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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent with a 14 y.o. with APD and also GTLD.  His processing speed is at 50% of his verbal comprehension.  The sophisticated stuff does not come out easily because of the processing speed.  He also has problems with any language-based schoolwork - stick him in art, PE, music and math and he's fine. He has a long-standing IEP because we got an early diagnosis. He was very much helped by FastForWord at age 11, not to mention speech therapy for five years.  But it is not too late for your kid.  You just need the right therapist.

Carol Kamara in Rockville has evaluated my kid and has given speech-language goals for him as teenager.  The school won't pay, but I am planning on getting him back into private therapy shortly.  I highly recommend her.  
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Thank you for the helpful post.  I am looking into FastForWord now.  I have decided to put him back in speech therapy.  We spent a year at a large speech therapy place that came highly recommended to us but got stuck with a new therapist who was very sweet but had limited knowledge.  I would love more recommendations from everyone for a good therapist, especially someone who works with teens with processing issues.  I will look into Carol Kamara, although we prefer VA (near Arlington/McLean).[/quote]

We talked to the Camaratas about Fast Forward, but they told us there aren't any actual studies that prove it works -- other than the studies funded by the company. There's a lot of anecdotal evidence for it, but then I also came across several posts that while it came with an initial skills bump, they didn't last. In fact, Fast Forward seems to work about as well as much cheaper computer programs like HearBuilders or Earobics.

If you can connect with Mary Camarata for a phone consult, I would do it. She has such a wealth of knowledge about practical application of language therapy and things to help in school settings. [/quote]

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