ptrbryant
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I responded to the late-talker thread and it made me wonder if there are others here in our situation...
DS didn't really have many words/talk much until he was 4. When he did begin speaking, his language was nearly unintelligible to others. He's had many evaluations (they mainly ruled things out, but an auditory processing disorder was the consistent diagnosis) and 5 years of speech therapy. Now, he's 11 and his speech is somewhat stilted and awkward--as if he's had too much speech therapy. Also, if he gets excited, his grammar gets all tripped up. I recently got the results of his CAT test and he had a perfect score in the grammar section...actually, he was in the 95th percentile for the Language section. Yet, in practice, it's whole other thing. I guess it's because when the grammar is on the page--visual--he gets it.
It seems that with older children, there aren't many options. There's no formal therapy specifically for auditory processing disorders anywhere near us. He has a horrendous time focusing on someone speaking in a room full of people, so we've homeschooled since kindergarten to make sure he absorbs the information he needs to know. He's been successful at TaeKwonDo and is a 2nd degree black belt and has made a number of good friends there. This year, he's also joined a homeschool co-op that has classes every Friday morning. I really don't think he's learning much there, but we're going to continue with it for the experience and opportunity to continue making new friends.
I didn't mean to ramble, but I was wondering if there are any other dis'ers who are in a similar situation and what ideas have worked for you.
Thanks!
Karla B.
DS didn't really have many words/talk much until he was 4. When he did begin speaking, his language was nearly unintelligible to others. He's had many evaluations (they mainly ruled things out, but an auditory processing disorder was the consistent diagnosis) and 5 years of speech therapy. Now, he's 11 and his speech is somewhat stilted and awkward--as if he's had too much speech therapy. Also, if he gets excited, his grammar gets all tripped up. I recently got the results of his CAT test and he had a perfect score in the grammar section...actually, he was in the 95th percentile for the Language section. Yet, in practice, it's whole other thing. I guess it's because when the grammar is on the page--visual--he gets it.
It seems that with older children, there aren't many options. There's no formal therapy specifically for auditory processing disorders anywhere near us. He has a horrendous time focusing on someone speaking in a room full of people, so we've homeschooled since kindergarten to make sure he absorbs the information he needs to know. He's been successful at TaeKwonDo and is a 2nd degree black belt and has made a number of good friends there. This year, he's also joined a homeschool co-op that has classes every Friday morning. I really don't think he's learning much there, but we're going to continue with it for the experience and opportunity to continue making new friends.
I didn't mean to ramble, but I was wondering if there are any other dis'ers who are in a similar situation and what ideas have worked for you.
Thanks!
Karla B.
