Chubbs is doing good! His second year of preschool is starting in 14 days. What happened to our summer? I can’t believe he’s about to jump on the school bus, carry his too-big backpack, and head off to school four days a week.
Therapy is going well. He’s still so delayed compared to typically developing children, and it breaks my heart. His speech therapist mentioned for the second time that we look into augmentative communication. Which is some kind alternative communication device that allows people to understand more of what he’s saying. Whether it’s sign language, PECS (pictures), or a portable computer type device, she wants us to meet with her and the other therapist to talk options.
I guess I’m just a little surprised. I thought he was doing well. I thought he was picking up more consonants, and that you could understand more words and phrases. Is it just us? Is it because we spend so much time with him, as his parents, that we know what he’s saying? I feel guilty, like this somehow all my fault. I always feel like that when something changes about his therapy, or his milestones. I take that back… I feel guilty a lot. I always wonder if it’s something that I did during pregnancy that caused him to have delays, or if it was something after pregnancy…
Anyway, other then the possibility of getting a communication device, not a lot is going on with Mr. Chubbs. Once school starts up, he will be working with therapists and I can’t wait to see what happens this year. I’m hoping for good gains in speech most definitely. I love the therapist that he works with, she’s been GREAT with him this whole past year.
With my new MomTV show, I am hoping to bring on someone to talk about speech delays, and various types. With speech apraxia being so dominant in our household, I really want a whole show focused on just that.
Other MomTV news – - I have a special guest lined up to talk about occupational therapy… look for that announcement soon! I am also hoping to do a special dietary needs show, so look for that announcement as well!
If you know a family who would be interested in submitting their child’s story, please send them to my site and have them contact me! I’d love to either have them on the show, or their permission to read their story live on air!
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Definitely keep us posted on Chubbs and his talking device. DON’T feel guilty this is probably nothing that you could have done.
my 4 year old seems to have mild apraxia. He was tested for apraxia this week and I will get the results next week. Meanwhile I’ve started him on the Omega 3 6 9 from Nordic Natural, I’ve heard it does wonders. (we’ll see if it works) i also heard of the casein free diet. I can’t wait for the results back from the speech therapist. please keep us updated wiht Chubbs progress.
thanks.
((((HUGS)))) We used PECS and sign language for my 3 year old. It helped a little bit but is so frustrating! She currently sees a speech therapist 2 days a week and is in preschool both those days. She has improved drastically but still has a long way to go. When they tested her, I was surprised cause I understood a lot of what she was saying during the test but no one else could. The benefit of being around them more!