B.H.
Well hi there,
Wouldn't you know the one time I stop reading Mamasource posts, yours pops up! Never did I expect to see such a thing!!
My 5 year old stepson has Childhood Apraxia of Speech! He didn't talk at all until he was almost 4 years old, and is now talking in mostly sentences, and though he's not "conversational" yet, he's made such tremendous strides this past two years that we are just in awe of him!
Have you found the website yet? www.apraxia-kids.org. There's a listserv you can sign up for that links you to people all over the country that have experience with apraxia. Many of the parents' kids are autistic, some have other disorders, it's rare for apraxia to be the main diagnosis but thus far it is for my stepson. He also has sensory processing disorder, does your son have sensory issues as well?
We got the "signing times" dvd's, but he didn't sign. He signed "more" "please" and "I'm sorry," but he mostly didn't have an interest in signing. He was extremely frustrated all of the time, and we had tons of behavior problems from it. We are supposed to see a behavioral therapist this month to try to help the issues that started way back then, but he has come so far it's just remarkable.
We can't try any elimination diets because of his sensory issues, he will only eat about 4 foods. Ironic, because the research I've done points to food sensitivities as the main cause of sensory issues. Hmmm....but we did try a couple of supplements. He started taking Omega 3 when he was....late 2 or early 3. I found this supplement via the listserv that's on www.leesilsby.com or org, can't remember which. The supplement is targeted to Autistic kids, it's called ASD vitamin powder, but my stepson's not autistic, just apraxic with spd. We started giving him the supplement and three weeks later he started talking. Was it the supplement or was it just his time? Who knows, but we used it for a while.
Just remembered this wasn't a "private email" so maybe I should end here! If you'd like to hear more or email or something, send me a message and we can talk!
Good luck, you're not alone!!