What is Dyspraxia Apraxia
The Dyspraxia Foundation describes developmental dyspraxia as "an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement. It is an immaturity of the way the brain processes infor...
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My son is believed to have dyspraxia. He is 3 years old and does not speak one word. His school is only giving him 15 min a day, 4 days a week (and that includes pulling him out of class and bringing him back), so that only really means about 10 min a day. What is that?? The speech therapists there seem to only want to give him as little as possible because of his age and "attention span". I feel these children deserve to at least get the chance to have more intensive speech, because that is exactly what they need. It's exactly what my son needs. I feel like I have to fight the system when it comes to getting the right type of therapy for him. What do I do?
Posted on 07/13/08, 09:07 pm |
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Hi, this is the first reply I have posted. I have a 19 yr.old son who was diagnosed with dyspraxia just this year. He also has dyslexia and ad/hd . Most of his symptoms were attributed to those L.D.s. We were directed to a speech therapist who uses the PROMPT method. After 7 mths. He is doing better and felling more comfortable and confident about speaking. I could try and explain what it is but it would be better to refer you to a web site http://www.promptinstitute.com/ We are fortunate that our insurance pays for part of it. PROMPT has been working for my son. I forgot to mention that the speech disorder is apraxia. 
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You are going to have to fight the school system. Does your son have an IEP? If so, start there. Ask for an IEP meeting and then tell the committee your concerns and ask them what they can suggest. If you don't get help from that, go to the special education person at the school board for your locality. If that doesn't get you anywhere, then go to the board of education for your state. Your child has rights and you need to get a copy of those rights and read it to see what other options you might have. Most schools systems offer to pay for a private evaluation at their expense, but they don't want you to know about that. Let me know if you need help navigating as I have been through this with two children, one who is now 21 and one who is 2.
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