Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 We have a 20 month old toddler adopted from Georgia who has been diagosed with verbal apraxia.His receptive speech seems fine. His gross and fien motor skills are excellent. My question is it possible to have verbal apraxia and still have excellent gross and fine motor skills? THanks! Jacky in Vancouver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I know how you feel!!!! I had never heard of apraxia before my son's diagnosis. My oldest didn't really speak until he was almost three, although when he did speak he annunciated very clearly and I knew he could. When he decided to talk it was in full sentences. I kept telling myself that my youngest was going to be the same way, there is nothing wrong, and yet my gut instinct said there was. He was so frustrated and angry all the time, constantly screaming and whining. We took him to our ped. and were told to get a speech evaluation. He had severe apraxia and expressive language disorder. I was in denial for a few days, I cried, and then I thought, I need to pull myself together and get him the help he needs rather than sitting here like this. So we started speech therepy and he has improved by leaps and bounds!! He has turned into a huggy, loving little boy who likes to be held (never before, he was always too angry), he tells me he loves me, he sings, it's just amazing. He has been going to speech therepy 2X per week since October and I'm so glad we chose to do so instead of ignoring it and thinking it would get better on it's own. I'm still learning quite a bit about this condition, and so many people have been dealing with all sorts of things relating to this that I am soaking up everything I can on this board. I have only been here for maybe a week and a half and the things I have learned in that time from everyone here is priceless. I'm sure you can find the help and support here that you are looking for. It's so nice to talk to others who are dealing with this same issue. Take care Bisel > Hi, > My 2 year old daughter has been diagnosed with apraxia. She has > been seen by a developmental peditrician and is going through speech > therapy (for a little over a month now). She has an appointment in 2 > weeks w/ OT for poss sensory issues. I am still confused about all > of this it is a lot to process. I have so many questions. My husband > is in denial. My 4 year old wants to know why I love her sister more > (because she takes so much more time). We are learning simple sign > language and working on communication boards. If there is anything I > am missing please give me some advice. I am open to anything. I have > gone to some websites but there isn't too much on childhood apraxia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi Sheri, I know how you feel, we probably all do. I was in the same situation about 4 months ago, seems like 4 years though. Firstly, take a big deep breath & don't panic. You are doing well by getting her the help early & by being on this list, wanting to learn all you can about her problem...she's lucky. Sign language was our saving grace. Her SLP got her started & then she began making up her own signs. She is far less frustrated & really gets her point across most of the time. I would then suggest RUNNING to the book store & getting a copy of The Late Talker. I read that book & so much began to make sense to me, it's written in easy to understand terminology. I use it now as a refernce guide. After reading the book & posting many quesions here, I began Callie on fish oil, seems to be helping. My daughter has sensory integration issues as well, she hates being dirty, won't keep a pair of socks and/or shoes on for more than a few minutes at a time, etc.. She has feeding, chewing, swallowing issues as well, the OT will be helpful in that area too. Good Luck > Hi, > My 2 year old daughter has been diagnosed with apraxia. She has > been seen by a developmental peditrician and is going through speech > therapy (for a little over a month now). She has an appointment in 2 > weeks w/ OT for poss sensory issues. I am still confused about all > of this it is a lot to process. I have so many questions. My husband > is in denial. My 4 year old wants to know why I love her sister more > (because she takes so much more time). We are learning simple sign > language and working on communication boards. If there is anything I > am missing please give me some advice. I am open to anything. I have > gone to some websites but there isn't too much on childhood apraxia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi, Sheri - Our oldest has no issues (except that she's 17 and thinks she knows everything but, oh well!). But, our situation is a bit different - our daughter is actually my step-daughter and our son was adopted so there wouldn't be any genetic link to anything there. But, our dd was very advanced anyway (I came into her life when she was 3 1/2, we adopted our son at birth). We knew there was something different about Josh when he was 6 months - dr said to wait. We approached the dr again at 9 months - he said to wait. At 12 months we said we simply weren't waiting any longer and would he give us a referral to Easter Seals for an eval - he did and, sure enough, came back with all the things I wrote about before (except the dysarthria - that was just brought up about 3 months ago). We've been through all sorts of testing, MRI's, genetic testing, etc. Everything comes back normal - ped neuro says it was a " prenatal accident " whatever that means. Very frustrating to not have a definitive answer as to why Josh has these issues but, in the long run, it's not as important as having gotten him into therapy early. Good luck and keep in touch. Sherry sheri_coon <madicoon@...> wrote: Thank you so much for responding. I'm glad to know that I am not alone. My 4 year old was speaking complete sentences at a little over a year and you could understand everything. She could do picture flash cards at 9 months. I kept telling my peditricain that something was wrong with and he would say you know that you can't compare children, let's wait till she is 2 then we will start worring. After that I felt a little better till I saw the comercial for Early Steps. I called the number and they said I should have called them at 18 months. I have been very happy with the program so far. All my daughter can say is " a my " Like I said we are working with sign language so we can communicate. It breaks my heart when she tells me I Love You!!! I know that it will get better. I just wish she could talk to me. We both get so frustrated when we can't figure out what she wants. She has gotten to where she will hit or pinch if you don't understand her. Does your oldest have any sensory issues? Mine doesn't like water ( we haave to take a bath together),she doesn't chew her food she swallows whole, doesn't like to be dirty. I had her evaluated for Autisim but that wasn't the case. She scored poorly in the speech and change ability of the test. The Dr. thought it was because of the Apraxia though. She will re-eval in the spring before she starts pre-school. Thank you again for listening to me. If I can be of any help to you please e-mail me. Thanks, Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Hi Sheri, I am also new to the diagnosis of apraxia and this group. In fact this is my first post!! It will be nice to be able to go through this with someone else and support of this group. My son is 33 months old and has been in EI since 19 months and a private SLP 2xweek. There is so much to process it is unreal. angie > Hi, > My 2 year old daughter has been diagnosed with apraxia. She has > been seen by a developmental peditrician and is going through speech > therapy (for a little over a month now). She has an appointment in 2 > weeks w/ OT for poss sensory issues. I am still confused about all > of this it is a lot to process. I have so many questions. My husband > is in denial. My 4 year old wants to know why I love her sister more > (because she takes so much more time). We are learning simple sign > language and working on communication boards. If there is anything I > am missing please give me some advice. I am open to anything. I have > gone to some websites but there isn't too much on childhood apraxia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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