Guest guest Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Hello. My 4.2 yo son has the diagnosis of apraxia, with autistic features (as he has gotten older, the autistic features, such as difficulty with joint attention, have become more apparent). We have been doing verbal behavior (a type of ABA) with him for the past year, and he went from essentially nonverbal, to having many words. The VB program has been fabulous in reinforcing word approximations (after initially using signs), which are gradually shaped to be more like the actual word-- you should hear how he says " Daddy! " (started out like aggee, went to Gaddy, and is now Daddy). Our VB program has also been great at encouraging him to do his oral motor and Sara Rosenfeld- whistle work. I do think that our VB program has truly helped deal with his apraxic problems, by breaking things up into small steps, reinforcing those steps, and then helping put it all together. Good luck to all, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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