3 1/2 yr/. old daughter just diagnosed with apraxia

by Roseann
(Las Vegas, Nevada)

Hi, my name is Roseann and my daughter Cienna was just diagnosed with apraxia. She is 3 1/2 very soon to be 4. I'm so worried that she will never live a normal life. I took her to see specialists @ UCLA to help clarify the situation. Come to find out after hours of evaluation, she's kind of a hidden genius!!! I was concerned she may have a touch of autism, luckily that's not the case.
I am a big advocate for natural remedies so I started my research on apraxia and found the ordeal about omega vitamins. She improved on her focus and memory skills, but unfortunately her speaking skills did not improve much. I decided to go the sign-language route for the meantime and it has helped alot. It relieved alot of her frustration, and it's kind of like starting backwards with her learning to communicate. At this point I will take any kind of communication. Although I am so worried for her future, and wondering if anyone is experiencing such a severe case of apraxia as I am, and hoped for any suggestions...