Guest guest Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 New England would be great, I can car pool with Laurel ! > > Hi everyone! > > Wow it's been so long since I've been here -anyone still remember > me?!! (I have a duckie name tag on just in case ) Tanner is doing > really well still. He is in 4th grade now and just an all around > great guy. He maintains around a high B average in most subjects - > some As too and still above average in height. He loves football and > playing with his friends and he loves the trampoline we got him for > Christmas. Is he 100% normal in speech today? No but is anyone 100% > normal? I mean he has hopes and dreams and feelings like any other > ten year old. A great sense or humor too. I also love that he still > lets me hug him. I mean I know some boys don't once they get to a > certain age. I also like that Tanner and I have conversations about > when he was little and couldn't talk -and it's so good to be able to > talk to him about it, and that the worst of it is in the past. > > Tanner's still has a much higher receptive ability then expressive - > he knows so much more then he can express eloquently. That I > consider to be his ongoing impairment. That he doesn't " sound " as > bright as he is. Sometimes it's with words he can say at times and > at times he can't. Example of a more recent speech glitch -the other > day he couldn't say the word " thermometer " right but that's one we > don't use often in our home. I said " think of it as four words - > " their mom it ter " and then he was able to say it pretty quick. > Didn't sound 100% right -but close enough. > > Just today we tried the new ProEFA Xtra (mixed 2 of them -2 of the > regular and then 2 ProEPA) so will let you know if we see anything > different. Off the top it seems to be a wee bit too high in the > Omega 6 -but it's something I'll play around with -perhaps add 1 > extra EPA? Anyone know/try this new one from Nordic? > (Oh and Tanner gets 4 of the Alpha Gamma E everyday too) > > OK I have a very important question for everyone: > > There is a large conference being planned right now for apraxia > including speakers such as Dr. Marilyn Agin, our own Dr. > , Kaufman SLP and many others. Lots of cutting edge info > to share -not the same old that's for sure! I'll present the parent > angle through the years. And all of you are invited!! I was asked > to find out in what state most of you would want the conference in. > > When you answer please let me know why you want it in that particular > state -what you believe the need is, etc. You can answer here on the > group so we can all talk about it. Please let me know ASAP > We all could be coming to a town near you! > > ===== > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 --Could you please make it near Ohio, we have so many families who need to hear the info. being presented on this site! Maybe even some therapists and those who question our methods would join us! Thanks - In , " capetalker " <capetalker@...> wrote: > > Hi , it was a pleasant shock to see a kiddietalk post again!! > Thanks for updating us on Tanner,and giving us a sprinkle of your > wonderful humor again! As a " late talker " / responder, my vote for the > conference would be East Coast (and I agree with a few others ,it > shouldn't be a complicated city like Boston)Our vote is Philadelphia > area as then both my husband and I could go.We're from south Jersey. > Also, it has an easy airport to navigate,served by low cost airlines > (Southwest),is driveable by many in this group,has many outside > activities for those interested,like Atlantic city,Jersey shore > beaches, Pocono Mountains.I feel like I work for the Chamber of > Commerce. Any way, I hope we all can attend.Please grace us with your > presence here more often! Cheryl > > > > Hi Loreta! > > > > I should ask if there is a way where they could do a live 'and' web > > conference -this way you can still help with his homework. > > (didn't we all think that homework days were over once we graduated > > ourselves?!) > > > > Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions so far -I'm going to > pass > > them all on ...and if you didn't answer yet it's still not too > late. > > (we understand some of you are late talkers ) > > > > ===== > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 > > I'd love a conference in the Seattle or Portland area. There is a lot > to do here too and then I might actually be able to attend. I like > the idea of two conferences--one on each coast. > > Stacey > stop FUNIN RIGHT ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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