As my thoughts begin to migrate towards the end of summer, I’m left wondering, “Where do I find great therapists?” I gave Simmi a break from her therapies because she was no longer receptive to anything they had to give, she was angry, hostile and would just run and hide after a few minutes of [...]
Today Simone’s speech therapist came and finally gave a diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech. In September 08′ a neuro-developmental pediatrician had given Simmi a partial diagnosis of “speech disorder of unknown origins.” It can take a long time for a child to be diagnosed with a speech disorder, and after almost a year of working [...]
(Note: This entry is a repost from my blog The Alopecian Muse after editing the content to bring the article current)
Simone (we call her Simmi) is our first grand daughter and light of our lives. She is 21 months old and has suffered since birth with multiple health problems and extreme pain. Life has not [...]
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