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Post by Rilith on Jul 23, 2009 12:09:14 GMT
Holly bean has now started on the big girl sessions now. Still completely non-verbal. She can sign brill though.. LOL They are hoping to get her to make some phonic letter sounds, and hopefully animal sounds... hmmm Maybe they have some magic wand or something
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Post by mum2rachel on Jul 23, 2009 21:50:01 GMT
I bet she'll surprise you all one day & just start speaking in whole sentences !!
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Post by mum2rachel on Jul 23, 2009 21:50:49 GMT
What is a big girl session like ? How does it differ from what she used to have ?
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Post by Rilith on Jul 24, 2009 6:54:57 GMT
She has always done group stuff with other DS LOs the same age.
These sessions are more 1-1 so hopefully she will focus more and make some sounds. I must admit I am not very hopeful. When I say she has made no attempt to speak, I mean she has made no attempt to speak at all. Nothing... nadda... zilcho !!
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Post by mum2rachel on Jul 24, 2009 21:46:28 GMT
Oh right - isn't that strange - in our area little ones have 1:1 sessions , not sure what will happen as Rachel gets older. At the Downs ed trust they are going to be doing theSpeech therapy in small groups as they haven't got so much funding so can't do the 1:1. I was talking to the lead speech therapist yesterday & she was saying that sometimes children with DS can become over 'therapied' as they often have so much input in their early years, so she recommends sometimes 'restin' them from 1:1 speech therapy for short periods - whilst still providing parents with support & advice on activities at home.Intersting - I thought ?! Have they checked that Holly has no damage to her vocal cords - a little boy at Rachel's special playgroup, has had damage done to his vocal cords folowing numerous intubations , just a thought. You must be longing for her to say Mummy . xSusan
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Post by Rilith on Jul 25, 2009 13:05:22 GMT
Pretty sure there is no damage there... LOL she can't half rattle when she gets going.
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Post by Rilith on Aug 5, 2009 12:18:42 GMT
For those not on Facebook - It seems Holly is talking... but in her own language, She has no specific sounds for different things she just babbles a lot. Still no idea if she will ever talk, it may click one day and that will be it or she may never grasp it. We just don't know. We have to keep on with the makaton so she has at least 1 clear way of communicating with us. The SALT will keep on trying though
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Post by Rilith on Jan 18, 2010 13:33:39 GMT
6 months later and.....
STILL NO WORDS...
nothing... zero.... zilcho...
She is starting group SALT as of this wednesday coming, so we will have to see where we go from there
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Post by sarah on Jan 18, 2010 14:05:03 GMT
So have you been having the 1:1 sessions? And is she going back to the group ones? Which ones do you prefer? Questions questions!! Bet Holly could whip a few prefessionals with her Makaton skills!! xx
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Post by Rilith on Jan 18, 2010 16:39:37 GMT
The 1:1 we had about 4 and then the SALT left and we have seen the new 1 once and she has suggested the group setting again....
TBH I don't know if we are coming or going. Holly doesn't care either way as long as there are toys to be played with... LOL
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