wonderful news - there is HOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi all

I don't post very often anymore. My daughter Callie

turns 5 in a few weeks ( WOW..where has the time

gone?? )

Callie was dx'd with mod - severe apraxia, sensory

integration disorder and hypotonia at 26 months. At

that time, her speech therapy was stepped up from 2 to

3 times a week & shortly after ( after submitting Dr.

Agin's report to EI ) to 5 x wk. She also rcvd OT 2 x

wk & later PT 2 x wk. At the age of 26 months, she 100

% unintelligible ( except mama & maw for more )

Okay, that's her history. Now, Callie today is a

virtual chatterbox & 90 % of what she chats about

anybody would understand. She has been in a spec. ed

class for the past 1 1/2 yrs, receiving speech / OT

there & then speech 2 x wk @ home. I met with her

teachers & therapists on Monday, for her yearly

review. I am proud & elated to say they are

recommending that Callie enter into the mainstream

kindergarten class in Sept, with some speech support

of course. This has been the goal all along.

She has worked so hard to get to where she is, as have

those family, therapists & friends who have been

nothing less than amazing. She still has a few areas

that need work. She has yet to achieve the / k / g /

cl & some / s blends / but overall, it brings tears of

joy to my eyes to realize where she was & where she is

now. I have the bravest of little girls, not to

mention beautiful of course.

I wanted to post this because when I suspected

Callie's apraxia & in the early days when we were

filled with questions & wonder, not to mention grave

concern for her future, I found such solace on this

board, incredible amounts of information & support. I

wanted to thank everybody for everything & most

importantly, give hope to those nee to this list.

In The Late Talker, one of the areas stresses was the

amount of speech therapy - Callie can attest to that

being true. In my heart, I believe that has been he

true key to her success, there is never enough & I've

been lucky enough to live in a county that support

children like Callie to the point of almost excess.

Thank You for the encouragement & HANG IN THERE - OUT

KIDS DO HAVE A FUTURE & IT'S A BRIGHT ONE!!!!!!!!!!

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