Joined: 16 July 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 1976 Gender: Female
Posted: 12 March 2008 at 4:12pm | IP Logged
Taylor has had speech therapy.. we waited about 4 weeks, this was in Wellingborough.
He only had 1 appt as the therapist thought he didn't need any help..
We were taken in to a room which had loads of toys and a table.. the therapist just sat on the floor with Taylor and just played with him and asked him some questions like, what is this called.. can you find the teddy.. whats your name.. how many bricks are there etc.. . Sie and I just sat at the table watching whilst the therapist got on with it.
Basically, that was it.. nothing major..
We received the assesment around a month later.. Im not sure what happens if you need to go to more than the initial appt, we didn't get to that point.
Joined: 11 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 8644 Gender: Female
Posted: 12 March 2008 at 7:44pm | IP Logged
If it's anything like here, I can only give you a hint of the actual first assessment. Fred's took about an hour, and she asked him loads of questions about pictures in a specific book! I was quite surprised by how many words he actually knew. Even though I knew he understood me most of the time, it was lovely. After the initial assessment, you will then be advised whether she needs more therapy, or whether she won't!
Joined: 12 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 8764 Gender: Not Specified
Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:58pm | IP Logged
Hi Fee,
I went through speech therapy myself, but this was going back over 20 years ago. Back then diagnosis wasn't as forthcoming and it was left quite late (I was 7). I went through countless hearing tests, had my ears syringe too many time until they'd found I had 'glue ear' and needed grommets. I also had a lazy tongue and still do, which means that I'm unable to pronounce some words especially those with 'th' in them.
I was teased alot at school by stupid little kids who thought my speech impediment was a lisp. It's not a lisp, but try telling the intelligent masses that...
Anyhoo, Max was very late with his speech, and I had to fight to get him seen by a speech therapist. I guess I wanted it sorted sooner rather than later because of what had happened to me. He'd also had viral meningitis when he was a 2 months old, and I'd read that a side effect of meningitis was often deafness, which could link to speech problems.
It took him 2 years to get to the top of the waiting list, but by then I was satisfied that his speech and language were fine and he didn't need therapy.
Tom's coming up to 3, and he's also a lazy speaker. Just like Max used to he gets frustrated when he's misunderstood - I think this is the major root of his temper.
The speech therapist recommended singing and story telling as good ways to encourage a child's speech and language, especially rhymes.
Joined: 11 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 8644 Gender: Female
Posted: 16 March 2008 at 1:37pm | IP Logged
Fee, Fred's appointment has come through for his actual speech therapy, it's 2nd April, if you want once he's been the first time I'll m you and let you know what happened! I'm gobsmacked taht it has come through so soon. He only had a 3 month wait from being assessed to having his first session. I'm looking forward to seeing what he will gain from this.
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