The words get stuck in my head

[Anonymous]

Speech therapist can make a huge difference. Why wouldn't you get him evaluated if there is a potential issue and get him the help before it is too late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speech therapist can make a huge difference. Why wouldn't you get him evaluated if there is a potential issue and get him the help before it is too late.

OP here-- I am getting him evaluated at the end of March. But I'm still curious to know how they will diagnose this issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have him see a speech therapist for an evaluation. It could be a processing issue, possibly auditory processing disorder.

Really? Does not make much sence.

What doesn't make sense?

[Anonymous]

I gently suggest that when you ask for advice, you provide more complete information. In you first post, you said "When he is calm, he can speak fine and he has a large vocabulary." In your next post, you state he 'had' an expressive language disorder as an infant/toddler but was 'fine' after a few months of ST. In your third post, you say he seems behind his peers, he can't retell a story and other issues. That's a lot of information left out of your original post and even your second post! Of course you should get an evaluation! There's far more to be concerned about than what you first posted - which, frankly, doesn't strike me as unusual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gently suggest that when you ask for advice, you provide more complete information. In you first post, you said "When he is calm, he can speak fine and he has a large vocabulary." In your next post, you state he 'had' an expressive language disorder as an infant/toddler but was 'fine' after a few months of ST. In your third post, you say he seems behind his peers, he can't retell a story and other issues. That's a lot of information left out of your original post and even your second post! Of course you should get an evaluation! There's far more to be concerned about than what you first posted - which, frankly, doesn't strike me as unusual.

The ST from the county released him from ST because she felt he was on target with his peers at the time. I really had/have no idea if he was 'fine' but I took my cue from the county expert assigned to me. What concerns me now is his inability to speak when he's upset--- but you say that doesn't strike you as unusual. So that leaves the fact that I feel he is behind his peers ( but I'm not expert nor an SLP) and the fact that he can't retell a story. Which one of those points makes you say that there is far more to be concerned about? And what are the concerns that I should address at the SLP evaluation? Thank you for your advice.

[Anonymous]

This is normal

When a young child is very upset/angry, they tend to go into survival mode and rational thought, vocabulary, etc go out the window for a few minutes. This is when many will hit/bite/etc because they can't find words.

Often just taking a minute for the child to breathe helps. Activities that cross the midline (touching opposite shoulders with his hands, etc) can help activate the areas of the brain necessary to help bring the child back into the moment so they can process the situation.

Haven't you ever been too sad/angry/shocked to think straight? It happens to kids more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gently suggest that when you ask for advice, you provide more complete information. In you first post, you said "When he is calm, he can speak fine and he has a large vocabulary." In your next post, you state he 'had' an expressive language disorder as an infant/toddler but was 'fine' after a few months of ST. In your third post, you say he seems behind his peers, he can't retell a story and other issues. That's a lot of information left out of your original post and even your second post! Of course you should get an evaluation! There's far more to be concerned about than what you first posted - which, frankly, doesn't strike me as unusual.

The ST from the county released him from ST because she felt he was on target with his peers at the time. I really had/have no idea if he was 'fine' but I took my cue from the county expert assigned to me. What concerns me now is his inability to speak when he's upset--- but you say that doesn't strike you as unusual. So that leaves the fact that I feel he is behind his peers ( but I'm not expert nor an SLP) and the fact that he can't retell a story. Which one of those points makes you say that there is far more to be concerned about? And what are the concerns that I should address at the SLP evaluation? Thank you for your advice.

When you have an ST evaluation, list the points you've made here--behind his peers, can't re-tell/tell story, difficulty finding words to express himself, especially under duress.

[Anonymous]

Children of this age are usually not able to relate a story from start to finish in a coherent way. They often fixate on a detail or start in the middle. They are egocentric and cannot think about telling a story from the viewpoint of the listener, which is what it takes to really tell a story. If he can relate back details upon questioning or get at some plot points, he is at age level. Don't expect him to summarize the story. Too young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children of this age are usually not able to relate a story from start to finish in a coherent way. They often fixate on a detail or start in the middle. They are egocentric and cannot think about telling a story from the viewpoint of the listener, which is what it takes to really tell a story. If he can relate back details upon questioning or get at some plot points, he is at age level. Don't expect him to summarize the story. Too young.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children of this age are usually not able to relate a story from start to finish in a coherent way. They often fixate on a detail or start in the middle. They are egocentric and cannot think about telling a story from the viewpoint of the listener, which is what it takes to really tell a story. If he can relate back details upon questioning or get at some plot points, he is at age level. Don't expect him to summarize the story. Too young.

Agree.

That's good to hear. If I ask him questions about the story, he can tell me the answers. I thought he was supposed to be able to summarize the story by now.