Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi : I feel your frustration. My Mother-in-law was the one in denial and not willing to understand what apraxia is. She use to flip between he will start talking when he is ready and is he ever going to learn to talk like kids his age? It was extremely frustrating. She also lives out of state so she wasn't around him much. Then last May, she spent a week with him and realized he was starting to make progress with speech. He is 3 years old now, and it took her a year to get what apraxia is and how therpies work to help him. Thankfully I had other people that supported me when he was diagnosed with verbal apraxia. If you have other family or friends that are being supported, those are the ones that will just listen and not judge. My sister-in-law was awesome about just listening to me rant about all the different things I was reading about and the different types of therapies available. Give your in-laws The Late Talker book to read. That way you don't have to explain anything and it is up to them to read and learn for themselves. It will get better in time. Tina > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 We went through the same thing. My son is 3 and has apraxia. Hes been in speech therapy for about a year and a half and he also goes to preschool. My wife's family said pretty much the same things that you are getting. we arent doing enough, we are enabling him with the sign language, etc. We tried to explain apraxia to them and they didnt listen to anything we said. Our therapist reccomended that they sit in on one of his therapy sessions and she would take some time afterward to explain his condition. That actually helped, I guess having the same words come from a professional made them beleive it. HAving the sign language helped tremendously so dont give up on that. It gives a way to let us know what hes thinking and cut down on the fits because hes not as frustrated. I hope this helps > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hello I don't know what county you are in but I am in Pinellas. I run a support group here in Pinellas county for apraxic families. We are currently taking a break due to a schedule change in my life. Anyways my point is that I too did not want my son in a full day pre-k at age 3. In our county there is a 2 1/2 hour a day speech communication disorder class that they did not tell me about or offer at our IEP. I found out on my own about it & then told them this is what is best for my son. It is run by a slp & 2 aides. They only allow 12 children in the class & it was the perfect fit for him. I would see if you can find something in your county that does seem to work for your family & push them to give you what you want. You are just as much a part of the IEP team that is making decisions for your son's best interest as they are, maybe even more!!! Drop me a line if I can be of any help. Tammy I. mom to 8 1/2 apraxic & doing great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi , I am in Florida too, in Hillsborough County. We went through Child Find as well and my son was placed on a EELP class, I was very reluctant at first, but I love his teachers and I believe that is helping him a lot, check if this is an option for you. The other suggestion I give you is that you really need a SLP that is specialized in Apraxia/Dyspraxia - this is extremelly important, we went through conventional Speech Therapy for 2 years with very little results. We go to All Children's and the SLP's there are angels! Don't rely only on the Speech Therapy provided at school. Now Frustration... I get it from everyone, even my husband, who sometimes even says that I am crazy and that I should let Nature take its course... can you believe it? Thanks God for this group, I used to feel so lonely and cried a lot by myself. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi : I feel your frustration. My Mother-in-law was the one in denial and not willing to understand what apraxia is. She use to flip between he will start talking when he is ready and is he ever going to learn to talk like kids his age? It was extremely frustrating. She also lives out of state so she wasn't around him much. Then last May, she spent a week with him and realized he was starting to make progress with speech. He is 3 years old now, and it took her a year to get what apraxia is and how therpies work to help him. Thankfully I had other people that supported me when he was diagnosed with verbal apraxia. If you have other family or friends that are being supported, those are the ones that will just listen and not judge. My sister-in-law was awesome about just listening to me rant about all the different things I was reading about and the different types of therapies available. Give your in-laws The Late Talker book to read. That way you don't have to explain anything and it is up to them to read and learn for themselves. It will get better in time. Tina > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 We went through the same thing. My son is 3 and has apraxia. Hes been in speech therapy for about a year and a half and he also goes to preschool. My wife's family said pretty much the same things that you are getting. we arent doing enough, we are enabling him with the sign language, etc. We tried to explain apraxia to them and they didnt listen to anything we said. Our therapist reccomended that they sit in on one of his therapy sessions and she would take some time afterward to explain his condition. That actually helped, I guess having the same words come from a professional made them beleive it. HAving the sign language helped tremendously so dont give up on that. It gives a way to let us know what hes thinking and cut down on the fits because hes not as frustrated. I hope this helps > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hello I don't know what county you are in but I am in Pinellas. I run a support group here in Pinellas county for apraxic families. We are currently taking a break due to a schedule change in my life. Anyways my point is that I too did not want my son in a full day pre-k at age 3. In our county there is a 2 1/2 hour a day speech communication disorder class that they did not tell me about or offer at our IEP. I found out on my own about it & then told them this is what is best for my son. It is run by a slp & 2 aides. They only allow 12 children in the class & it was the perfect fit for him. I would see if you can find something in your county that does seem to work for your family & push them to give you what you want. You are just as much a part of the IEP team that is making decisions for your son's best interest as they are, maybe even more!!! Drop me a line if I can be of any help. Tammy I. mom to 8 1/2 apraxic & doing great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hang in there - I can completely understand your frustration with your in-laws. I guess be glad that the disagreement is with them and not your spouse. My husband used to be in denial about our son, and when he went with me to the speech assessment I think it became more clear to him. My husband proceeded to tell the therapist that we have not really worked with our son enough, and thankfully she said, " sometimes when there is a delay or something that is not progressing as planned there is no reason why or due to the fact of what you did or didn't do...it just is. " My husband is now on the same page as me, before he wasn't in the same chapter or book as me. Hopefully, they might be able to understand that this is just what it is for now, and things change and you are helping your son reach his potential. Lena Kohut Mom to Amelia (3) & Roman (1) __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Another good book for your in-laws to read is Becoming Verbal With Childhood Apraxia by Pam Marshalla. You can buy it at www.specialkidszone.com for $19.95. It is a quick read and is in very simple terms that non-therapists can understand. I understand your frustration. I can't tell you how many times people have said to me, " so and so didn't talk until they were 4 years old, etc. etc. " . They are only trying to be helpful, but it just hurts sometimes. Eventually I just got thick-skinned and I don't let their comments get to me. It took some time though. My son has fine motor delays in his hands as well so sign language does not come easy for him. So we also use picture communication. If your son's SLP has access to software called Boardmaker, they could print pictures for you. Or just take pictures of different things with a camera. We got pictures of milk, banana, apple, toilet, kiss, hug, book, swing, etc. (approx. 1 inch by 1 inch square), covered them with contact paper and velcro'd them to the refrigerator. So he can go to the frige, pull of the picture of milk and give it to me to tell me he wants milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I just discovered this site and i have a 27 y.o. boy, anthony as well that is a " late talker " . we are also doing signs, s.t., and all the other stuff. he's had his hearing checked ... not a prob. he's expressive is behind by about 6 months where as his understanding is above range. since we've been signing it has made such a HUGE differeence i can't even tell you. he is extremely demanding, doesn't have eto go to day care (i'm a wahm and so is dad). he has two older siblilngs and we all sign alot. we have about 50 words down .. he really took off w/ signingn cause he realized he could get what he wanted. he still says very few things but i think ... that may change ... if not ... i gues that's what God intended. but we have made the choice to go ahead and learn american sign language and just use it to help. i get all that same s*** from my family too about signing enabling him not to talk and why don't i just make him .. .etc. our speech therapist said they don't diagnose apraxia until 3 y.o. or autism ... i hope that helps. and i have got some great ideas from all off your posts. thanks for sharing to all of you. i will stay as involved as i can. tx mom of a 2 y.o. " late talker " or as i say non-talker lea anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi . I'm coming on to this thread late, but just wanted to point out that there is lots of encouragement right now for parents of typical babies to use sign language because it facilitates speech development. If you can find a couple of articles about that, it might help your in-laws understand. I know the New York Times did a piece a few years ago, for example. Could your in-laws be worried that it is a sign that you are giving up on speech by using sign language? If so, if you can show them the literature that supports using sign language as a tool to develop spoken language it might make them feel better. I believe it was explained to me that with sign language you stimulate the same parts of the brain that you use with other expressive language. With my son, the first real eureka moment for him was when the sign language kicked in. He had trouble signing at first, but with good OT he finally got it and boy did it get the ball rolling. It's great that your son has good receptive language. You can't develop the expressive language without the receptive language being there first. I think most of us have first-hand experience with relatives and friends (and sometimes spouses) who make us feel like we are doing everything wrong or that we're just being pessimistic about our kids. My sister has made comments to me about how quickly SHE got her daughter to speak/potty train/you-name-it, and my mother has actually said to me, " Have you tried giving him (my son) M & Ms to get him to talk? " Lol--if it were only that easy! I'd buy him a pony if it would make him talk!! My in-laws are a broken record of " he'll talk when he's ready. " After a while it will stop affecting you so much. Just remember that you are his mother and no one else can do the job of mothering your child as well as you can. The expression is " Mother knows best " not Grandma/aunt/friend/etc knows best!! > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi , I am in Florida too, in Hillsborough County. We went through Child Find as well and my son was placed on a EELP class, I was very reluctant at first, but I love his teachers and I believe that is helping him a lot, check if this is an option for you. The other suggestion I give you is that you really need a SLP that is specialized in Apraxia/Dyspraxia - this is extremelly important, we went through conventional Speech Therapy for 2 years with very little results. We go to All Children's and the SLP's there are angels! Don't rely only on the Speech Therapy provided at school. Now Frustration... I get it from everyone, even my husband, who sometimes even says that I am crazy and that I should let Nature take its course... can you believe it? Thanks God for this group, I used to feel so lonely and cried a lot by myself. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hang in there - I can completely understand your frustration with your in-laws. I guess be glad that the disagreement is with them and not your spouse. My husband used to be in denial about our son, and when he went with me to the speech assessment I think it became more clear to him. My husband proceeded to tell the therapist that we have not really worked with our son enough, and thankfully she said, " sometimes when there is a delay or something that is not progressing as planned there is no reason why or due to the fact of what you did or didn't do...it just is. " My husband is now on the same page as me, before he wasn't in the same chapter or book as me. Hopefully, they might be able to understand that this is just what it is for now, and things change and you are helping your son reach his potential. Lena Kohut Mom to Amelia (3) & Roman (1) __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Another good book for your in-laws to read is Becoming Verbal With Childhood Apraxia by Pam Marshalla. You can buy it at www.specialkidszone.com for $19.95. It is a quick read and is in very simple terms that non-therapists can understand. I understand your frustration. I can't tell you how many times people have said to me, " so and so didn't talk until they were 4 years old, etc. etc. " . They are only trying to be helpful, but it just hurts sometimes. Eventually I just got thick-skinned and I don't let their comments get to me. It took some time though. My son has fine motor delays in his hands as well so sign language does not come easy for him. So we also use picture communication. If your son's SLP has access to software called Boardmaker, they could print pictures for you. Or just take pictures of different things with a camera. We got pictures of milk, banana, apple, toilet, kiss, hug, book, swing, etc. (approx. 1 inch by 1 inch square), covered them with contact paper and velcro'd them to the refrigerator. So he can go to the frige, pull of the picture of milk and give it to me to tell me he wants milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 I just discovered this site and i have a 27 y.o. boy, anthony as well that is a " late talker " . we are also doing signs, s.t., and all the other stuff. he's had his hearing checked ... not a prob. he's expressive is behind by about 6 months where as his understanding is above range. since we've been signing it has made such a HUGE differeence i can't even tell you. he is extremely demanding, doesn't have eto go to day care (i'm a wahm and so is dad). he has two older siblilngs and we all sign alot. we have about 50 words down .. he really took off w/ signingn cause he realized he could get what he wanted. he still says very few things but i think ... that may change ... if not ... i gues that's what God intended. but we have made the choice to go ahead and learn american sign language and just use it to help. i get all that same s*** from my family too about signing enabling him not to talk and why don't i just make him .. .etc. our speech therapist said they don't diagnose apraxia until 3 y.o. or autism ... i hope that helps. and i have got some great ideas from all off your posts. thanks for sharing to all of you. i will stay as involved as i can. tx mom of a 2 y.o. " late talker " or as i say non-talker lea anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 as i think that you have to have more patience on him coz he needs more about any other that child....... http://www.metrojoint.com/mysolo.asp?uid=503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hi . I'm coming on to this thread late, but just wanted to point out that there is lots of encouragement right now for parents of typical babies to use sign language because it facilitates speech development. If you can find a couple of articles about that, it might help your in-laws understand. I know the New York Times did a piece a few years ago, for example. Could your in-laws be worried that it is a sign that you are giving up on speech by using sign language? If so, if you can show them the literature that supports using sign language as a tool to develop spoken language it might make them feel better. I believe it was explained to me that with sign language you stimulate the same parts of the brain that you use with other expressive language. With my son, the first real eureka moment for him was when the sign language kicked in. He had trouble signing at first, but with good OT he finally got it and boy did it get the ball rolling. It's great that your son has good receptive language. You can't develop the expressive language without the receptive language being there first. I think most of us have first-hand experience with relatives and friends (and sometimes spouses) who make us feel like we are doing everything wrong or that we're just being pessimistic about our kids. My sister has made comments to me about how quickly SHE got her daughter to speak/potty train/you-name-it, and my mother has actually said to me, " Have you tried giving him (my son) M & Ms to get him to talk? " Lol--if it were only that easy! I'd buy him a pony if it would make him talk!! My in-laws are a broken record of " he'll talk when he's ready. " After a while it will stop affecting you so much. Just remember that you are his mother and no one else can do the job of mothering your child as well as you can. The expression is " Mother knows best " not Grandma/aunt/friend/etc knows best!! > > Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and > Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's > because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large > lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take > him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and > said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, > and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The > school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My > husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we > do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We > then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. > She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His > comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the > ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning > sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and > an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy > twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in > him in one week. > > A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we > have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if > he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They > can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can > be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical > signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident > and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a > prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because > Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are > enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly > getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? > > If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help > us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any > feedback. > > Thank you, > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 as i think that you have to have more patience on him coz he needs more about any other that child....... http://www.metrojoint.com/mysolo.asp?uid=503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 > > Hang in there - I can completely understand your frustration with your in-laws. I guess be glad that the disagreement is with them and not your spouse. My husband used to be in denial about our son, and when he went with me to the speech assessment I think it became more clear to him. My husband proceeded to tell the therapist that we have not really worked with our son enough, and thankfully she said, " sometimes when there is a delay or something that is not progressing as planned there is no reason why or due to the fact of what you did or didn't do...it just is. " My husband is now on the same page as me, before he wasn't in the same chapter or book as me. Hopefully, they might be able to understand that this is just what it is for now, and things change and you are helping your son reach his potential. > > > > > > > > > > > > Lena Kohut > Mom to Amelia (3) & Roman (1) > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 > > Hang in there - I can completely understand your frustration with your in-laws. I guess be glad that the disagreement is with them and not your spouse. My husband used to be in denial about our son, and when he went with me to the speech assessment I think it became more clear to him. My husband proceeded to tell the therapist that we have not really worked with our son enough, and thankfully she said, " sometimes when there is a delay or something that is not progressing as planned there is no reason why or due to the fact of what you did or didn't do...it just is. " My husband is now on the same page as me, before he wasn't in the same chapter or book as me. Hopefully, they might be able to understand that this is just what it is for now, and things change and you are helping your son reach his potential. > > > > > > > > > > > > Lena Kohut > Mom to Amelia (3) & Roman (1) > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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