a. How does it feel to be the parent of your child?
My son, Joey 7 yrs. old, has articulation problems. He is a lovely child. Joey is very obedient, shy, and does not like to talk to much. However, he is a very smart child. He loves creating buildings out of his building blocks and can work on several activities for hours. He is a great independent worker. His speech is not that bad, he is very understandable, but has a little trouble with his "r"s. He seems to be pronouncing it with a bit of a "w" sound.
It breaks my heart that he is ashamed of his speech, that's why he does not like to talk. He is what you can say TOO quite. Many times when he comes home from school or if we just want to know how his day was, he just gives us a one-to-four word answer. Its frustrating sometimes because I want to communicate with my child. I understand that we can also communicate through our actions, but I want him to express to me how he feels. I don't want him to lack self-confidence because he is such a great boy, with such a lovable personality. I know this is not as bad as some other child's disability and so I am very appreciative. I also am hopeful and know that after some speech therapy, he'll be just fine and through this he'll be more confident.
b. How is your child developmentally the same or different from other children at the various ages?
My child is the same as every other child in the classroom. The only difference is his speech and even then, it isn't even that bad. Most students does not even know that he has an articulation problem, but its enough to me that Joey knows. Anyways, like I mentioned earlier, because of this articulation problem, he is very shy. He doesn't volunteer in class too often, because he thinks that people might notice his speech. I'm just afraid that he won't get the most out of his classes because he doesn't speak up and participate. How will the teacher know how he does orally or even academically in general? I'm not saying that my child cheats, but what if everything he is writing down for test were from someone else's paper, then we would never know how he is doing in class. Those are just one of my concerns. Overall, my Joey is the same as everyone else.
c. What profession/agencies do you deal with? What services are available to you and your child?
There are endless amount of resources available to Joey. Some outside resources are Kidshealth from Nemours, Speechways, and so much more. The cost for these treatments are subjective, most depends on what the child needs. It also depends on what types of services and at home accommodations are needed. Prices for private speech and language therapy depend upon the type of services offered. There is no set price because it depends on the situation of the child. For Joey it is inexpensive, he doesn’t need to have a private speech therapist because his school provides him with one. He visits the speech therapist at his school once a week.
d. How did you find out about the above services?
Many resources can be found online :
This one is good just to find a speech therapist
http://www.elperinaslp.com/index.php/find-speech-therapist/find-speech-therapist-in-the-usa.html
This one is great if you wanted to do some home therapy sessions. There are actually a lot of online, do it yourself home speech therapy, so its very inexpensive
http://www.speechtx.com/
My child's school really provided most of the services my child is receiving and they have all been extremely helpful.
e. What financial burden, if any, are you experiencing?
I am not experiencing any financial burden. I am very fortunate that my child is taken care of by public funding. Most families obtain services at no cost. Of those who do pay something, more than half pay between $100 and $500 a month; overall, some pay as little as $1 and others pay in excess of $2,000. The majority of people receiving therapy, receive it at no cost most of it is paid via a publicly funded program.
http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/ian_treatment_reports/speech_and_language_therapy
f. What other information do you want to share?
I love my child. I hope that he will build self confidence and not shy away from everything. I want him to make friends and thrive. I know that he is a smart boy and that he just needs to believe in himself, he needs to not think he has any problems of his own. I know once his speech therapy is over and he is "normal", he will be happier, even though there is nothing wrong with him. I am just very fortunate to have such a wonderful boy with a very minor problem-its really not a problem at all, I like the way he says his "r"s.
Glogster: http://jessicaloo.edu.glogster.com/articulation-problem/
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