tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post5490832597652451799..comments2024-03-28T21:36:55.157-04:00Comments on Love That Max : Kids with special needs: It's not me, Mom, it's YOU!Ellen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-29509609149283601322011-05-26T14:52:08.242-04:002011-05-26T14:52:08.242-04:00Anon, thanks for letting me know. I wasn't awa...Anon, thanks for letting me know. I wasn't aware of that. <br /><br />Galen, Tevis sounds like one cool kid. <br /><br />DDerby—I am going to give away an iPad here soon!Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-3133309312388170692011-05-25T13:31:14.417-04:002011-05-25T13:31:14.417-04:00Aw, cute post! ;)Aw, cute post! ;)Sabrina Steylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502908654294596013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-90087688658712110592011-05-25T13:06:33.261-04:002011-05-25T13:06:33.261-04:00we hope to get an ipad soon and want to use it as ...we hope to get an ipad soon and want to use it as a supplement to language development and signing.<br />Like you, we understand our own child much better than other folk and know that communication has to be about talking to them intelligibly, not just us.dderbydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07448901859808979140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-84597033909915459622011-05-25T12:08:12.438-04:002011-05-25T12:08:12.438-04:00"Hearing impaired" is one of those words..."Hearing impaired" is one of those words we're trying to get rid of. Preferred terminology is hard of hearing or deaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-20879182357008583682011-05-25T11:58:38.178-04:002011-05-25T11:58:38.178-04:00t's OK, Max...she's still learning!
That&...t's OK, Max...she's still learning!<br /><br />That's what my son Tevis would probably say. If I don't understand something he's said, he'll ask, "Haven't you ever heard of that?" If I finally figure it out, he'll ask, "How did you know what I was saying?" I'm thinking "because I'm a mind reader," but I say "because you explained it so well."Galenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133622477462629829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-44757666900254024542011-05-25T11:49:06.238-04:002011-05-25T11:49:06.238-04:00Love this post. Interesting that you posted it th...Love this post. Interesting that you posted it this week when I just wrote a blog post on a similar topic. Recent research indicates that a viable therapeutic approach is to change the task and/or environment rather than trying to change the child. Which many therapists do daily but this would be your primary means of achieving functional goals. You can read more at <a href="http://yourtherapysource.blogspot.com/2011/05/change-task-not-child.html" rel="nofollow"> YourTherapySource.blogspot.com</a> if interested.Your Therapy Source Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145002317929388735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-77841939284928047522011-05-25T11:15:14.193-04:002011-05-25T11:15:14.193-04:00Nisha, Max is beginning to spell out words on the ...Nisha, Max is beginning to spell out words on the iPad, but not there yet. I hope so, soon!<br /><br />Anonym Ous: I knew what Max was asking because he often does talk about taking plane trips, although he's pronounced "airplane" in different ways. Also, when I finally did say, "OHHH! You want to go on an airplane," he nodded vigorously. I've written before that, yes, sometimes it is frustrating to know what he's saying. The iPad helps, although it is not surgically attached to his body.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-76187829003683034952011-05-25T09:31:27.160-04:002011-05-25T09:31:27.160-04:00That reminds of my youngest half-brother. Among ot...That reminds of my youngest half-brother. Among other things he has mild cp. His speech was all vowels for a long time. The school tried to get him to do sign language and picture exchange but he felt like people should just understand him. <br /><br />He kept talking away and over the years his speech has improved a lot. He turned 18 not long ago and now most people can understand him no problem. :-)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986080963534940625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-28644640724129298762011-05-25T09:21:20.600-04:002011-05-25T09:21:20.600-04:00Just curious--how do you know that Max wasn't ...Just curious--how do you know that Max wasn't saying "I hear an airplane flying overhead" (a sound you, with your jaded adult ears, may not have noticed) rather than "I want to take a plane trip"? It must be frustrating (to both of you) if it's hard to tell a comment from a request!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-48679628187064656312011-05-25T08:31:19.268-04:002011-05-25T08:31:19.268-04:0012 is very much like that. It's not that she c...12 is very much like that. It's not that she can't tel me what she wants, it is that I don't understand her.Penblethhttp://penbleth.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-50217806762655384152011-05-25T07:50:46.462-04:002011-05-25T07:50:46.462-04:00My mom probably wishes she had your problem she ca...My mom probably wishes she had your problem she can't get me to stop talking LOL anyway I just wanted to make a suggestion although I think your already doing it on the ipad when you can't understand him get him to write or type what he has to say I can't imagine how frustrated he gets wheen people don't understand what he's trying to say.Nishahttp://nisha360.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com