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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,

Our daughter seems to have many signs of apraxia of speech, according to her SLP (we started 1 month ago). She is 22 months. She has no other developmental concerns at the moment (including hypotonia or other dyspraxic signs). I am reading "The Late Talker" and trying to learn as much as possible about this condition. I have questions and was wondering if those who had kids with apraxia could chime in. Currently, we are considering whether to put her in a daycare or soon a preschool program in part because we can't afford our nanny and speech therapy (not covered at the moment--we were denied coverage by EI, but the SLP thinks that at the next evaluation she will be clearly in need of services) and in part because our nanny doesn't drive and can't take her to therapy and its becoming an issue with work.

1) when was your child's dx made versus when did you first notice issues? did anyone turn out not to have apraxia but other language based delay?
2) how often did you do ST and where?
3) did you send your child to a special daycare, preschool or other school that offered extra services and if so, which one? did you have early intervention involved in services or did you have to pay on your own? If you went to a regular public or charter school, were you happy with services offered? 
4) has your child 'caught up' or is catching up and at what age? as your child has grown older, are there other related challenges (reading? auditory processing, etc?)
5) did you use fish oil supplements and notice a difference? if so, which ones and how much?
6) did you consult a developmental pediatrician, neurologist or geneticist? I ask about the latter because this is child #2 with a neurological issue of some sort, and we are wondering whether genetic testing is warranted. 
7) do you have other kids with neurological issues? (sibling has adhd, probably, and possibly dyslexia).

if you have anything else to share, I'd be grateful. Thank you. [/quote]

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