Speech Therapy...Again...

We started speech therapy today, again...

She originally started at 1 year old. The school district terminated traditional speech therapy last year.  The team decided (yes, I was there) that we should be focusing on her Dynavox.  And so I agreed.

So over the year, she became more and more agitated...This "Dynavox" or "Talker" or "Speech Computer" or "Augmentative Communication Device" just wasn't working for her.  She can't carry it because it is too heavy....It is complicated and hard to navigate...she ends up throwing it or just plain not using it at all.  I am sure it works fine at school but in a little less structured environment...IT IS A PAIN IN HER BUTT!!  She would rather sign or point or grab your hand and show you what she wants.  She just hates the stupid thing at home.

We also noticed that she began backsliding in her speech altogether...She wasn't making sounds anymore, not even saying Mama or BoBo (brother) like she used to...

So I requested a new evaluation...blah blah blah...evaluation, IEP, arguing, debating and BOOM...she is back in speech therapy.  We have 6 months to prove that she can make some strides now that she has her hearing aides...6 months????  Jeez it took her 4 years to utter a sound...6 months is closing in on us and we have barely even started.

So we started speech therapy...again...I am really hoping that she will begin to speak...I think this is our last shot...I don't give up easily and I am not giving up on her.

So this is my plea to GOD or whoever is listening...Please Please Please let her speak...She has so many challenges...so many frustrations...Just let her speak a little bit...Just the basic stuff...Please Please...