tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post8534369709815428647..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: He Needed Time To Work It ThroughTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-58403425326473560482013-05-14T11:29:40.928-07:002013-05-14T11:29:40.928-07:00I appreciate your acknowledgement that selective m...I appreciate your acknowledgement that selective mutisim is not the extent of this child's issues. He sounds more like a child with Apraxia with sM secondary. Children with apraxia often stumble with words. Imagine if you will a crossed wire in the brain. You ask for the color purple, the child knows the color, knows the word they want their mouth to say, yet when it finally makes its way out, says green. they know the wrong word comes out and try to correct. Apraxic children are often more fluently verbal with spontanious speaking and troubled with expected words, like being asked a question. Parents or friends often translate for these children and early intervention is key. I am glad to see speech therapy is involved. But I caution teachers to not, self diagnose, any child that is not reaching developmental milestones on time. Apraxia is often a delayed diagnosis, after being lumped in with Autism, Shyness, and SM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-62423606894508144822012-04-09T16:01:33.569-07:002012-04-09T16:01:33.569-07:00My daughter was quiet and reserved as a young chil...My daughter was quiet and reserved as a young child. I never called her shy, though. I always said she was cautious. She was quiet and reserved---and cautious---all the way through grade school. She eventually became a Peace Corps volunteer and then lived and worked abroad for an additional three years after that. She is still cautious, which serves her well, but she is truly adventuresome, too.Tom Bedardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427750320077815023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-71845432599509220692012-04-09T14:30:24.789-07:002012-04-09T14:30:24.789-07:00My youngest daughter was very quiet, almost comple...My youngest daughter was very quiet, almost completely silent out of the house when she was young. My father in law took it as a personal insult that she would not speak to him, even though I assured him it was anyone, outside of her secure circle, that she was silent with.<br /><br />She is now seven and talks quite happily at school and to people, even strangers. However,I have noticed that she is a perfectionist, which I view as a burden for her which still prevents her from interacting as full as she could. She has recently been diagnosed as having a Non-Verbal Learning Deficit, which means she finds processing information very tricky, particularly when it comes in big lumps or many senses at once. I am sure that she is the way she is because she doesn't want to get things wrong but isn't sure what she is processing. Time is what she needs, from individual interactions, to taking in information in lessons.Annicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691832473765718313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-7452643422420584142012-04-09T13:55:41.395-07:002012-04-09T13:55:41.395-07:00My son just turned 2 and is slow to warn up around...My son just turned 2 and is slow to warn up around new people. Around me, his dad, and our nanny, he's a gregarious, chatty, adventurous kid. Around anyone he doesn't see very regularly, even his grandparents, he is more quite and reserved. Even at playgroups, he'll warm up fairly quickly, but still prefers to play on his own. Just recently people have been labeling him shy and it makes my skin crawl. I agree that it's a form of name calling, an inaccurate and not helpful label. As a new parent, though, I'm not sure of the appropriate way to respond. Anyone have any tips? Great post, by the way, as usual!AllisonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209626156429096333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-4489788711239762552012-04-09T11:05:26.356-07:002012-04-09T11:05:26.356-07:00its lovely to read this. my son had hearing and sp...its lovely to read this. my son had hearing and speech problems when he started pre school and would not socialise with anyone other than his best friend and his best friends mum (who ran the pre school) He used signing a lot and would containn his play in boxes or under blankets, including his best friend and walk away when others tried to join in. He would not join in group activities either. He is now 6 and never shuts up!! Some words are still not pronounced correctly, but not any more so than another child his age. He gets on stage to do school performances and although he is a more gentle child than some others, he is sociable! It is lovely to read about another child working through their speech and progressing. Gaining confidence and social skills. Thanks for sharing!Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621297473976978463noreply@blogger.com