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[quote=Anonymous]I just want to say that I know it’s hard to watch but it will get better as your son’s speech and language issues improve. My son had apraxia and while we didn’t have the exact playground experience he was always on the periphery in preschool. His only real friend was his cousin of the same age. It was so sad to see him at birthday parties or on the playground after school. I will never forget the day I realized he had his first true friend. I was driving through the carpool line in K and saw him standing next to another boy. At first I assumed the teacher had just asked them to wait together. But as I pulled closer I saw they were actually chatting (my sons speech was still not very intelligible). My heart leaped! When my son got in the car I asked him who he was talking to and he said “my friend”. I wanted to do a happy dance! The teacher later told me the other kids really liked him and would interpret for him.  I was so happy and relieved. Two years later he had finished speech and things really became easier. He’s now in 5th and has lots of friends. [/quote]

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