[Fwd: Re: Tanner's (long overdue) Talking Page update!! And conference notes too]

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I haven't posted in awhile, but had to respond to your note. Tanner is

doing so well. You must be so proud ... and so relieved. He sounds

GREAT! I love to hear these updates, as Tanner's early history is so

similar to 's. She was diagnosed with verbal apraxia at about

the same age and, in 20 months time, has gone from 4 words to having age

appropriate vocabulary at 3.10. We are working hard on her

intelligibility, but she is speaking in 8 word sentences these days.

Like your family, we have no history of speech delays or disorders in

our families.

I loved " The Late Talker " and recognized your story in " The LCD

Solution. " Thank you for giving those of us with apraxic children hope!

_____________________

Warmly,

Oakes-Hauf

Mom to , 3.10 (verbal apraxia,

but doing amazingly well) and 1.8 (talking away!)

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> Tan-man update! I thought letting you guys hear a message he left

last

> week on my cell phone would be really cool. It is for me

anyway. I

> know when he was little I used to wonder how he would sound when he

> talked on the phone as he got older -and thought he wouldn't say

> much....but I'm so proud of him! You can listen to Tanner here

> http://www.debtsmart.net/talk/tanner.html

<http://www.debtsmart.net/talk/tanner.html>

> I have a better

> recent photo of Tanner on the way to (the one there shows up

> grainy for some reason) -so that will be up there soon too.

>

> Since I haven't been in the group much lately -here's his history

> http://www.cherab.org/information/familiesrelate/letter.html

<http://www.cherab.org/information/familiesrelate/letter.html>

>

> Still working on where the upcoming conference will be (any

thoughts on

> the Carolina area since we had such an overwhelming turnout for

the last

> one?) It probably will be sometime in February, 2008.

>

> Can't wait to hear what you guys think of Tanner's phone message!

(I'll

> share the positive ones with Tanner)

>

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