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a step in the right direction- Speech related

triplea1819triplea1819
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DS finally has a great SLP.  She really has clicked with him, and he responds well.  He actually repeats and talks with her!!

 She has seem him 4 times, and has noticed a few issues with his lip movements.  Today we discussed the fact that some words come SOO easily to him.  LIke B, P words.  However some words, anything that starts with M, he just can not say!!  He can not make the transition from the M to a vowel.  Almost like he can not figure out how to move his lips from together, to apart to make the transition. 

 She is pretty sure he has a mild form of apraxia.  She is going to wait to see him another 2-3 more times before writing up a formal diagnosis.  We talked briefly about a formal diagnosis, contacting his Pedi for a neuro eval, extra therapy, OT. 

 All really good news from my point of view.  Even though it means a TON more work with therapist, paperwork, and fighting for medical coverage, at least we have a direction to go.. 

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Re: a step in the right direction- Speech related

  • meghans30meghans30 member
    My son was dx with Apraxia a little over 2 years ago. It has been a lot of work, but he has made tremendous gains. Good luck.
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  • debs1018debs1018 member

    Thats a great step in the right direction. I personally feel after so few sessions that the ST shouldnt be talking apraxia yet. I work in this field and my son is also in EI. 2 is a little young to dx.

     

    Good luck to you! 2 was the turning point for my son as well.

    Julian David 8/7/06 and Isabella Mia 5/14/09
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  • triplea1819triplea1819

    debs-  I have been reading a lot about this.  It is not the first time a SLP mentioned this to me, along with his school teachers, and another mother who has a 3 year old DD with apraxia. 

    his lips we always in the wrong position.  It is very obvious now that he is trying to talk more and more with different sounds. 

    for example, when he blows bubbles, he does not make the O face with his lips.  He pushes his lips together like he was trying to make the M noise and is trying to blow between his lips. 

    The more I read about it, the more it sounds like what DS says and does.

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
    imagetriplea1819:

    debs-  I have been reading a lot about this.  It is not the first time a SLP mentioned this to me, along with his school teachers, and another mother who has a 3 year old DD with apraxia. 

    his lips we always in the wrong position.  It is very obvious now that he is trying to talk more and more with different sounds. 

    for example, when he blows bubbles, he does not make the O face with his lips.  He pushes his lips together like he was trying to make the M noise and is trying to blow between his lips. 

    The more I read about it, the more it sounds like what DS says and does.

    Sounds very similar to Trevor. He couldn't blow bubbles until 4! Apraxia seems to be "THE" dx lately and our speech therapists tell me that we will not really know if it is Apraxia until later on. For no, I'm happy with the progress and we''l l just have to wait and see. My blog is all about our journey with Apraxia.

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  • dar12dar12
    meghan, do you know specifially how it relates to the bubble blowing ? All of my therapists are working on this and I know the oral motor part of it but curious if you know why it took/takes so long. my ds is starting to make the pfff but he used to do that with candles and sort of tabled it. Just curious for your input. thanks!
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  • meghans30meghans30 member

    imagedar12:
    meghan, do you know specifially how it relates to the bubble blowing ? All of my therapists are working on this and I know the oral motor part of it but curious if you know why it took/takes so long. my ds is starting to make the pfff but he used to do that with candles and sort of tabled it. Just curious for your input. thanks!

     

    From what I understand from speaking with MANY SLPs and a few OTs, Apraxia is a motor planning issue. You can actually have apraxia of other parts of your body. Trev. could not get his mouth muscles to make the proper shape in order to blow properly. His therapists often described it as a "flat" blow. He could not round his lips. This also relates to speech production also. He can/could not make his oral muscles make the proper shapes needed to make sounds. He needed to be taught how and this is where blowing bubbles, using a chew tube,blowing and sipping through straws came into play. Not sure if this answered your question. Here's a great website : https://www.apraxia-kids.org/

    I'm by no means an expert, but I know the frustration you are probably feeling. PM me or check out my blog if you'd like more info.

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