Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 My five year old also talks very loud, what is the deal with that? Roxanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 My son talks very loud too. I have not gotten the whole picture yet as I am now reading the out of sync child bk and has info on that. He screams and could be embarrassing when you are out. I am not alone.. Jola (Mom to Nehemiah 4 1/2yrs, diagnosed with Apraxia at 3 1/2yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 In a message dated 11/8/04 3:44:39 PM, rflick@... writes: << My five year old also talks very loud, what is the deal with that? Roxanne >> Roxanne, This has always been an issue with my daughter who is now 22. I asked Hammer at a conference and what I got from his reply was that the apraxic person uses the loud volume because she doesn't know what is going to come out. He suggested teaching the child/person the image of a sailboat gliding into the water. I told this to my daughter and it seemed to click with her but essentially it remains a problem. The one question has always been - doesn't she hear how lould she is and I really don't think so. At middle school level, the speech therapist let her use a headset that cups the mouth and goes to the ears so she could hear her own voice/volume. But that didn't seem to have much affect. I also got a monitor at Sharper Image used for people who snore - it vibrates when the volume is too loud. But was resistant to that. The place that her loud voice is the most difficult for me is in the car. I'll tap her leg and then she will speak more softly. I will surely be interested in what other people have to say. Beu - Columbus, Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Josh talks pretty loudly as well although, as he's gotten a bit older (he's now 6 1/2), it's gotten quieter. We now also play a loud/soft game. Anytime you're bored or in a place you don't mind him really talking loudly, start talking and increase your volume as you talk until you're talking REALLY loudly (sensory issues - you don't want to automatically talk loudly - it may freak your child out! Been there, done that! ;-) ) then suddenly drop your voice to very quiet whispers - try to get your child to do that as well. You can use animal sounds (lions roar REALLY LOUDLY, mice squeak very soft) but use the words to describe your volume so they get the idea not only in the sounds but in the words associated with them. Does that make sense? Josh loves doing this now that he's getting the idea. We were walking yesterday and he started doing it on his own, getting me to copy him! Sherry Ben & Jola Obire <benjolarac@...> wrote: My son talks very loud too. I have not gotten the whole picture yet as I am now reading the out of sync child bk and has info on that. He screams and could be embarrassing when you are out. I am not alone.. Jola (Mom to Nehemiah 4 1/2yrs, diagnosed with Apraxia at 3 1/2yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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