Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is a genetic condition resulting from the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. Down syndrome is characterized by a combination of major ...
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My son Sebastian will be 4 on May 7th and still has no speech skills -- he can say mom cat and dog, but everything else is a grunt or "ne" I am wondering if any of you with older kids could tell me at what age yours started talking and what you had success with in helping them with their speech issues -- he attends school 4 days a week, 3 hours a day with 2 hours of speech in a group setting -- but I don't think it is enough -- especially since he is in a group -- but at his IEP they won't extend the speech time or give him one on one. any advice wou;ld be greatly appreciated
Posted on 05/06/08, 02:05 am |
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I would ask the school to pay for an independant speech evaluation to determin if he would need more/one to one- therapy. You should also consider taking him to outside speech therapy too-school SLPs are good for minor speech problems-not for sever delays or even minor ones. I would also look at your parent rights again. If your child only has 3 or 4 words you should absolutly be recieving more one to one speech help. 
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thanks for your response -- I am currently searching for a more productive speech therapy program outside of school since the school doesn't seem interested in adding to what he is already getting -- their attitude and response every time I push the issue is "this is common with Downs -- be patient" I just hope I find an independent therapist soon.
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