diagnosis?

[Guest guest]

I recently joined this group after our speech therapist said that our

daughter might be " slightly apraxic " , but she was too young to

diagnose. Our daughter has been in speech therapy at our expense since

she was 2 years old, because she did not qualify for the state funded

program. One of the main reasons, was that she was adopted from China

at 13 months of age, and the evaluation team thought that she had not

been exposed to English long enough. Her receptive language, however,

put her at close to 36 months. She is now 28 months old and can be

evaluated again by the state in 2 more months. I had started her on

Nordic Naturals ProEfa Liquid several months ago at the recommendation

of a friend (she is a nurse and has a son with autism) -- we have seen

some improvement in making more sounds and some new words.

Our pediatrician also said that she was too young to properly diagnose

for apraxia, but I see others on this list that have been diagnosed

close to this age. How did you get the diagnosis? At what age?

I appreciate your help,

Suzanne

[Guest guest]

Suzanne-

was diagnosed as " suspected apraxic " at 29 months by our SLP and

her associate/boss, who has 26 years of experience with speech disorders

and apraxia. At 31 months, a Developmental Pediatrician confirmed this.

I have found the medical diagnosis to be very useful when it comes to

securing services. No one really questions it and easily gets

what she needs (and is making tremendous progress).

Hope that helps!

Warm regards,

******************

(Rochester, NY)

Mom to , 2.11 years, Verbal Apraxia

& , 9 months

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[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Suzanne Dowd

Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:05 PM

Subject: [ ] diagnosis?

I recently joined this group after our speech therapist said that our

daughter might be " slightly apraxic " , but she was too young to

diagnose. Our daughter has been in speech therapy at our expense since

she was 2 years old, because she did not qualify for the state funded

program. One of the main reasons, was that she was adopted from China

at 13 months of age, and the evaluation team thought that she had not

been exposed to English long enough. Her receptive language, however,

put her at close to 36 months. She is now 28 months old and can be

evaluated again by the state in 2 more months. I had started her on

Nordic Naturals ProEfa Liquid several months ago at the recommendation

of a friend (she is a nurse and has a son with autism) -- we have seen

some improvement in making more sounds and some new words.

Our pediatrician also said that she was too young to properly diagnose

for apraxia, but I see others on this list that have been diagnosed

close to this age. How did you get the diagnosis? At what age?

I appreciate your help,

Suzanne