Speech therapy update

[sherrardk]

I have posted before about thing 2 and his speech problem (he has now progressed slightly as he can say the beginning or end of words, or sometimes just the vowel sound). He had one-to-one speech therapy, then sent to a speech and language group (which I withdrew him from as it was not suitable). Today we eventually had a meeting with a new speech therapist and he is now going to get one-to-one speech therapy starting in January. Just wanted to update those people who showed an interest when I posted previously.

[anneasquith]

great news sher, im sure he will make progress,

[starone]

I'm sure that will help him sherr. He obviously needs the help of an expert on a one to one basis and not group therapy. I'm willing to bet he is lovely and very cuddlesome. Any progress, no matter how small is great to him and to you.

[boxtops]

Thanks for the update, sherr. Good luck to thing 2.

[sherrardk]

Thanks both, he was brilliant today (he can be so shy and unconfident), didn't hide under the table or cling to me, I was so pleased for him. The exercises he has to do are quite complicated (he has to remember the sounds that the cards represent, I have trouble remembering them). Will be lovely when he can talk properly and everyone else can understand what he is saying and he can fully express himself. Can't bear/bare (?) the thought of him starting school and not being able to communicate with the anyone :(

[Fitzer]

Good luck with everything, my first grandson needed speech therapy on a one-to-one basis and is now a happy 19 year old apprenticed to an MP (can't have everything :-)) but just wanted to share that one day when he really didn't want to go to the therapist he proudly announced that he didn't need 'peach thesapy' and couldn't understand why we couldn't stop laughing.

[annie0000]

Aww that's great news!! I am sure he will come on leaps and bounds. x

[brenda]

Brilliant news sherr-- always great to hear of a child making good progress.

Give him a big hug from me for working so hard.

[wolf63]

It will be great for him to be starting school (is it next year) and be able to talk to the other kiddies and tell you all about his first day.

:-)

[marval]

Well done, it sounds just what he needs

[Euphemia]

I'm pleased to hear of your success. I hope his progress goes from strength to strength. Good luck!

[Gavmacp]

Dear Sherrardk,
I had terrible problems with my speech when I was young. Most of the things I cannot even remember now. The hardest one for me was the 's' sound.
Maybe concentrate on the sounds he can make and do not worry about the sounds he cannot. Build his confidence and make it fun and daft like The Cat in The Hat daftness. Make up stories in which there are sounds and noises that make him laugh! I think laughter is the best way to learn.
My problems were in the late 60's early 70's where people (including my mother) were not tolerant and thought I was stupid. Thankfully things have changed.
Much Love,
Gavin

[cathfromsaron]

good news on all counts x

[EvianBaby]

Sher did you by any chance watch that programme last night? I think it was called something like My Childs Not Normal.

There was one little girl on there who had selective mustism (I know that's not the same as your sons problem). She physically couldn't talk once she was in the school building, it was odd. But they showed her doing some worth with a therapist one to one and although by the end of the show it hadn't been conquered she'd made some impressive steps towards it. Good luck little Sherrard.

[DTCwordfan]

They can work wonders sherrard - mine wasn't too bad on speech but needed some assistance but then she has had marvellous support on her reading as she has a short-term memory retention problem - she can read but its getting things like, say conditions in a maths problem to stick in her head...she's great on algebra and geometry though!

I am sure you will come through and you are so right to get at it now! By the time he goes to school, well I bet you won't recognise him! Good luck.

[sherrardk]

Thanks all for your encouraging replies. He is such a lovely boy (well, I would say that) that it would break my heart if he went to school and couldn't talk to anyone or tell me if something was wrong. I will give it a couple of months and if for some reason he is not progressing very well I will pop into the school and see what they suggest for giving him support in September.

[cazzz1975]

that sounds like excellent progress :)

[jkelly24]

Stick with it. It is a long process which I found out with my son. I thought once he got the speech therapy sessions he would come on in leaps and bounds. It turned out to be a much more lenghthy and complex journey than I thought, but well worth it! Sounds like he's doing great already and regular help from you at home really helps. You will also see his confidence grow and grow as he progresses which is also very rewarding. My son is 15 now and sometimes I can't shut him up and often smile to myself when I think back to all those hours I spent helping him to talk! Good luck