Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Sandy - I don't know about the " best " place but you can contact the Nordic Naturals website and look up your area to find a store or you can order directly from NN - I've called them many times to place orders (rather than do it over the net) and they have been very helpful and good at explaining things. How old is your child? What weight, etc. - all of that could be helpful in determining initial dosages. We have put the ProEFA in Josh's milk, his juice, on his applesauce, in yogurt, some people just squeeze it into their child's mouth - you have to find a way that your child will handle - and then find a back-up method for when that one fails ; - ) sherry momof2girlz2002 <asredden@...> wrote: Where is the best place to purchase ProEFA? How do you determine the dosage for your child? Also, what are some of the ways you've gotten your child to take it? We are wanting to begin this and were not sure about these things. Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hello. I am new to the apraxia diagnosis. My son is 2 years old and his speech therapist is thinking he has verbal apraxia and has recommended fish oils. Does anyone know where you can purchase them and what is a proper starting dose? Any help would be appreciated. Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hi Melinda and welcome! Here are some archives to help! Below is a new member archived message, and an " EFA 101 basics " archived message to hopefully answer more of your questions for now (did you read The Late Talker yet?) What type of apraxic like speech behaviors are you seeing that makes you and the SLP suspect your child has apraxia vs. a simple delay in speech? Is your child talking at all yet? At your child's age - without speech, it's difficult to diagnose verbal apraxia -they could " suspect " verbal apraxia and begin treatment just in case, which wouldn't hurt your child if he ended up just having a simple delay. Just a few questions before we could provide more accurate answers: Does your child have signs of oral apraxia? (for example, can he on command smile, imitate funny faces, blow bubbles...if you put peanut butter anywhere around his mouth can he lick it off no matter where it is?) http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/oralapraxia.html Does your child have any neurological " soft signs " such as hypotonia or sensory integration dysfunction? http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/parentfriendlysoftsigns.html Who else evaluated your child? Was it only the SLP through your town school or was he also in Early Intervention through the state? (birth to three) Was he evaluated by both a speech pathologist as well as an occupational therapist? Was/were they knowledgeable about apraxia? (If your child wasn't diagnosed by an occupational therapist as well and professionals suspect apraxia -I highly recommend you request that too either through both the school as well as private through insurance for many reasons) To answer any questions you may have about taking your child to see a neurodevelopmental MD if he has not yet been to one and apraxia is suspected... in one word - " Yes!!! " I would have your child diagnosed (private) by a neurodevelopmental medical doctor (developmental pediatrician or pediatric neurologist) who is knowledgeable about apraxia and other neurologically based multi-faceted communication impairments for numerous reasons. Reasons include (but not limited to) *having a " hero " on the outside of the school who can assist in a therapeutic plan and oversee your child's development over the years *advocacy support with the insurance company * ruling out or confirming any neurological soft signs or any other reasons for the delay in speech *help those that ask " why isn't he talking yet " understand this is a medical condition -and has nothing to do with your child's cognitive ability. (if in your child's case it doesn't. Apraxia in itself does not affect a child's cognitive ability -and speaking early or late is no indication of a child's intelligence. Also contrary to popular belief -most who have speech impairments have average to above average intelligence) I would also have at least one private " out of pocket " (if possible) exam with a knowledgeable speech pathologist as well. This SLP can coordinate with your child's MD, and school therapist and other professionals, and again be there to assist in a therapeutic plan, help set goals and oversee your child's development over the years if needed. Networking with parents of other speech-impaired children is also possibly one of the best moves you could make in your child's recovery. Others will steer you to the " right " professionals and programs in your area -and you won't feel so alone. I would HIGHLY recommend joining a whose goal is to unite parents and professionals. This group / is through CHERAB http://www.cherab.org The speechville website also has message boards so that you can talk to other parents on particular topics. http://www.speech-express.com/boards/ Check your state resources at Speechville to find local support groups and resources. http://www.speech-express.com/regional-resources.html http://www.speech-express.com/communication-station/regional-support-groups.html (BTW -for anyone who is either running or starting a support group - due to The Late Talker book and the many who will see your group, please make sure your info is up at this website and accurate) For all your other questions including what type of testing -just read " The Late Talker " . (Nike said 'Just Do It!' -I say 'Just Read It!') At Amazon.com you can even start today and read sample pages of the book online! " The first book to show parents how to tell whether a child has a speech delay -or a more serious speech disorder Every parent eagerly awaits the day his or her child will speak for the fist time. For millions of mothers and fathers, however, anticipation turns to anxiety when those initial, all-important words are a long time coming. Many worried parents are reassured that their child is " just a late talker, " but unfortunately, that is not always the case. Co-author Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hey Sherry...thanks for the info. He has been on the OTC for about two months and really its hard to tell if his progress is due to that or just him working really hard, you know. He is 4 and has many words and even sentences but a stranger might only understand him say 40% of the time (that might even be generous). Although now that I think of it he has made gains in preschool type areas ie learning to spell his name and all of a sudden he draws pictures that actually somewhat look like what it is supposed to be (before just scibbled). He wasn't doing that two months ago...wow maybe the supp has actually been working. It so hard to tell if some of it is just plain old development. The changes have not been what I would call overnight but I'll take it however it comes!!! Anyhow I should be getting my proefa soon and I'm hoping that the OTC just didn't have exactly the right formula and we'll see better results. Thanks for listening I'm sure I seem like a total flake:) Jill > > Hi, Jill - > You might want to start with one ProEFA for a bit until your son gets used to it, although since you've been on another supp it shouldn't be a difficult switch-over. How long was he on the other one? You might want to add the second one slowly and build up to a full two caps a day rather than jumping right into it. There seems to be results within 3 weeks or so but some kids take a bit longer, some have results sooner - and, unfortunately and truthfully, some have no results. Josh had results within 3 weeks - had started out only saying " bababa " for everything (except " mama " and sometimes " dada " ) at 3 1/2 years old when we started him on fish oil supps (used OTC for a long time until ran into a rancidity problem, then switched to ProEFA) - at 3 weeks into the supps, he was approximating words and had already added about 25 words to his lexicon. Now, at 6 1/2 years old we can't shut him up! As my dh jokingly says, be careful what you wish! ;-) > > Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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