I was just wondering if there were any other gatherers out there that had a child or may know of one that might help me out.
I am trying to search for reason why my son is not talking like he should be. We have had his hearing tested and he always passes that with flying colors, he is not tongue tied, and he is not autistic.
His teachers agree that there is a problem but no one is coming up with what exactly the problem is.
He is almost 4 years old and is about a year and a half behind in his speech and language skills. He has quite a few words he can say, but he is still unable to hold a conversation at this point other than yes jacob want milk or him saying no. Of course most kids say no, but he has just learned to say NO like a 2 year old child would say no.. he cannot tell you his age. He also this summer learned to say I love you, but most of the time still only says it as he is repeating what you say.
He can repeat a lot of words, but if he has to come up with the words on his own, he runs into difficulty and most of the time cannot do it.
Even his teachers agree that something is wrong. They suggest that he acts like a child who cannot hear, but all hearing tests come back saying he passed. They also say it seems like as the information (like if you ask him a question) goes into the brain and gets scrambled and most of the time he cannot decifer what you have said... He also has staring spells which has been determined that it is not seizure activity..
I am just wondering if anyone else has gone through something like this... and any ideas of what to do next...
he is in a special education program for preschoolers at this time...
I did notice that even at 6 months of age there was a problem as he did not do the normal ba ba ba or da da da that most kids do...
any feedback would be great...
we do talk and read to him as much as possible.. we do a lot of labeling and other things...
in the past year he has progressed quite a lot with his speech therapy, but he is still way behind... last spring he learned to point to things for you to tell him what it was.. that was a feat in intself as he was 2.5 and had jsut started that.. most kids start that before they are a year old...
thanks for any advice in advance.
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Yes my son did go through what is called early on in michigan... and then he transfered over to head start and he gets speech therapy there... I guess as a mom i see that there is something more than his speech that is wrong and i want answers...
The other issue you will need to look for is other processing problems. Angela is dyslexic....and has writing issues too. All of it stems back to her speech problems.
Good luck...I am not sure what else you would like to know...but you'll have to fight for your child every step of the way...I know.
he is in programs now, so he is getting help, but i just want to know what is wrong.. or get ideas on where to turn to next.
Yes.. my son has trouble processing things too.. and although he is progressing.. he is regressing further behind at the same time.. that is what is frustrating...
yes it could be a speech problem,
it could be a learning disability
as well,
or he might be developmentally delayed,
no one knows until a full battery of tests are done
I would say that you are right to be worried, as a parent you know what you think is 'normal', but this is something you need to continue to pursue medically. One of my daughter's friends in elementary school was diagnosed in 4th grade has having a problem with the connection from one perfectly formed ear to her brain. Whatever connected the two did not get processed by her brain. The solution was some sort of apparatus she wore which transmitted the sound to her other ear. It looked like a headband.
Keep looking for specialists, Trish, and don't give up. Your son is young enough that any diagnosis they eventually make will be remedial.
He's had tubes twice, ad each time they came out, the infections started again. Most of the time,t here was no outward symptoms, so even though he had one, they often went untreated, which effected how well he heard during it.
I wish you the best of luck!
My Grandson wouldn't talk for some time. But it seemed in his 4Th year of life something just clicked.
He is now 5 and he speaks clearly and lots. What we did is when he wanted something like a drink we made him tell us what he wanted. whether that meant he copied us at first. But then when he could speak clear, then we had him tell us on his own. It does take a lot of patience and love.
I know that this seems like a serious thing for all involved, but it sounds like all his tests have proved he is truly ok. So just be persistent and it will all work out in the end.
Oh my daughter also hung pictures with words under them all over his bedroom walls. like a car and so on. I truly think this helped a lot. I know he couldn't read the words under the pictures but it just seemed to put things together for him.
We also didn't show anything when he couldn't come up with a word. But instead praised him and gave him little treats when he did.
Take care and remember it will all work out...
Jewel
I hope you get some answers soon. The situation sounds similar to my daughter. She has both aphasia and apraxia. Often times, when she tries to talk (she's in high school and in special classes), the words come out inside out. For example, she may try to say 'basket', and it comes out 'skabet'. When she's had problems with particular words, and we've heard how she pronounces them, we say them back to her like she says them - inside-out.
For some reason, things often 'click' when we do this, and she can then say the word the way it's supposed to be said.
As you can see, she still can't say "Thanksgiving" . . . http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?memberId=265234&articleId=281474977509771&nav=MyGather
I hope you get some answers soon!