Re: Speech Delay help

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:58:14 +0000 (UTC), enigma <enigma@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>toto <scarecrow@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>news:p7t8r11o0m4lpk66o53j7a0q1kvfvu7689@xxxxxxx:
>
>> On 28 Dec 2005 23:35:57 -0800, "Barbara"
>> <mom_2_one@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>My gut, visceral, and angry reaction was to what I took as
>>>the suggestion that a child be punished for not developing
>>>a *new* word (as opposed to using one already in his/her
>>>vocabulary). Moreover, I reacted to the suggestion that
>>>such punishment involve taking away food (OK, juice isn't
>>>the most nutritious thing, but it is food).
>>
>> I agree with you that punishing a child for not developing
>> a word is not a good thing. OTOH, we are trying to develop
>> new words with him and these are *new* words for him. He
>> had *NO* words at all. Note that we do accept
>> approximations. He doesn't have to say the whole sound,
>> but he has to vocalize something that is not crying before
>> he gets his wishes these days. We do prompt him by saying
>> the words over and over for him though and applaud like mad
>> when he makes an attempt.
>
> does that work for him? if we cheered Boo on for a sound or
>approximation of a word, he'd clam right back up. we learned
>not to be so enthusiastic.

Dgs loves to be clapped for.

> of course, he also never acted frustrated when we didn't
>understand at that age either.

Dgs doesn't act too frustrated, but then he rarely *asks* for
anything. He seems to be content with whatever happens.
His personality is very laid back.

> does your DGS point at all? Boo didn't, but he would drag a
>stool over & reach for a cup or something.

Dgs has only recently begun to reach for things. He didn't
do this before therapy. Interestingly, his ABA therapist
finds that sometimes she can get him to reach if she *starts*
his hand in the right direction. It's almost as if he doesn't
realize he has hands.

> you're getting a bit earlier start than we did, since Boo
>didn't start therapy until 26 months, even though i had been
>nagging the ped since 12 months about lack of even babble. i
>had also pointed out the 'flat lip'... Boo has dyspraxia.
>lee

I think dgs may have apraxia as well. He doesn't seem to
be *able* to make a lot of sounds.

He does like the stimulation he gets from his *motorboat*
sound though.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits
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