apraxic/speech motor delay moms?

i'm familiar with apraxia in children preschool age and up from work but i'm looking for info on younger kids. around 1-3 yrs old.

can u tell me about your dc's communication as a young toddler plz?

did they babble?

when did they start talking/ word approximations?

when did they improve their intelligibility?

did u have a slp use prompt?

any other info would be great.

thanx!

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DS has most likely Apraxia. Not diagnost yet.

Did he babble? yes since he was only a few months old

Approximation? Emerging but only for a few objects. Like 4-5 sounds.

Started around 2.5 yo. Not much progress since.

Guh for go
Kuh for Car
Kukee or Kuhkuh for cookie
teetee or tutee for TV
Duh for down

Most of the sounds have to be prompted to get therm. He never volunteers approximation.

He will speak with a higher pitch when doing approximation.

He uses sounds but nothing clothes to the appropriate word.

Using a prompt therapist? yes

Once in a while he will "whisper" sounds. Like "zee" or "puh". Like when riding in the car. It's like he tries to experiment by himself but he only done once and that's it. Not to be done again for maybe months.

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DS has severe apraxia and was diagnoised at 3 1/2. He did not babble as was an extremely quiet baby. He started talking at 4 1/2 (only after he started PROMPT) but still has a way to go. He is 5 now and sound more like a 2 1/2 - 3 year old.

When he did starte making sounds it was all grunts. He also was very particular with textures with the types of foods he ate.

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Hi, my ds was just diagnosed with Apraxia.
He did babble so much from a very early age. He is only 2 1/2. He is just now starting to have "words" and approximations. We have been using the Kaufman cards. They seem to be really helping.

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Great thread !!! Any other bits of information on this would be so helpful :) Any strategies that work well...in addition to PROMPT ?

Checking out those Kaufman cards.

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Christopher is 4 years old. His speech thepaits thinks he might have Apraxia.
He babbled as an infant. Stopped around 6 months, and just made noises.

He is currently in PROMPT, and the results are AMAZING

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thanks everyone!

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