Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hello, my name is . I have 3 boys, Aiden, Conner and Darrius. Just before Aiden's 3rd birthday we took him to the Dr's because he was not clearly talking, a lot of babbling and a large lack of communication. The Dr recommend we call Child Find and take him in for an evaluation, which we did. They did the evaluation and said the he was 40% delayed and recommended a neurological screening, and started all the paper work for the school board transition. The school board recommended enrolling him in a full time pre-K. My husband and I did not agree with this, so the school board said if we do not follow their recommendations that they would not help us? We then took him to a speech pathologist, she did her own evaluation. She believes that Aiden has a Developmental Dyspraxia. His comprehension is more than we had imagined. He just does not have the ability to return communication threw speech. We are now learning sign language and will be taking him for a neurological screening and an Occupational therapy assessment. He has gone to speech therapy twice and learn a dozen new signs, I can't believe the changes in him in one week. A lot of my frustrations come from the lack of support we have. My in-laws think that we are doing everything wrong. That if he's around more kids, if we do this or that he would be fine? They can't comprehend that he could have a neurological disorder that can be disabling and he needs helps. I guess because he has no physical signs of a problem they don't see one. If someone was in an accident and lost a leg and needed a wheel chair or crutches, maybe even a prosthetic leg, that would be understandable to them, But because Aiden doesn't speak and we are teaching him sign language we are enabling him? I don't know how to handle them without possibly getting angry and telling them off! Any advice? If anyone has any recommendations of anything that might help us to make Aiden's life a little easier I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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