Re: SLP's that are specialists with apraxia

[Guest guest]

to all...

question on iep's and speech therapists. my son's speech therapist is out on

medical leave indefinitely. the iep said he was to have 1:1 speech 2x a week

for 1/2 hour. now the school is doing a dyad 2 kids per 1 therapist. she

is a qualified person who has been there for a long time. i needless to say am

not happy. i feel sorry for the therapist out on leave but my son isn't

getting what he needs. the social worker assigned to us has said i can go to

the

principal of the school and complain if i wish. but what happens if they put

him 1:1 with a new therapist who will be new to the school and new to my son

and new maybe even to the profession? am i better off leaving him with a

trusted and educated long-timer who is respected among others in the school OR

complaining to the principal and maybe getting 1:1 with a person who isn't that

qualified? don't know what way to go.

thanks for any imput

lori

[Guest guest]

I don't know of any link to a list of SLPs that are experts in apraxia.

This is what I would do if I were you:

1) I would start by posting to this list with the subject line with your

city and state. In the content of the message, ask if anyone knows of SLPs

that are highly knowledgeable about apraxia. (Some folks don't read every

message b/c of the volume of the list so putting a subject heading with

your city and state will help get the attention of the folks that might have

answers for you.

2) I would ask or Ally (parent leader of the support group in the

coastal Carolina's) about SLPs who attended the apraxia conference in the

Carolina's this past summer.

3) I would call down to the closest university that has a masters program in

communicative disorders (speech pathology) as the instructors would probably

have their hand on the " pulse " of the professionals in the area (who

specializes in what, etc). There is a link on speech-express.com that is

for finding university programs in your area. From the home page, go to

" education station " and look for a link about university clinics by state.

If you are unable to find the link, let me know. Speech-express is down

right now so I can't give you the exact link right now. If you have trouble

finding it, email me back privately and I will get you the exact link.

4) I would go to the support group page at speech-express.com and look for a

support group in GA and contact the parent leader for information on area

SLPs.

5) if all else fails, I would think try an SLP at one of the children's

hospitals in the area.

Best of luck in your search!

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

<< Does anyone know how to find a listing of SLP's that are specialists

in the area of CAS? I seem to recall seeing a link to a list in the

past, but I'm not sure where I saw it.

[Guest guest]

you can call another IEP mtg (bring an advocate if you need one) and have

written into the IEP that the ST working w/your son get appropriate training

in apraxia (or whatever) that they need, whether that means that the school

has to send them for seminar training, etc. If the IEP says 1:1 then by law

they have to give him that. Take it to mediation if you have to. I highly

recommend an advocate if you don't have one-they're worth the $

Re: [ ] SLP's that are specialists with

apraxia

to all...

question on iep's and speech therapists. my son's speech therapist is out

on

medical leave indefinitely. the iep said he was to have 1:1 speech 2x a

week

for 1/2 hour. now the school is doing a dyad 2 kids per 1 therapist. she

is a qualified person who has been there for a long time. i needless to say

am

not happy. i feel sorry for the therapist out on leave but my son isn't

getting what he needs. the social worker assigned to us has said i can go

to the

principal of the school and complain if i wish. but what happens if they

put

him 1:1 with a new therapist who will be new to the school and new to my son

and new maybe even to the profession? am i better off leaving him with a

trusted and educated long-timer who is respected among others in the school

OR

complaining to the principal and maybe getting 1:1 with a person who isn't

that

qualified? don't know what way to go.

thanks for any imput

lori

[Guest guest]

T his is really hard. Have you had a chance to watch the 1:2 therapy? Does

your child get private therapy in addition to school? What is your gut

feeling about the therapist's handling of the situation? (Some therapists

are gifted at making group therapy a productive experience.) I think that

the child with whom your child is paired is very important. Group therapy

can work if the kids have a similar disorder and are at a similar stage in

their speech-lang development. Then again, if they have your child paired

with someone who is far behind or way ahead of your child, I would think it

would be hard to have effective group therapy.

I am a firm believer in 1:1 therapy, however, I am learning that I have to

choose my battles with the school. There is so much that my son's school is

doing wrong right now that if I try to have them change everything, I will

alienate them (injuring our working relationship) and my son will probably

still not get everything he needs. I am not saying to just let the school

do whatever they want. What I *am* saying is to choose your battles

carefully. If you watch the 1:2 speech therapy and you feel good (that gut

instinct) about what you see, maybe you let this one go so that they school

is more agreeable for your next battle.

In theory (according to IDEA), we really shouldn't have to compromise like

this but in reality, the school does have limits and it is in our children's

best interest to keep lines of communication open and choose battles wisely.

Here is a great article from wrightslaw about how to advocate by " playing

hearts, not poker "

http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/iep.bollero.hearts.htm

Best of luck in your decision. Just my parent opinion...

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

to all...

question on iep's and speech therapists. my son's speech therapist is out

on

medical leave indefinitely. the iep said he was to have 1:1 speech 2x a

week

for 1/2 hour. now the school is doing a dyad 2 kids per 1 therapist.

she

is a qualified person who has been there for a long time. i needless to

say am

not happy. i feel sorry for the therapist out on leave but my son isn't

getting what he needs. the social worker assigned to us has said i can go

to the

principal of the school and complain if i wish. but what happens if they

put

him 1:1 with a new therapist who will be new to the school and new to my

son

and new maybe even to the profession? am i better off leaving him with a

trusted and educated long-timer who is respected among others in the

school OR

complaining to the principal and maybe getting 1:1 with a person who isn't

that

qualified? don't know what way to go.

thanks for any imput

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

In addition to the great advice already given here. It was a while

back I did find some Georgia Speech Therapists found at the (GSHA)

Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Website.(Tonight could

not find the GSHA list of therapist- not sure how current the info?)

Was listed in category that these Speech Therapist below treat Apraxia.

Included are Georgia Regional Support Groups/Contact posted at Speechville.

The Georgia support contacts or GSHA http://www.gsha.org/contactgsha/index.htm

might have recommendations for your area. Hope this can help.

Best Wishes,

Mustafa

Mom to Khalid, Jadd ,and Danya

Georgia Regional Support Groups/Contact

http://www.speech-express.com/communication-station/georgia.html

Apraxia Support Contact

Atlanta, Georgia

Liz

E-Mail: LIZARDO27@...

Apraxia Support Group

South Metro Atlanta Apraxia Network

Meeting Time: second Thursday of the month

Meeting Location: Fayette Community Hospital, Community

Room A/B

E-mail: KristiFP@...

Website: http://www.geocities.com/atlantaapraxia/

Apraxia Support Group

Apraxic in Atlanta ( Group: apraxicinatlanta)

Contact: Bowen

E-Mail: beammeupbaby@...

Apraxia Support Contact

Canton, Georgia

E-Mail: ralexa2898@...

The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association

http://www.gsha.org/

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

1400 Baptist Med Ctr Dr Ste 170

Cumming, GA 30041

Contact: Asha Advani

Phone: 770-844-3650

JANE S. FROBOSE

6020 Ettington Dr

Suwanee, GA 30024

Contact: Jane Frobose

Phone: 770-205-9866

Fax: 770-205-9868

BAILEY SPEECH & LANGUAGE SVCS

735 Longleaf Blvd Ste A

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Beverly

Phone: 770-995-2378

JANE S. FROBOSE

6020 Ettington Dr

Suwanee, GA 30024

Contact: Jane Frobose

Phone: 770-205-9866

Fax: 770-205-9868

KIDSPEECH, INC

316 West Pike St Ste 202

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Gentry

Phone: 678-377-2833

Fax: 678-377-2882

HARRIET C. FRITZ

735 Longleaf Blvd

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Harriet Fritz

Phone: 770-995-2378

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA

AT GWINNETT/SUGARLOAF KIDS VILLAGE

4850 Su

Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Contact: Jan

Phone: 770-682-3508

Fax: 770-682-3521

SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL OF GWINNETT

1001 Duluth Hwy

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Contact: Beverly

Phone: 770-339-6569

Fax: 770-963-3456

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA

IN ALPHARETTA

11835 Alpharetta Hwy

Roswell, GA 30076

Contact: Kohrman

Phone: 678-366-1212

Fax: 678-366-3776

LAUREN WIESKOPF & ASSOCIATES

5385 Cottage Farm Rd

Alpharetta, GA 30022

Contact: Wieskopf

Phone: 770-813-1270

LEILA L. HARTLEY

PO Box 19037

Atlanta, GA 31126

Contact: Leila Hartley

Phone: 404-812-9875

Fax: 404-812-1979

LORIE S. DELK AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

905 Turlough Trail

Alpharetta, GA 30022

Contact: Lorie Delk

Phone: 404-660-5953

Fax: 770-569-5530

LYN ROUTENBERG

2130 Six Branches Dr

Roswell, GA 30076

Contact: Lyn Routenberg

Phone: 770-993-5294

Fax: 770-649-8020

SPS, INC.

750 Hammond Dr Ste 100

Atlanta, GA 30328

Contact: Mindy Cohen

Phone: 404-459-9192

THERAPY ON THE SQUARE

134 Marietta Hwy

Roswell, GA 30075

Contact: Terri H. Cohen

Phone: 770-642-0670

Fax: 770-642-0706

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA

AT SCOTTISH RITE

1001 Ferry Rd NE

Atlanta, GA 30342

Contact: Carol Ann

Phone: 404-257-3222

Fax: 404-257-3469

> Does anyone know how to find a listing of SLP's that are

specialists

> in the area of CAS? I seem to recall seeing a link to a list in

the

> past, but I'm not sure where I saw it.

>

> Thanks for any information.

>

> I'm in Georgia, if that helps

>

> (Mom to 2.10, apraxia, sid, hypotonia)

[Guest guest]

Jordan's SLP wrote me today that she's " not trained in PROMPT " and really

doesn't know how to treat apraxia....any ideas what to do from here? Any

information I can forward this girl?? All is appreciated.

~K

RE: [ ] SLP's that are specialists with apraxia

you can call another IEP mtg (bring an advocate if you need one) and have

written into the IEP that the ST working w/your son get appropriate training

in apraxia (or whatever) that they need, whether that means that the school

has to send them for seminar training, etc. If the IEP says 1:1 then by law

they have to give him that. Take it to mediation if you have to. I highly

recommend an advocate if you don't have one-they're worth the $

[Guest guest]

Plus I know of 2 PROMPT certified SLP's in the Augusta GA area.

Teressa at MCG-Children's Medical Center and Snyder (Private

practice)

I have contact info for both. Plus there is an Apraxia support group for

this area but I will be attending my first meeting next month.

Sheila Zimmerman