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Home Treatments for Apraxia
Many people wonder is it possible to treat apraxia at home? Speech therapy can be expensive and time consuming, is it possible to just treat it at home?
For a full recovery it would not be recommended to end speech therapy with a qualified speech therapist. It is not worth the risk of leaving your child with a lifetime speech impediment.
However, that being said, there are many things you can do for at home treatments for apraxia that will improve speech and shorten recovery time. It is important to communicate with your child’s speech therapist and ask what exercises you can do at home and to find out what letter sounds they are working on. You do not want to confuse or overwhelm your child with doing things differently from the speech therapist.
In addition to speech therapy, there are many other things you can do at home. Some as simple as reading out loud to your child so they can hear proper speech. Many other things you can do such as music therapy, supplements, play therapy, physical exercise and sign language are all outlined in the book “Apraxia Explained”. These things are not complicated and can easily be done at home by parents to improve recover from apraxia.
This essential guide written by a parent of a child with Apraxia shares in the journey of frustration and hopelessness to a full recovery from apraxia. Includes advice on finding the right speech therapist, diet changes, exercises and more. Also includes a bonus eBook, "Building Language through Play" which has advice on having fun with your child while building language skills. This is an ebook, available for instant download to your computer.
Price: $27.00
The same information printed out and spiral bound, shipped via Priority Mail, $7.95 for shipping and handling.
Price: $27.00
Supplements for Apraxia
Enough can’t be said about proper nutrition to build a healthy body with a strong immune system. Feeding children well balanced meals with healthy snacks is essential for life long health. However, children with developmental issues have special nutritional needs. A good quality multi-vitamin is very important.
In addition, growing brains need essential fatty acids (EFAs). They assist our nervous system and brain to complete neurotransmissions throughout our bodies. So basically they send messages from our brain to our muscles and assist those muscles in receiving these messages and acting upon them. EFA’s are available in our diet by eating fish and nuts, however most people do not consume enough of these foods and there is ongoing concern with mercury pollution in fish products. Another factor is consumption of trans fats, if you do intake trans fats you will get little effect from fish oils or any EFA’s for that matter because the trans-fatty acids block the absorption of the EFA’s. Thus we are best to avoid processed foods in our diets to avoid the trans fats and hydrogenated oils.
Research has shown positive results with the use of EFA’s for the treatment of many brain disorders such as ADHD, depression and dyslexia. Anecdotal evidence suggested that giving EFA supplements to children with apraxia resulted in surges of language development. The supplements you use should have a combination of DHA, EPA and GLA. It is available in liquid form and in gel caps. Some children are able to swallow the gel caps on there own or quickly drink the liquid form of it. If not it can be mixed with juice, applesauce, cooked cereal, etc. Just see what works best for your child.
This essential guide written by a parent of a child with Apraxia shares in the journey of frustration and hopelessness to a full recovery from apraxia. Includes advice on finding the right speech therapist, diet changes, exercises and more. Also includes a bonus eBook, "Building Language through Play" which has advice on having fun with your child while building language skills. This is an ebook, available for instant download to your computer.
Price: $27.00
The same information printed out and spiral bound, shipped via Priority Mail, $7.95 for shipping and handling.
Price: $27.00