Hey Anonymous--I'd love to talk to you more! I wrote that piece over a year ago and a lot has changed. I belong to a Facebook group that focuses on Apraxia. Friend me because I think that you have a lot to share!!
Jana Wood
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Jul 15, 2010 Rating
RE: Kaid's Story. by: Anonymous
I dont think it really is from vaccines. im 16 and have apraxia, however my family history does involve speech problems. my mom didnt talk until she was about 4 or 5. my brother had minor speech problems when he was younger. my dad also had minor speech problems as a young child. also my dads moms sisters daughter (my second cousin) had minor speech problems. But everyone now talks normal. also several stories that i have read said that there was minor speech problems in the family, like when one of the parents was very young. so i alsways thought that it was genetic. but you said that it affects the same part of the brain as autism does. so maybe it is from vaccines.
Jan 24, 2009 Rating
Friends for kids with apraxia by: Kate
Going back on our experience as my daughter is now 7, very young children are generally non-judgemental and accepting of each other. I found I got more "comments" from other parents about my daughter's speech then I ever did from other kids. At that young age kids are still developing their language skills and probably won't notice the errors as much. It's school aged kids that tend to pick on each other much more - which is one more reason why early intervention for apraxia is so important. So, yes, I would let your child play with other kids, but monitor the situation.
Jan 23, 2009 Rating
Kaid by: jana
ya, it's pointless to try to pinpoint a cause for the apraxia but it's so frusterating to think that it could have been something I did during pregnancy or something. I'm glad I found this website, otherwise I'd have no one to talk to about this. I have a question-should I let my 2 year old interact with kids who tell him that he talks funny? Does that make him try harder to talk better or will he just shut down? He understands everything and I just wonder if making him totally aware of his own disability will help or hurt....i'd love to hear what other parents have done.
Jan 23, 2009 Rating
Thank you by: Kate
Thank you for your contribution. It sounds like your little boy is doing great, and hopefully will be fully recovered when it is time for school. I don't think we will ever get big government to admit that vaccines have caused these types of problems in kids - imagine the law suits they would have, however your theroy could be right. I have tried to find a solid answer to that question, but there seems to be a lot of misinformation out there.
