Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 I am glad to hear your son is getting better. My son is almost 4 with severe Apraxia and just started him on the DAN protocal. I have not tried HBOT but it looks promising. I plan to look into it as well. Here's an article which may be useful: http://www.hypertc.com/testimonials/2005_September_Newsletter_email.pdf Diesel Dooley <dieseldooley@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, My son is 9 years old and has Autism and severe Apraxia. My son really tries to talk but he can't. We have been treating his Autism for 7 years and he is getting better. We use most of the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) protocol for his Autism. We have also been doing SLP and OT for years. My latest project is trying HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. My question is has anyone used HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on their child? Also, do you know any Apraxia experts in Central North Carolina? Thanks, Diesel Greensboro, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Diesel, By apraxia experts, are you looking for MDs or SLPs/OTs? We've had success with both Developmental Therapy Associates in Cary, and Let's Talk in Cary for therapies. Our son is now four, and had severe drooling in combination with the apraxia. He is also a spectrum child. A combination of oral/motor exercises and a comprehensive speech therapy approach have helped him, though he is still significantly delayed with his speech. We've seen Dr. Kristi Milowic at Raleigh Neurology. She's a developmental pediatrician, and we like her approach. While she is a traditional doc, she is not averse to alternative treatments, provided there is not a chance they might harm the child. She's been supportive and informative. I have not heard anything about the HBOT, but will be curious to hear about your results. Best, Pam O'Connor [ ] Apraxia Autism HBOT Hi Everyone, My son is 9 years old and has Autism and severe Apraxia. My son really tries to talk but he can't. We have been treating his Autism for 7 years and he is getting better. We use most of the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) protocol for his Autism. We have also been doing SLP and OT for years. My latest project is trying HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. My question is has anyone used HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on their child? Also, do you know any Apraxia experts in Central North Carolina? Thanks, Diesel Greensboro, NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Hi Diesel- I'm very interested in HBOT also. I'd suggest you ask on an autism biomed group like csb-autism-rx, abmd, or chelatingkids2 - those folks are most likely to be able to point you to a HBOT provider in your area. If you try it, I hope you'll post about your experience with it! Good luck, > > Hi Everyone, > > My son is 9 years old and has Autism and severe Apraxia. My son really > tries to talk but he can't. We have been treating his Autism for 7 years > and he is getting better. We use most of the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) > protocol for his Autism. We have also been doing SLP and OT for years. > My latest project is trying HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. My question > is has anyone used HBOT Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on their child? Also, > do you know any Apraxia experts in Central North Carolina? > > > Thanks, > Diesel > > Greensboro, NC > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Does anyone know what the correlation is between drooling and speech/language development. Benetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Pam Thanks so much. I think we are going to check out Developmental Therapy Associates. Wow are son was a drooler too. He finally dryed up. :)The HBOT seems to be very popular now, especially with CP kids. Diesel RE: [ ] Apraxia Autism HBOT > Diesel, > > By apraxia experts, are you looking for MDs or SLPs/OTs? We've had success > with both Developmental Therapy Associates in Cary, and Let's Talk in Cary > for therapies. Our son is now four, and had severe drooling in combination > with the apraxia. He is also a spectrum child. A combination of oral/motor > exercises and a comprehensive speech therapy approach have helped him, > though he is still significantly delayed with his speech. > > We've seen Dr. Kristi Milowic at Raleigh Neurology. She's a developmental > pediatrician, and we like her approach. While she is a traditional doc, she > is not averse to alternative treatments, provided there is not a chance they > might harm the child. She's been supportive and informative. > > I have not heard anything about the HBOT, but will be curious to hear about > your results. > > Best, > Pam O'Connor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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