Speech Therapy 22 Months

[cathchrismon]

Hi! I'm not sure if she has gone back to work at Carolinas Medical Center or not. Last I heard she was working for the birth to three program in NC. I agree she is amazing! If you call the outpatient speech path department at CMC, they will know. When I called, she was one of 2 people who did tactile cueing, or PROMPT therapy.

[pooja7386]

hello! Could you let me know how I can be in touch with the speech pathologist? I am also looking out for a speech pathologist right now for my daughter and She is just amazing.

[rigelesc]

This therapist is AWESOME, yay for SLP's.

[proctk]

LOVE THIS! I always wanted to be a speach pathologist. This video makes me want to go back to school!

[slp4kids1]

@DavedeCalmer Tactile cues given by a Speech Path during therapy with a child are a very important part of therapy. For younger children it helps build neural pathways to help the brain remember the movements of the muscles for future sound productions. For some children, the muscles around the mouth have never been used before for speaking and they need to be cued in by touch (tactile cues) which muscle needs to contract to produce a particular sound. Technique are good for the child's progress

[cyberbard]

Oh man, this lady's great! Reminds me of my own speech therapy sessions!

[MelissaIrish08]

OH MAN THIS VIDEO TOUCHED MY HEART. I WANTED TO CRY BECAUSE HE SAID WHAT SHE WANTED. I WAS PROUD OF HIM

[Beowulf46]

really fascinating. Can you add something in the description about what was the speech issue before and how long this process takes?

[cathchrismon]

@Beowulf46 WE had about 10 sessions with her before she retired. Once she left, we worked with other therapists, but she was the critical part of the puzzle!

[xKaishisxMoonx]

He's so cute! Children like this are the reason I want to teach! Have fun while learning, most teachers just go by the book, and I HATED that. This makes me want to do it more. He looks like he's having fun! :)

[redredwyn29]

Why is the child receiving therapy please. He is not on the Autism Spectrum im sure. He mimics just beautifully and does a lot of non verbal communication for a 22 year old and he seems very social too. Bless him. But do enlighten me

[postproduction101]

@redredwyn29 Not all children who receive speech therapy are autistic. That's why.

[redredwyn29]

Why is the child receiving therapy please. He is not on the Autism Spectrum im sure. He mimics just beautifully and does a lot of non verbal communication for a 22 year old and he seems very social too. Bless him. But do enlighten me

[gerberdaisies]

/whew, she worked fast switching those toys around!!! Bravo! Yay for us SLP's!

[LeoMagan]

It's so inspiring to see the parent mentioned they drove 115 miles each way to get speech therapy for their child. Kudos to parents who do WIT (Whatever IT Takes) to get early intervention.

As provider of speech therapy services, we are equally inspired to provide our best services to support our parents. The WIT mindset we see in a lot of parents will be much appreciated by their children in years to come :)

[LeoMagan]

What a wonderful eg of speech therapy. Apart from the tactile cueing, the speech therapist is doing something else you can easily do at home. Notice how she repeats the child's incorrect attempt as well as the correct sound? e.g. "No, that's ba-ba-ba." "Say ma-ma-ma" This is more effective. than just doing either alone i.e. just telling the child what's wrong e.g. "Don't stick out your tongue", or just repeating the correct word to say e.g. "Say 'school'". Try it out :)

[TipsyCleavagePenguin]

This is so inspiring! I'm studying early childhood education, but after that I'm definitely studying to be a speech therapist! :D:D

And yes I am a male.

[cathchrismon]

@TipsyCleavagePenguin So glad it touched you. Once my kids are a little bigger, I'm thinking of doing the same thing. There surely are not enough of them...

[kristoferaye17]

hi, my daughter was diagnosed to have sensory neural hearing loss, she is 2 y/o now. how can I help her to improve her speech while wearing her hearing aid. hope you can help me.

[pbrown91]

I just teared up seeing his progress. The therapist is awesome. My 3 1/2 year old is struggling with his speech and I can't afford a therapist. So to see your baby making progress just touches that Mommy button inside me. :-) I'm hoping I can find plenty of ways to work with my son at home through the videos I find on Youtube. Thank you for sharing.

[lisamark777]

Great video, who is this therapist? Where does she work? thanks for sharing!!!!!

[cathchrismon]

@lisamark777 She doesn't work in speech therapy anymore, as far as I know. She was at the Rehab Center at Carolinas Medical Center. What a gift she was!

[VangelisAthens]

She studied in City University London !!!

[lizmaid]

Touching the mouth is a very good way to teach sounds. This is a form of sensory feedback. Thses kids often lack sensory skills.

[MeyerowitzFamily]

is this PRMPT therapy? Amazing!!!

[cathchrismon]

There is much debate about that, however, he had been receiving speech therapy 3x a week from our Birth- Three program for more than 2 months. Until this session, he had never made a deliberate sound other than "unduh", so I am confident her method was necessary. I sought he rout, and drove 115 miles each way to see her.

[callmeoniep01]

THANK YOU! This was VERY VERY informative! My son was premature 15 weeks and has a speech delay, he gets Terapy for motor skills weekly but, they just diagnosed him with Apraxia and we are on a VERY long waiting list for Speech Therapy.

[cathchrismon]

We started in the same position, but then he qualified for our birth- 3 program. There are federally mandated timelines within which he has to be assessed once you call. If you qualify (because of his speech, not income based) then they will begin services right away. My son received services 3x a week until he was 3 three years old. His speech had progressed such that he did not meet the delay for public school, so he was picked up by our local Scottish Rite chapter.

[Koyko200]

At that age, I would touch the child just to show him. I know when I was that little my speech therapist would do the same thing just to show me. She's very fun with him though.

[garnetjewel]

I am loving the sound of I guess it's mom in the background. The joy of parents when their kid's finally make new sounds is priceless.

[daninz77]

wow weird how different things are around the world. I am in New Zealand and i have had 2 kids go through speech therapy and theyve never done anythign like that before. though my children have probably had different issues. my 4 1/2 year old son still cannot talk. but we are still having him tested to try and see what the underlying problem is

[callmeoniep01]

My son was just diagnosed with Apraxia, have them test him for that. If you catch it quickly in his life, they may have special therapy for him! Hope this helps.

[baglady26]

he is a very smart baby

[numbahoneknd]

godbless this kid

[MykahLiamsMom]

My son had apraxia, and had to learn this way, too, as a toddler. He is seven now, and no one would ever suspect he had no speech at 3. This really works!

[callmeoniep01]

My son was just diagnosed with possible apraxia, Im so afraid. Does your son still have issues?

[MykahLiamsMom]

Liam turns 8 next month and still talks a little differently, but his speech is clearly understood by his peers and teachers. He is well-liked and does great in class. My best advice is to educate yourself and sweetly, but frimly, advocate for your child. The public school systems are legally obligated to meet his needs without cost to you. How old is your son? Check with your school system. Liam began in-home therapy at 18 months and school-based therapy at 2.5 years. Everything was free.

[spider732]

@MykahLiamsMom

Just to clarify, everything is not "free". It is paid for by the taxpayers. Just so those folks who go around whining about "obama" and "socialism" understand. Free healthcare and free social services are not free. They are paid for by your neighbors.

[cathchrismon]

He is still in therapy, but his speech is age appropriate. He still has to learn new sounds in isolation, then with vowel combinations, at the beginning, then the end of words, and then in multiple word combinations. She was the catalyst to our miracle!

[ihatejoy]

What a cutie! I can't wait for my son to start his therapy.

[carey646]

He's a doll! My son was Apraxic...it is SO exciting to hear them say a "real" word!

[sahree]

Hi I just wanted to leave a comment and thank you for posting these videos. I'm currently a speech pathology grad student, just finished my first semester & i start in the clinic next semester. this video furthered my excitement to begin. thanks :)

[cathchrismon]

Thank you! We have found a way out, I think!

[momtoreezles]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this video!

[covertoons]

The hand positions used on his mouth don't look like PROMPT positions. Maybe you should just say you're using tactile cueing. I believe /M/ sound is prompted with the backs of index and middle finger against lips and thumb resting on side of nose.

[cathchrismon]

Thank you! I love watching this because it reminds me how far he has come in two months, and because I see how quickly change can happen!

[tingngabe]

I just wanted to tell you how awesome it was watching your little one make the /m/ sound with PROMPT. My son was just dx'd with apraxia of speech after 5mo of ST and little improvement. We started PROMPT and within 15min he was saying eat instead of ite and ride instead of ie or ri...it really is amazing isn't it?

[Wolflover9999]

Thanks for posting. Please feel free to check out my video posts from WolfLover9999. My son has Dyspraxia and underwent 3+ years of speech. I have posted 2 pieces of his early sessions (4 yrs) and one of how he talks now (can't keep him quiet). I'm just hoping to let people know there is a light at he end of the tunnel! Have a nice Holiday!

WolfLover9999