Re: Red cheeks, red ears, eczema

August 24, 2007

My son had this. He is making those sounds now since all the changes but

it is still an issue. The OT has us remind him to keep his lips closed

and in the beginning we physically put them together..

LiisaAnn@... wrote:

>Thanks for those exercises to try. My son can say just about any word, but

>the pronounciation/articulation needs a lot of work yet. Usually most of

>what he says isn't clearly spoken. It kind of sounds to me like he is talking

>without working his tongue much or his lips. I think esp. the lips. Like for

>the word (and friends/the trains.. loves em) he'll say tholas.. I

>think it is really hard for him to get those two lips together.. well, on the

>other hand he has no trouble with saying mommy the right way.. guess it's the

>nature of apraxia.. My son is not able to make the " v " or the " f " sound. In

>fact I've only every heard him say the f sound once, maybe twice. he said

>golf. He will always substitute a constanant to replace a v or f in any and

>every word. Any suggestions for those. Does anyone else's child have this or

>something similiar. I've been curious about that for a long time.

>thank you,

>

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August 24, 2007

Saliva control is also really important. I spent a lot of years reminding Mark

to swallow. But again, this issue only went away completely with the

elimination of milk. We even had a cue for 'public' places. I would rub my

throat and Mark was reminded to swallow.

Janice

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