Re: New here: 3 year old son has Apraxia of speech

[Guest guest]

Not sure what state your in but your son should qualify for preschool for

developmental delays as provided by your local school district. My son

started the program at age 3. y.o., he wasn't potty-trained, he started

with an aide who helped him focus or took him away from situations where

she felt he was a distraction and assisted him with self-help

things..buttoning clothes, zipping coat...feeding..He received Speech 3 -

4x a week and OT 3x a week...2 years later it's made all the difference in

the world! I would start by looking into a similar program as provided by

your local school district. They should even provide transportation.

" anna "

[Guest guest]

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Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for Sensory

Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale signs. My

daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so they had to end them

until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT eval for

sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory issues) more easily than

speech issues, usually.

Brigett

[Guest guest]

Not sure what state your in but your son should qualify for preschool for

developmental delays as provided by your local school district. My son

started the program at age 3. y.o., he wasn't potty-trained, he started

with an aide who helped him focus or took him away from situations where

she felt he was a distraction and assisted him with self-help

things..buttoning clothes, zipping coat...feeding..He received Speech 3 -

4x a week and OT 3x a week...2 years later it's made all the difference in

the world! I would start by looking into a similar program as provided by

your local school district. They should even provide transportation.

" anna "

[Guest guest]

,

Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for Sensory

Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale signs. My

daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so they had to end them

until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT eval for

sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory issues) more easily than

speech issues, usually.

Brigett

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who responded!

To answer the question of where we live, we are in a very rural and

small town in the Southeast. I have to drive an hour just to get to a

pediatrician! The county school system who is sending the Speech

therapist is very limited on funding and is one of the poorest in the

country.

has never been offered an OT eval, in fact I'd never heard of

one. When he was tested at Children's Hospital in Birmingham, they told

us he had problems with " expressive " not receptive and that he didn't

have trouble saying words, like bad tone with his mouth. He also

doesn't have any troubles with coordination either or poor muscle tone

like I've read in some other cases.

It's all in his speaking and then there is the behaviors and

hyperactivity. Is anyone else familiar with the violent fits that my son

has? I had begun to think it was due to his frustrations with no being

able to speak clearly, but it puts me in a dilemma of how to deal with

him when he the outbursts and fits. My mother watches him when I work

(part time) but she is saying she can no longer handle his hitting and

throwing objects at her. He even got mad one day and poked her in the

back with a fork!

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> Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for Sensory

Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale signs. My

daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so they had to end

them until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

>

> consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT eval

for sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory issues) more

easily than speech issues, usually.

>

> Brigett

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[Guest guest]

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> ,

>

> Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for

Sensory Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale

signs. My daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so

they had to end them until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

>

> consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT

eval for sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory

issues) more easily than speech issues, usually.

>

> Brigett

>

[Guest guest]

(for the hyperactivity), this may sound very strange, but I have

started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I got

this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs to

combat ADHD like symptoms.

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who responded!

To answer the question of where we live, we are in a very rural and

small town in the Southeast. I have to drive an hour just to get to a

pediatrician! The county school system who is sending the Speech

therapist is very limited on funding and is one of the poorest in the

country.

has never been offered an OT eval, in fact I'd never heard of

one. When he was tested at Children's Hospital in Birmingham, they told

us he had problems with " expressive " not receptive and that he didn't

have trouble saying words, like bad tone with his mouth. He also

doesn't have any troubles with coordination either or poor muscle tone

like I've read in some other cases.

It's all in his speaking and then there is the behaviors and

hyperactivity. Is anyone else familiar with the violent fits that my son

has? I had begun to think it was due to his frustrations with no being

able to speak clearly, but it puts me in a dilemma of how to deal with

him when he the outbursts and fits. My mother watches him when I work

(part time) but she is saying she can no longer handle his hitting and

throwing objects at her. He even got mad one day and poked her in the

back with a fork!

>

> ,

>

> Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for Sensory

Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale signs. My

daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so they had to end

them until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

>

> consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT eval

for sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory issues) more

easily than speech issues, usually.

>

> Brigett

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[Guest guest]

>

> ,

>

> Has your son been evaluated by an Occupational Therapist for

Sensory Integration disorders? This sounds like some of the tell tale

signs. My daughter also couldn't sit still for speech services, so

they had to end them until her OT got her sensory issues in order.

>

> consider having your pedicatrician give a referral for a good OT

eval for sensory issues. This is covered by insurance (sensory

issues) more easily than speech issues, usually.

>

> Brigett

>

[Guest guest]

(for the hyperactivity), this may sound very strange, but I have

started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I got

this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs to

combat ADHD like symptoms.

[Guest guest]

<<<>(for the hyperactivity)(for the hyperactivity)<WBR>, this may sound

started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I got

this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs to

combat ADHD like symptoms.>>>

Years ago when I worked with a child with severe ADHD his ped. psychiatrist

suggested to me that if he was having a rough time or we couldn't get his

meds right on time to give him a diet mountain dew. It would hold him over

until

we could get his meds in him.

It worked. It always made me wonder how many kids were self-medicating

themselves through high school and college.

Karyn

[Guest guest]

<<<>(for the hyperactivity)(for the hyperactivity)<WBR>, this may sound

started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I got

this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs to

combat ADHD like symptoms.>>>

Years ago when I worked with a child with severe ADHD his ped. psychiatrist

suggested to me that if he was having a rough time or we couldn't get his

meds right on time to give him a diet mountain dew. It would hold him over

until

we could get his meds in him.

It worked. It always made me wonder how many kids were self-medicating

themselves through high school and college.

Karyn

[Guest guest]

I use caffine for my 6 year old and it really does calm her. She has

a cup of tea in the morning.

TJ

> >

> > (for the hyperactivity), this may sound very strange, but I have

> > started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

> > pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I

got

> > this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

> > doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

> > parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs

to

> > combat ADHD like symptoms.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I use caffine for my 6 year old and it really does calm her. She has

a cup of tea in the morning.

TJ

> >

> > (for the hyperactivity), this may sound very strange, but I have

> > started giving my son a small amount of caffeine (in the form of

> > pepsi). This actually calms him down and helps him to focus. I

got

> > this advice from his teacher (wink wink). It really works. No

> > doctor will recommend this, but there is a growing number of

> > parents " treating " their children with caffeine instead of drugs

to

> > combat ADHD like symptoms.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Brigett,

My insurance is the kind that requires you go to designated

providers. Any place else and you pay for it yourself. It's not

good at all. The bills from Children's Hospital in B'ham are

staggeringly high. That is where was diagnosed with

Apraxia and are the ones that referred his therapy to our county

education system. I'll look into the facility you recommend. Thank

you.

[Guest guest]

Brigett,

My insurance is the kind that requires you go to designated

providers. Any place else and you pay for it yourself. It's not

good at all. The bills from Children's Hospital in B'ham are

staggeringly high. That is where was diagnosed with

Apraxia and are the ones that referred his therapy to our county

education system. I'll look into the facility you recommend. Thank

you.