Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi All : Today has been the day I have dreamed about for 3 1/2 years, and of course I missed it ! My son was working with his Therapist ( we do a Floortime program at home) . My son wanted a cookie and she was saying to him " I want more cookie? " And all of the sudden he said " I want More " !!!!! She couldn't believe it ! My daughter was in the room and heard it too ! O.K. Now I am freaked out because I tried to get him to say it again and he couldn't ..He went back to having all vowel sounds ? I am so CONFUSED ? Has anyone else had this happen? From A very happy and confused mom , Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Congrats!!!! Don't get freaked out that he didn't say it again. That's just apraxia. I remember when said " I want more " also. It was something that our therapist worked on for months. She typically would say something once, and then you wouldn't hear it for awhile. Then she'd say it again and start saying it a little more often, and then it would become a part of her regular vocabulary. Just remember it is not like a typically developing kid. It takes them lots of practice to get it into their everday vocabulary. > Hi All : > Today has been the day I have dreamed about for 3 1/2 years, and of course I missed it ! > My son was working with his Therapist ( we do a Floortime program at home) . > My son wanted a cookie and she was saying to him " I want more cookie? " And all of the sudden he said " I want More " !!!!! She couldn't believe it ! > My daughter was in the room and heard it too ! > O.K. Now I am freaked out because I tried to get him to say it again and he couldn't ..He went back to having all vowel sounds ? > I am so CONFUSED ? Has anyone else had this happen? > From A very happy and confused mom , Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 congratulations!!! what a great breakthrough!! Don't get freaked out about not being able to do it again on demand -- you are experiencing the beauty of apraxia. We experienced the same - couldn't imitate or repeat anything for a long time - then one day she would say it and you couldn't get it again. but that's how it starts... congrats again - very happy for you!!!! > Hi All : > Today has been the day I have dreamed about for 3 1/2 years, and of course I missed it ! > My son was working with his Therapist ( we do a Floortime program at home) . > My son wanted a cookie and she was saying to him " I want more cookie? " And all of the sudden he said " I want More " !!!!! She couldn't believe it ! > My daughter was in the room and heard it too ! > O.K. Now I am freaked out because I tried to get him to say it again and he couldn't ..He went back to having all vowel sounds ? > I am so CONFUSED ? Has anyone else had this happen? > From A very happy and confused mom , Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Congrats on the first sentence! Saying something once and then losing it is all part of the apraxia - don't worry about it, it will come back. Just keep repeating the phrase or words and keep trying to get your child to repeat it back to you ( " I want____ " ) is part of the Kaufman method - when your child comes to you to indicate he wants something, you say " Do you want____? Tell me you want_____. " Then you help the child say " I want____. " Say it as you normally would, then break it down into the individual sounds necessary to make the sentence or word). Josh did the same thing - now he says I want more___ whenever he wants something. Good luck - keep up the encouragement! Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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