Re: trick or treat

November 10, 2004

Huge congratulations on y's success!! It truly does help so

much to hear how well other children have done. I hope that next

year my son will be able to say 'trick or treat'. Thanks!!!

>

> hello,

> i joined this list a year ago when my now almost 3 1/2 yr old son

> was completely nonverbal and diagnoised with severe apraxia. one

of

> the moms back then had posted that the year before her son could

not

> talk and could now say " trick or treat " . she said it was the

> greatest thing to hear and that our kids would get there too...she

> said you would be amazed see what happens in a year. i cannot

> remember who posted that but it got me through my first year. i

> think about what that mom said everyday. this year, my son was

able

> to go trick or treating and beable to say it well enough to be

> understood. we still have a road in front of us but i just wanted

> to thank that mom for the post last year because it kept me going

> and continues to keep me going through all the therapy, the worry

> and the prayers. i am a lurker and that is why you have probably

> not seen my name.

> nancy and scotty 3 1/2 apraxia...now at full sentences and 30%

> understandability!

November 10, 2004

Hi, -

I don't know if I was the one that wrote that - I'm sure there were several

moms who may have done it although I know I wrote something back then about

hearing Josh say trick-or-treat after not being able to say anything except

" babababa " and how exciting it was to go trick-or-treating that year (after

starting the fish oil supps and really intensifying the speech therapy). So

glad to hear that you and y are doing so well! Hope you keep coming to the

line - lurking or otherwise - it's a great spot for support, advice, concern,

venting, shoulders, etc., etc. Keep up the good work! Just so you know - Josh

is now, after 2 1/2 years on the supps, talking so much we can't keep him quiet

- understandability is increasing daily, his vocab keeps growing, his

socialization is greatly improved (will initiate playing with pretty much any

kid now and can go up to adults to ask for things - not just us or his teachers

- and they can understand him). We had added the ProEPA (one cap

in addition to 2 caps of ProEFA) as well as carnaware. Wait for what the next

year brings you! Take care!

Sherry

efrusy <nancyefrusy@...> wrote:

hello,

i joined this list a year ago when my now almost 3 1/2 yr old son

was completely nonverbal and diagnoised with severe apraxia. one of

the moms back then had posted that the year before her son could not

talk and could now say " trick or treat " . she said it was the

greatest thing to hear and that our kids would get there too...she

said you would be amazed see what happens in a year. i cannot

remember who posted that but it got me through my first year. i

think about what that mom said everyday. this year, my son was able

to go trick or treating and beable to say it well enough to be

understood. we still have a road in front of us but i just wanted

to thank that mom for the post last year because it kept me going

and continues to keep me going through all the therapy, the worry

and the prayers. i am a lurker and that is why you have probably

not seen my name.

nancy and scotty 3 1/2 apraxia...now at full sentences and 30%

understandability!

November 10, 2004

Hi ,

I rejoice with you. My prayer is, to be able to testify to this too next year.

Only this morning, my 6yr old daugher, told me she dreamt my son was

talking.....I am very hopeful because he is a fighter and very eager to learn...

----

Jola

(Mom to Nehemiah 4 1/2 yrs old only diagnosed last yr Dec at 3 1/2 of apraxia

and so far has had only 11mts therapy 2x a wk ST & OT at school and will start

in January, additional therapy privately at Easter Seals, ST & OT twice a wk,

making four sessions of each per wk really looking forward to it - He has about

10 words and 20 signs)