Communication Disorders Support Group

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Pathological demand avoidance syndrome

By boobel · Posted yesterday at 10:17 am
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This is the latest diagnosis we have had for our little girl and looks very lightly our son has the same . It's on the autistic spectrum . Essentially the child is sent into a panick state when any demand ...

So Much To Say, So Little Words. Life of a child with MERLD.

By ElisDad · New reply yesterday at 9:40 am
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 3 replies
Hello, if you have a chance please out my son's page 2hard2talk.com. My long term goal is to start a foundation to help children get the attention they need, and help parents get answers they deserve ...

My daughter has MERLD....Language disorders SUCK.

By lian40 · New reply May 18, 2013
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Can I have a show of hands please? Who thinks MERLD (mixed expressive & re eptive language disorder) is the most frustrating thing in a child? Me. Never have I ever ever anticipated to experience this ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
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Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Problems with g-tube and more

By Bobby23 · New reply May 16, 2013
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My g-tube popped out today, my balloon collapsed less than a month and a half after last insertion. Who’s fault is that? My problem is that for many years I’ve been going to the hospital interventional ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
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As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

I did not speak until 5 year old and am Dyslexic

By artistpainter · New reply May 2, 2013
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 3 replies
I joined this site of only one reason. I am reading that there are a lot of parents that have children who do are not talking on time. I am here to let you know that I myself did not speak until I was ...

Mentally Draining: MERLD

By Jay30 · New reply April 30, 2013
Discussion in Living with a communication disorder · 32 replies
As a teenager with MERLD, the challenges are overwhelming. Therapy limited to 30 min sessions once a week is utterly ridicoulous. Stress encounters for the teen entails bullying, little or no self-identity ...

Reminder--Twitter chat today, Ap 24: Autism in a Social Society

By John2 · Posted April 24, 2013
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From: John Novack, communications director, Inspire Dear members, Inspire has banded with its partner, the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD), and with Montefiore Medical Center in New York ...

A special online chat--Autism in a Social Society

By John2 · Posted April 19, 2013
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From: John Novack, communications director, Inspire Dear members, Inspire is proud to band with its partner, the Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD), and with Montefiore Medical Center in New ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD

By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...

6 year old Have Trouble Talking

By Jannaka · New reply April 3, 2013
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 6 replies
i know a boy that can't really talk he trys but can't understand him anyone know what we can do to help him ...

My Daughter

By smeraz43 · New reply March 26, 2013
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 1 reply
Hello,I just joined this group,so I have a beautiful 15 year old daughter,with many many diagnoses.All of a sudden she has just started saying words not senteses and she has started stuttering a little ...

iPad game apps that can help

By gostanford · New reply March 25, 2013
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 1 reply
Our son is responding very well to the Playful Minds educational game series. The instruction and questions come verbally as opposed to written. Has anyone else seen or heard of anything working from ...

what is in the food that are children eat?

By stinkers · Posted March 17, 2013
Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
Think about this, in europe they have banned yellow5 and yellow 6 dye because it has been shown to make children hyperactive . We all have heard that the red dye has had some of the same affect on children ...

tinnitus

By fcontreras · New reply March 14, 2013
Discussion in Hearing disorders · 6 replies
My Dr just told me i have tinnitus. Doesnt seem to be much out there for this condition. Im having a lot of trouble accepting i have to live this way for the rest of my life. The noises are driving me ...

Update

By ctaft6 · New reply February 22, 2013
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Boy I have not made an Update on my Condition at all since 2011... Well it is January 20, 2013 I have had a lot of things good and bad happen to me... First I am considered Perm. Disabled. I have been ...

mixed receptive expressive language disorder

By stinkers · New reply February 18, 2013
Discussion in Speech and language disorders · 4 replies
Hello everyone I have a 5.5 year old son who was diagnosed with this condition, hope that there is more information and ideas on how to get him to do his schoolwork and be more compliant. He is on methylphenidate ...

Lord help me hold my tongue.

By jenn-e · New reply February 6, 2013
Journal · 13 replies
I have an IEP meeting tomorrow with my youngest daughters school. It is not the big meeting it's just signing of paperwork and figuring out what test to do. Where the problem lies is the teacher and trying ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Lindsey Miller

By John2 · New reply February 6, 2013
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We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people featured in our Q&A series ...

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