Beau Starcevic: I was recommended to speech therapy when I was younger but didn't take it. They want to ensure that your child will not have impediments later in life. Trying to get a job or doing a speech might be more difficult for her if it doesn't go away. I kind of regret not doing it since I do voice over work from time-to-time. The voice would sound much more professional.
Len Bormes: To be assessed for special education services would allow a team of people at your child's school to determine if her difficulties with speech are impeding her ability to progress in her learning. If she is having difficulty learning when in the general education classroom, special education services could provide her with support that is specialized to help meet her needs so that she can acquire new skills and new information. These services can be delivered in a lot of different ways depending on the needs of your child. And as your child's needs change over time the way sh! e receives her services can change too so that she will be getting the help that she needs, but also access to her peers and the general curriculum as much as possible....Show more
Angelyn Ducas: Yes she needs special education. The term Apraxia refers to the inability of the brain to communicate to the speech center - it can be something that with training and assistance and practice with professionals OR could be an indicator of other brain damage - like if the cord was wrapped around the baby's neck, or an adult with a stroke, or some head trauma or ???????Here is the treatment suggestions:What treatments are available for children with apraxia of speech? Research shows the children with CAS have more success when they receive frequent (3-5 times per week) and intensive treatment. Children seen alone for treatment tend to do better than children seen in groups. As the child improves, they may need treatment less often, and group therapy may be a better alternative! . The focus of intervention for CAS is on improving the planni! ng, sequencing, and coordination of muscle movements for speech production. Isolated exercises designed to "strengthen" the oral muscles will not help with speech. CAS is a disorder of speech coordination, not strength. To improve speech, the child must practice speech. However, getting feedback from a number of senses, such as tactile "touch" cues and visual cues (e.g., watching him/herself in the mirror) as well as auditory feedback, is often helpful. With this multi-sensory feedback, the child can more readily repeat syllables, words, sentences and longer utterances to improve muscle coordination and sequencing for speech. Some clients may be taught to use sign language or an augmentative and alternative communication system (e.g., a portable computer that writes and/or produces speech) if the apraxia makes speaking very difficult. Once speech production is improved, the need for these systems may lessen, but they can be used to support speech or move the child more qui! ckly to higher levels of language complexity. Practice at home is very important. Families will often be given assignments to help the child progress and allow the child to use new strategies outside of the treatment room, and to assure optimal progress in therapy. One of the most important things for the family to remember is that treatment of apraxia of speech takes time and commitment. Children with CAS need a supportive environment that helps them feel successful with communication. For children who also receive other services, such as physical or occupational therapy, families and professionals need to schedule services in a way that does not make the child too tired and unable to make the best use of therapy time.For more information contact: http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Childh......Show more
Lashawnda Anteby: well if her developmental evaluation checked out good in all other categories EXCEPT speech, (meaning if she is understanding things and le! arning things) then she shouldn't need to be in full time special ed cl! ass. She should get lots and lots of speech therapy sessions though. IF her comprehension is a problem then how could she function or learn anything in a regular classroom?. You didnt mention her age....8? well why did it take soo long for it to be discovered she had a speech problem?...Show more
Kassie Kay: You are saying that your kid stutters and blabbers and you want to know why her school wants her in special education? Uh.. maybe it's because she doesn't know how to speak. Also.. maybe you should consider dropping the ebonics. Obama doesn't use them--no excuse for anybody else to....Show more
Emery Blando: SHE's 8
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