It's play based here too they also use sign language
Awesome news!We love our speech therapy, I think I have as much fun at it as DD. You will like it and your little man will to, I'm sure.
What is it like? I have no idea what SALT is or does really!
I'm in the US so our programs may be a little different but it's all very play based. Lots of naming objects like farm animals and making their sounds. Lots of forced choice between 2 or 3 objects, like having a cow figure in one hand and a duck in the other and asking DD to get the duck. When she reaches out, even if she picks the wrong one, we give her the duck and say very animated "duck!" And we do lots of quacking and waddling like a duck. Every choice becomes a game. It's very simple but in 5 months DD's receptive language has expanded to about 50 objects or more. She knows about every farm animal there is because of the toys we use. Also simple books with one object per page and we ask her to point to each object. Like a fish on one page anf monkey on the other we say or sing 'where is monkey?' If she chooses correctly we do a little song and dance as reinforcement. It's also very much about classical conditioning, as in a reward or positive reinforcement the very moment she gets something right. We also do sign language teaching basic ones like "more" and "want". Now the words she learned to sign a few months ago she speaks. Signing and picture choice eventually turns into a language all their own. I love that she can communicate with me about things she likes now.
I think Rory's may be a little different as he understands so many words- all his animals, shapes, body parts etc- but he really struggles to make the sounds. Verbal apraxia has been thrown about as an idea. I just hope that it's something that can be fixed ASAP as I'd love for him to be able to talk to the other children when he starts at nursery in September because he'd love some friends.
Sequeena glad to hear you are getting a new pushchair for T. Sucks that you've been waiting so long. I'm in a similar situation with DD now that we may be having another kiddo. I usually just pack her if she tuckers out but that may become impossible. And she's so tall that finding a good fit will be hard. She's 36inches already
Its been a big week for us. DD took 14 independant steps during physical therapy Wednesday. She was very pleased with herself and me and her dad cried. Ugh big babies we areI'm too worked up to sleep even though DD and DH are snoring away. I will pay for it tomorrow but for now its nice to be too excited to sleep
That's so wonderful! Are they her first steps?
Although she has been getting around in a kaye walker for a few months now. She has to wear braces to support her ankles or she can't walk as they are very hypermobile and she falls.
I bet you were scared to death! So glad he's ok. Has his HV or PT mentioned bracing his ankles because of the hypermobility and hypotonia? DD has some soft plastic ankle braces that help so much. They aren't to restrictive and they offer just enough support to keep her ankles from giving out. Yeah I think that's what Rory will be doing. He's always had trouble with his mouth, and only in the last few months learnt to actually chew his food and not suck it!
It's play based here too they also use sign language
I wish he'd bother with his signs! He's so lazy. Like he has not once in 2 years bothered to sign 'mummy' but he learnt the signs for biscuit, car, TV, more, and chocolate in three seconds flat and uses them every other minute!
Sequeena how's little T after his fall?? Poor little guy
Sequeena how's little T after his fall?? Poor little guy
He's ok. the lump/indent has gone now so he just has the gash. Bless him. The hospital said he'd need calpol but because he doesn't feel pain normally we've not had to bother... which is a bit freaky but I'm not going to give it to him when he's not complaining.
I was speaking to Sean earlier about the exact same thing. His ankles are getting worse and I'm really scared of what will happen the next time they give out. I'm going to ring the children's centre tomorrow to speak to the physio therapist and I'll need to speak to my health visitor to get her to refer him to wheelchair services so I may mention it then. I think braces even for a short while would be extremely helpful for him.
Bananabump: Does Leo have any words at all? Fingers crossed you get some answers soon! Is he behind in anything else?
Essie: Two to fourteen is a huge leap! I bet she was really pleased with herself
The only other concern about him is his social skills but the paed said she doesn't think he's showing any signs for autism (whih she was considering at one point) so we're in limbo really and only time will tell I suppose. After he's had the official diagnosis of verbal dyspraxia then he's starting speech therapy 3 times a week xx
BanannabumpCongrats on being in second trimester
Can't wait to get there myself.
Ahh yeh it's a nice feeling to be in second tri, especially as my MS has stopped and we've got a gender scan in 2 weeks! You'll be there soon xx
Bananabump: Does Leo have any words at all? Fingers crossed you get some answers soon! Is he behind in anything else?
Essie: Two to fourteen is a huge leap! I bet she was really pleased with herself
He did learn a few words months ago but nowhere near the correct pronunciation and now he can't say them again. The only consistent ones he uses are 'ma' for mummy, 'dee' for daddy and car. He's only said ma and dee for about 8 weeks though. The rest of the time he just makes noises and knows exactly what he's saying so gets frustrated when we can't understand him. It's really upsetting
