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Post by Jessie on Feb 2, 2005 12:58:15 GMT -5
Kristen - sorry to hear you are going through the opposite with using signing - maybe it's just a phase Carter is going through and will get tired of not verbalizing - hopefully!
I think it's ridiculous as well what the ST said - I look at it as Jason either needs to communicate with his immediate family or people that will be caring for him. We just need to make sure the people that are around him are willing to communicate with him by signing.
DH and I talked a little more about this last night and he said that Jason did used to use more signs than he does now and that he did drop them after learning to say the word (drink, help, etc.), or just able to do the task himself like use the bathroom. Sooooooo . . . I'm no ST or professional, but isn't THAT progress??!!! I'm gettin' all fired up now and can't wait to talk to his teacher and ST!!!! Granted, he may never be able to stand up and deliver a speech, but my goodness, we just want him to be able to get through life without so much anger and frustration.
Jessie
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Post by Kristen on Feb 2, 2005 13:13:48 GMT -5
I absolutely agree with you that he *IS* making progress! Why would someone write off an 11 year old? You mean to say that in the next 40 or 50 YEARS he will not improve? What is wrong with people sometimes?
I am hoping this is a phase with Carter. I have to tell ya, though, here he came one day about a year ago and signed a three word sentance to me when I had NEVER singed a sentance to him and I thought oh S***! Sure enough...Maybe it's because he has good fine motor. The theory I heard once is that if the fine motor involved in doing a sign well is supposed to be harder than just saying it and most kids with DS have trouble where they actively avoid fine motor activities. I don't konw if it's because he has never been tactily defensive or what, but he has not had too rough of a time with fine motor (maybe a 10% delay or whatnot) so they think the signing is easier for him so he gravitated towards that. Could be. He is also actively avoiding walking, yet excells and loves cognitive and social activities (didn't even show a delay last report) so he has his schedule in his head and what he likes and does not and that's pretty obvious!
We did have an OT who did alternative treatments on him (why not?) and HER theory is that he (as well as a lot of other kids with DS, autism and various delays particularly in speech) is an "indigo child" born on a higer spitirual plane and he sees no need to talk righ tnow because it is meaningless in his world because it's of a totally different level. Hmmm...I don't know if that's quite right, but it's definately a different spin to think about LOL!
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