Re: typing too fast!

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Hi Kay,

I was re-reading my post. Seems I was typing so fast I left out some words.

Sorry about that, I had a lot to say!

Kelley

Re: AVT, Speech Therapy

> Kay's site has lots of stuff on AV and links to just

> about everything you'd ever want to know.

Thanks . I do have a page up with language stimulation ideas I used

with JD. Perhaps that will give an idea of what being an AV parent is like:

http://www.listen-up.org/oral/languag2.htm

> is there an AV directory somewhere where it would list therapists?

There's one on AVI's website:

http://auditory-verbal.org/AVTLocator.asp

> And then the other question, are they really an " AV " therapist?

That depends on what you mean by an AV therapist. Anybody can call

themselves an AV therapist. What they can't do is say they're a Certified AV

therapist unless they've passed the AVI exam.

> From what I understand over the years, hearing aids only amplifys sound,

it

> does not restore hearing to normal.

This is true for a Sensorineural hearing loss, but not a Conductive one.

Here is a page that explains what hearing aids do, and don't do, for

hearing:

http://www.listen-up.org/haid/with-aid.htm

and how the FM can help.

> I'm told his hearing is " normal " as long as he is wearing his aids, is

that

> really true? We still seem to repeat stuff to him regularly.

His hearing may be in what's called the 'normal range', but he may have

problems with distortion or other things that may affect his comprehention.

Please visit the link directly above for a further explanation. I actually

had a CART provider tell me that she never could understand why an adult

with hearing aids really needed CART (Computer Aided RealTime captioning),

till I gave the demonstration described at the above link (she was the CART

provider for that workshop) - that she was really greatful because now she

really had a better understanding of those she provides services for, that

now she " gets it " .

> how do I go about proving that he needs

> one if his grades are good?

You'll find that discussed here:

http://www.listen-up.org/rights/advocate.htm#12

> I don't know about AVT, but with traditional speech therapy they focus

soley

> on auditory component.

It's beem my experience that traditional speech therapy focuses on

articulation, not audition. At one point ASHA (The American Speech and

Hearing Association) had issued a document that said they felt that the

traditonal speech and language therapist did not have the required training

to provide auditory rehabilitation. For this and other differences, please

visit:

http://www.listen-up.org/oral/a-v2.htm

I personally think of of Auditory Verbal as being a melding of 3

professions: Speech Therapy, Audiology, and Teacher of the Deaf.

-Kay