Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 I am a new mother to Apraxia. My 22 mo old son was just diagnosed with Apraxia. He is starting therapy this week. He has never said Mama or Dada, or any words at all. He only says di or ti and uses his own sign language to communicate. He tends to get very frustrated that he cannot " tell " us what he wants. My question is...how long did it take before most people start to see results from therapy? I know every child is different, I am just looking for hope. I know it seems silly, but I long to hear him say a word, I don't care what, just something other than ti or di. The therapists say it may take as long as 2 years before other people will be able to understand him. Their goal is to have this happen by the time he starts preschool or Kindergarten. It almost seems like a prison sentence in the sense that even by that time he won't be talking great. Speech is just something I have taken for granted with myself and other children...it really breaks my heart to see my beautiful son have such a problem expressing himself. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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