to say to me and I will have her repeat over and over until I can figure out what syllables or sounds are missing. There are also times that she has totally clear speech. And yes, she does say I love you very well. So keep the faith and hope! Speech therapy also helps! Deb ________________________________ To: polymicrogyria Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 12:07:13 AM Subject: When did you PMG child start talking?? My daughter is 20 months old now and all she says is baba.. she used to say dada and papa but hasn't said it in over a month since her last seizure.. I just thought I would ask when you dids talked to see if she is way behind for a pmg child or where she stands.. It just drives me nuts not knowing if she will be a non-verbal child or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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