Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 , > Does anyone know anything about kids having language learning disabilities > or any other issues that could complicate their ability to learn clear > speech? I deal with teens who have LD issues all the time. However, I would stress a few things in your case: 1. I am a counsellor and a teacher. In neither role am I competent to diagnose AD/HD (ADD or ADHD), though I can raise the question. This is a medical diagnosis. Discuss this with your pediatrician.S/he may suggest an I.Q. (careful with this; there is real concern about the validity of such a test with a 6 yr. old, and even more concern about which tests are used for deaf children) and have the teacher and others, including you, fill out questionnaires supplied by the dr.(we use the Connor's and a social services rating scale). Even with that information, medical diagnosis of AD/HD is not an exact science. Remember that inattention can come from not hearing everything and being too tired to listen anymore .... I am a firm believer that AD/HD exists; I am also a firm believer in exercising caution in any diagnosis. 2. > My son's teacher feels that, while his language is developing well, > his speech is not as clear as she would expect given his level of hearing, Is she a trained speech pathologist with a strong audiological background? Not all children with similar audiograms progress at the same rate. Are the aids giving the proper gain? Also, is he getting adequate therapy (Auditory-Verbal, speech, whatever) to help him progress? If speech is the goal, he may need more focused intervention. 3. > and we notice that it's very hard to get him to focus on a conversation. Again, be sure it is not a problem with the level of gain on the aids. He is, after all, dealing with the frustration of not being able to hear well. 4. Could it be CAPD, or some sort of speech difficulty? Get trained personnel to evaluate. Remember that " normal " has a wide range. Some kids develop the 'r' sound early, some get it at age 8 or 9. A trained person with plenty of experience with HOH/Deaf kids should be the evaluator (be cautious of using a speech path with no experience with HOH/Deaf kids). Read up on ADD (lots on the Internet). Some ADD kids have a learning disability, but many, many do not. Oh, and get the speech path to check his tongue movements (my son had that done) to see if exercises might help. Lots of trained personnel are needed to help you and your son work through your concerns. Good luck!!!! Just my (very long) thoughts. Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2000 Report Share Posted February 4, 2000 There's a good site that can walk you along many of these assessments. Good Luck. Will FW as next message. Lee Ann Re: Re: (long) > > > Hi Cheryl, > > > > > > > 2. > My son's teacher feels that, while his language is developing well, > > > his speech is not as clear as she would expect given his level of > hearing, > > > > Is she a trained speech pathologist with a strong audiological background? > > Not all children with similar audiograms progress at the same rate. Are > the > > aids giving the proper gain? Also, is he getting adequate therapy > > (Auditory-Verbal, speech, whatever) to help him progress? If speech is the > > goal, he may need more focused intervention. > > She is a certified AV therapist and a teacher of the hearing impaired. She > has tons of experience with deaf and hard of hearing kids and is highly > regarded by all the parents I've talked to. I realize that all children > don't progress at the same rate, and so does she, we just want to determine > the reason if at all possible. After we get his ear cleaned out, he'll be > going for a hearing test to see if anything has changed. He gets two hours > of AV a week, plus the work I do with him at home. > > > 3. > and we notice that it's very hard to get him to focus on a > > conversation. > > > > Again, be sure it is not a problem with the level of gain on the aids. He > > is, after all, dealing with the frustration of not being able to hear > well. > > This is undoubtedly part of it. Again, I just want to know if there's > something else, as well. > > I appreciate your advice - I guess we're looking at lots of assessments. How > will I know how to judge the results? (rhetorical question!) > > > > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Unique Valentine gifts, available now at eGroups. > <a href= " http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/SparksValentine2 " >Click Here</a> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2000 Report Share Posted February 4, 2000 Thanks, Lee Ann! I'll check it out. > > > There's a good site that can walk you along many of these assessments. > Good Luck. > Will FW as next message. > Lee Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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