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Aug 22, 2007 22:07:35 GMT
Post by debs4 on Aug 22, 2007 22:07:35 GMT
I have a friend who I talk to on Facebook, she has a 4 yr old daughter with DS, she is concerned about her because she doesnt speak at all, she understands what her Mum is saying to her but does not speak. The pre school she is at thinks she should be tested for ASD. I said I couldnt help as Gemma is only 21 months although she does make some sounds like dadda and babbling sounds. I wondered if any of you guys who have children 4 and over could let me know what their speech is like so I could pass it onto her. Thank you xx
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Aug 23, 2007 18:18:29 GMT
Post by tracy108 on Aug 23, 2007 18:18:29 GMT
hi debs, my cory is 41/2 he has very little speech...he can say mum and bubba for baby...he uses makaton to communicate..he understands everything you tell him sometimes too much.lol.. i have never had it mentioned to me to be tested for asd... would she mind if you gave me her facebook maybe we could chat???....does her daughter make any noise or just silence???
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Aug 24, 2007 11:44:10 GMT
Post by mashpotato on Aug 24, 2007 11:44:10 GMT
Hi Saul turned 4 in July, he has a lot of single word speech. its really improved over the last year since his been at mainstream nursery. He also gained a lot of makaton at a special needs nursery he attended twice a week, but he only used it there, as we haven't been taught what he has. He now uses short sentances too, like yesterday i was making a toasted bacon sandwich and put brown sauce in it, Saul was watching and said 'err mum ketchup on toast' and his always say 'no Tai shh, bad, bed' when his little brothers crying. I've also been teaching him to read since the start of the year with some learning aids i made (you can see them on the for sale page under learning aids i make). Saul can read almost all the words now from the 'in our house' series.
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Aug 24, 2007 17:57:15 GMT
Post by lisajg on Aug 24, 2007 17:57:15 GMT
Hi Debs, There can be lots of reasons for speech delay, has your friends daughter got any hearing loss? If she has bad glue ear then that could be playing a big part, plus if she has very poor muscle tone then that can affect it too.
Harrison is only 3 years old but he attends a speech group and his speech is quite alot behind the other two 3 year olds in his group, I know his speech will be alot slower coming because he has glue ear plus extreme hypotonia (very floppy muscles) which means he has all sorts of sensory issues. If I was your friend I would be tempted to get some advice from the Downs Educational Trust, they're based in Portsmouth and they have loads of experience in speech & language. They do assessments on childrens speech, only thing is your friend would probably have to take her daughter to Portsmouth (I think she might have to pay too). I went to a really good speech course earlier this year which was run by the DSA with Symbol, it may be worth her getting some advice from them too. She could probably give the DSA a call on their helpline, I'm sure they would point her in the right direction. xx
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Aug 28, 2007 20:58:59 GMT
Post by debs4 on Aug 28, 2007 20:58:59 GMT
Thanks for all the advice, will pass it on to her. x
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