Hi! And Help!

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Hi! And Help!

I've been listening in on this site since June 2001.

My son is now 4 years old. He was diagnosed last May with Severe Oral/Verbal

Apraxia.

Last January he had about 50 words. Now he is spontaneously saying 3 + words at

a time.

My question is his behavior. Since 2 1/2 he has been in EI and than he started

school at 3 in a Pre School Disabled with the School District.

Anyway- is " behavioral " . He will start out with a teacher or therapist

& work beautiful with them. One month to 6 weeks later (it's almost clock work)

He starts playing games-testing the waters. This year he has the same teacher

as last year. And since he is a January baby he is repeating the same

curriculum from last year. (FYI-he has # recognition (working on counting to 30

@ home), letter recognition, shape recognition and so forth) So, another words

I feel he is definately a little bored this year, adding to his behavior. I

even have him reading a little-since he's been 3 1/2.

It just drives me crazy that a child can go from the " highest functioning in the

class " the 1st month of class - And at that point we were going to enroll him

into regular nursery school to now a meeting going to be held possibly to

change programs.

The teacher, uses words like " he knows what he is doing " , " it's a game to him " ,

" he's very manipulative " , " he's very controlling " .

Also, she mentioned the 1st 5 months of school he didn't suck his thumb in class

and now he is.

Also, he is getting aggressive-not hitting-but kicking and stiffening up, where

it physically takes to people to put him in a timeout chair.

I just can't understand how a child can be so dynamite and then be so

behavioral.

Anyones thoughts would be appreciated.

Colette ( 4, Apraxic 2, a chatterbox)