Mom, I need OT

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D1 told me yesterday that he thinks he needs OT again, and I tend to agree with him. I am surprised that he is recognizing it, but I guess I shouldn’t be. His need for sensory input is increasing, which is increasing his activity level. He is happiest when he is running, jumping,

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Home Therapies for Special Needs

Okay, I need some help. There is a possibility that I may be able to pull the boys back out of school, provided I can locate some special needs resources for home use. I found some things, and I need feedback. If you have experience with any of these, please PLEASE post me

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Sensory Issues, Speech, Etc.

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D1 is doing well, speech-wise. With his therapist he is working on language goals– particularly answering “WHY” questions, STILL. He is dealing with a little stammering still, although having him “Slow down, take a breath, now say it” helps. His speech therapist thinks he began stammering as a way for his brain

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Global Apraxia or Dyspraxia?

This comment was posted a while back, by Nanna. I am a grandmother whose 2nd grandchild has(probably) verbal apraxia. He is 2 1/2 and the therapist said he was too young to diagnose. He also has mouth issues. He loves to put bark (from flower beds) in his mouth. He is a joy

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Dyspraxia at 7

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Currently D1 is doing very well. His speech articulation is almost 100% perfect.

He is currently working on language goals: Irregular verbs and irregular nouns (run/ran, man/men, etc) and a lot of thought process things related to language. Retelling something he read or that has been read to him (a’la

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