Re: Re: Thanks ! Endorsement of books on CD

[Guest guest]

Thanks for talking about this. One thing I think I shared with my

kids as a kid myself was a processing issue. My cousins used to make

fun of me. My hearing was off but tested fine, still I could never

get the words to songs right. I used to sing " Here's the story, of

Manny Brady " when the Brady Bunch came on.

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> Stephanee,

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> Gee you sound like me now! It really is an eye-opener to see kids

who are recovered or are on the path to recovery, isn't it? Once I

started to see Mark change after pretty much zero improvement in 4 or

5 years, I realized that I had just completely underestimated

dyspraxia and the amount of work it takes to recover from it.... and

wished that I could have a do-over and go back to when he was a

toddler! BUT recovery is possible even at 12/13 years old with a

tremendous amount of work and dedication.....

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> We try to listen to a lot of books on CD and Mark now listens to a

walkman and has developed an iterest in music that is finally age-

appropriate. 8 months ago, all of his friends would talk about music

and songs..... he could have cared less. Now, he can hear properly

and he brings his ipod to listen to on the bus each day. This small

little interest makes my heart sing...... for I know that he

is 'hearing' and 'processing' what he is listening to..... just like

you and I!

>

> Sometimes it is indeed the 'little' things that show us we have

made a HUGE success.

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> Janice

> Mother of Mark, 13

>

[Guest guest]

Stephanee,

Gee you sound like me now! It really is an eye-opener to see kids who are

recovered or are on the path to recovery, isn't it? Once I started to see Mark

change after pretty much zero improvement in 4 or 5 years, I realized that I had

just completely underestimated dyspraxia and the amount of work it takes to

recover from it.... and wished that I could have a do-over and go back to when

he was a toddler! BUT recovery is possible even at 12/13 years old with a

tremendous amount of work and dedication.....

We try to listen to a lot of books on CD and Mark now listens to a walkman and

has developed an iterest in music that is finally age-appropriate. 8 months

ago, all of his friends would talk about music and songs..... he could have

cared less. Now, he can hear properly and he brings his ipod to listen to on

the bus each day. This small little interest makes my heart sing...... for I

know that he is 'hearing' and 'processing' what he is listening to..... just

like you and I!

Sometimes it is indeed the 'little' things that show us we have made a HUGE

success.

Janice

Mother of Mark, 13