Guest guest Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 Welcome Tami! The SLP that diagnosed my son with apraxia also said she wanted to see him over a period of time before she would call it apraxia. It is a complex disorder so i was glad she took time to closely look at my son's speech errors before diagnosing. My son had a hard time with signs becuase of his fine motor and motor planning deficits also. Many of his signs were backwards or approximations. I always felt that as long as he was trying to communicate and we could understand what he was trying to convey, I was happy. Sign was truly a bridge for him. There are tons of posts in the archives about sign language if you want more info on it. Is your son being served in the school system right now? Are you confident in the SLP that is treating him right now? Here is a great source of info for apraxia: http://www.speechville.com/diagnosis- destinations/apraxia/apraxia.html Tricia Morin North Carolina > > > Hi my name is Tami and I am a mom to twin boys. Kennylee and > is 4.6 years old. He has been to see a SLP for his speech is > very much behind. We are told it is pointing towards Apraxia. She > would like to have him see her for a least one month before she is > really sure. > does not repeat words. He knows some signs but it is hard for > him to make most of them. He gets confused with colors and shapes. > Only counts to two. Has his own words for things like cat he signs > cat and says a word like cakitty. > I would love to talk with anyone who would share there experience > with this. > Thank you > Tami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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