Apraxia Support Group

If you live in North Dakota and are interested in joining a support group, you may contact us for more information. The meetings are held at the Bismarck, ND library.

Minnesota Apraxia Organization is the website for a support group based in the Minneapolis, MN area.

If you live no where near North Dakota or Minnesota and are interested in finding support we are building an online community and invite you to join in with any questions you may have.



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Need help   starstarstarstarstar
My son Patrick has childhood apraixa I found out at age 4. He's in kindergarten now age 6 and they say he has austim and PDD. He's in iep half day and ...

Mother of little girl with apraixa  starstarstarstarstar
Is there any particular school that specializes in apraxia? We are very concerned about whether to send our 5 yr old little girl to public school or not....

My Jesi Joe   starstarstarstarstar
My son Jesi Joe is my youngest child. He will be three in January. He was premature, born at 34 weeks, his lungs were undeveloped, and barely even weighted ...

Kindergartener Child  starstarstarstarstar
Hello I'm Andrea Jinks and I have a 5 year old with childhood apraxia. We have finish the first nine weeks of kindergarten and there are some concerns ...

Recently diagnosed at age 6  starstarstarstarstar
My son was diagnosed this summer (2011) with verbal apraxia. He suffered from ear infections since the age of 4 months. Tubes were placed at 15 months....

Xavi'smummy  starstarstarstarstar
Hi,
I hope it's ok to write here without a proper diagnosis, but i really believe my son has apraxia.
he is 2 years one month and finally we have been ...

speech therapist in minneapolis mn  starstarstarstarstar
Am trying to find an excellent speech therapist that specilizes a lot with aprexia. Any recommendations? Child is 3 years old. Has been in speech therapy ...

Apraxia and sound sensitivity  starstarstarstarstar
My son is turning 3 next month and has extreme sound sensitivity. He covers his ears all the time even with a fan on, t.v. a little loud, etc. He doesn'...

Teri Dunn, parent  starstarstarstarstar
My name is Teri Dunn and I am the parent of a daughter with down syndrome 7 1/2 with verbal apraxia. She has some sounds and some words but she tends ...

Concerned Dad  starstarstarstarstar
My son is 3 years old and his speach therapist is pretty sure he has apraxia. He is now in the Early Steps program and is adjusting to the routine. No ...

Apraxia, Dyspraxia and soon to be ADD or AHDH   starstarstarstarstar
Brooke will be 6 years old on March 15th and it was suggested today at her IEP that she might also have add or adhd. she has been in ST since 2.5 yrs old ...

Apraxia questions from Worried Mother  starstarstarstarstar
My son is 3 years old. He was a planned c section and had no trama at birth or since birth. He hit beginning milestones on time. But, at 1 he was not walking ...

Potty Training a Child with Speech Apraxia  starstarstarstarstar
My grandson has speech apraxia. He also had some mild sensory issues. He has made great progress in both areas and is now very verbal and conversational,...

6 Year old not making progress  starstarstarstarstar
"Our daughter Isabella is our first-born child. She has 4 other brothers and sisters, none of whom have any speech issues so far. I remember being told ...

Stacia - 2 1/2 year old diagnosed with apraxia  starstarstarstarstar
My youngest of 3 was just diagnosed with Apraxia. He is 2 1/2 and will be three on October 30, 2010. He has most sounds, but can not put them together....

My little man  starstarstarstarstar
My older son, Dylan has not been officially diagnosed yet, but all the signs point to Apraxia. I have been doing lots of research and working one on one ...

Twin Apraxia...Help!  starstarstarstarstar
I have 3 1/2 year old twin boys. I was always concerned about their speech because they never babbled or even tried to talk. At their two year check-up ...

HELP  starstarstarstarstar
I am a mother of a 4 year old boy. He was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum in 08, speech delay, global delays such as fine and gross motor.

He has ...

Question about music teacher  starstarstarstarstar
My daughter with apraxia is in the 2nd grade at school, where she is doing well with the exception of music class. Last week after school she was crying ...

About fish oils...  starstarstarstarstar
In response to Jana, we are trying the Speak supplements as well. So far, in our experience, it's been amazing. If your child's Dr. is worried about the ...

Grandparents Claim Against Sign Language  starstarstarstarstar
We are having an extremely difficult time with my parents (my mother and stepfather).
I have a 6 year-old with severe verbal apraxia and a nearly 3 year-...

Help Please  starstarstarstarstar
My grandson, Sean, is going on 4 years old and has been attending the 3-5 programs for children. He is not autistic, but he has a limited vocabulary, and ...

Apraxia  starstarstarstarstar
Hi my son has Apraxia Childhood Disorder and I don't know if group therapy will actually help him. The district said it would. Should I request another ...

Janet W.  starstarstarstarstar
My son Nicholas was dx with verbal apraxia. He currently is with EI in western ny and will be transitioning to the school district at the end of this year....

"SPEAK" by Nourishlife   starstarstarstarstar
I recently purchased the omega supplement with vitamin E called SPEAK. I showed it to my son's doctor and he said that the amount of vitamin E in it could ...

There is hope!!!  starstarstarstarstar
This is for all the parents who are feeling lost and confused right now. My son is 3 and has verbal apraxia. I've spent countless weary hours trying ...

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

Mother of a 4 year old just diagnosed w/ apraxia   starstarstarstarstar
Hi, have a 4 year old little girl who was just diagnosed w/ apraxia. I guess I can say that I am a little relieved to have an answer to some of my questions ...

SUPPLEMENTS AND STUFF  starstarstarstarstar
Has anyone tried TMG (Trimethylglycine) with Folic Acid and B-12? I use ProEFA for my son and I'm ready to try some more things on top of the EFA's. I ...

4 year old diagnosed with Apraxia  starstarstarstarstar
I am a proud mother of a beautiful 4 year old very loving little girl named Alana. She was diagnosed with apraxia recently and as been attending her local ...

OPINIONS NEEDED  starstarstarstarstar
My husband and I are depserately trying to figure out what is best for our little one! We have a very serious shortage of speech therapists in Helena,...

any hope of getting over apraxia,if so how long?  starstarstarstarstar
A little background...I have 3 almost 4 year old who was diagnosed officially over a year ago. He also has autism. He has been getting speech therapy ...

34 month old diagnosed with Apraxia  starstarstarstarstar
I have a 3 year old (Feb 2009) Who was just diagnosed with Apraxia. I have had her in the program early intervention and I was seeing no progress at all....

Susan TenEyck  starstarstarstarstar
I have a five-year-old son with Apraxia of Speech (severe). He is verbal, even though unintelligible. We have found that sign language is extremely helpful ...

About SPEAK  Not rated yet
Hi, my grandson is 3.2 years old and has apraxia. When I read about SPEAK I immediately ordered it because it had very good reviews but now I'm confused ...

Erin  Not rated yet
I have a 23 month old daughter who has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder called polymicrogyria. Although this disorder can be very severe on a ...

My daughter is suspected of Apraxia  Not rated yet
My daughter is a twin, both have been in early intervention for last 6 months.. They are going to be 3 in november, my son is soaring , my daughter is ...

long terms affects of apraxia  Not rated yet
I have a 20 year old daughter in her sophmore year at college. She was diagnosed with developmental verbal apraxia when she was 3 years old and went through ...

Over age 6?  Not rated yet
Hello! I read a lot of stories here for young children with verbal apraxia and how they are doing... just wondering if there are any children OVER THE ...

Efalex and ProEFA doses?  Not rated yet
My 2.7 year old sweet son, Lance, has been diagnosed with apraxia. We have been doing speech therapy for 8 months, first at twice per week and then at ...

Holidays can be therapeutic  Not rated yet
Taking a break from therapy can raise guilty feelings for parents. However, we have decided to use our holiday time out of town, as a way for our 3.5 year ...

mother of a beautiful apraxic 5 yr old   Not rated yet
Kathy, Your grandson sounds so much like my daughter a year ago. When you described how he said words and how they sounded, that's exactly how she would ...



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