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Summary: Laura M
Review: Fantastic resource of information. I have seen a HUGE change in my 27 month old since trying the suggested nutritional information. Every chapter is full of ideas and definitions and even my SLP has found new information and passed it on to other moms. I cant thank the authors enough for writing this book!!!
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Summary: hope for my 2 year old
Review: I bought the book, The Late Talker, and I am so happy with the results that we have gotten with my 2 year old. My son, was not saying a word, or communicating at all and was very independent. About a month ago I started a suggestion that they made in the book, and WOW have I seen results. He is no longer independent (meaning, not wanting to communicate) He is repeating words now that I ask him to repeat and his focus and attention span is amazing. All my friends and family thought that he may be autistic and after only 3 weeks of giving him this product that they suggest in the book, I have seen miraculous changes. I thank God first and then I thank the authors of this book. I would highly recommend this book if anyone has a child with speech problems or is even in doubt. This product that I am giving him is sooooo healthy for the whole family.
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Summary: Thank you
Review: I purchased this book The Late Talker a week or so ago after it was recommended to us by our son's preschool teacher. I couldn't put it down! My wife who was waiting to read it says I was glued to it. Our son who is 30 months old does not have any type of hearing loss, or any other problem, but he isn't talking yet. He doesn't have a diagnosis of any speech problem, and his pediatrician said he may just have a slight delay. He's the most normal kid you would ever want to meet, except he doesn't talk yet. The reason I'm writing this is because this book made sense of a subject that my wife and I did not have a clue how to explore. We didn't know how to help our son, and we thought there is no harm in giving him more time. We are no longer the "wait and see" type parents we were. We now know how to help our son at home even though he is not in therapy, and we have contacted Early Intervention for an evaluation to see if he needs some speech therapy. As much as we appreciate this book, and as much as we've learned, I'm hoping that my son doesn't need therapy, and that we don't need this book in a few months, if I can also say that. Either way, we love our son and know how to help him right now, and going ahead no matter what.
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Summary: A call-to-action for parents & caregivers of any late talker
Review: I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is even slightly concerned that a child may have a speech delay. I only wish I had read a book like this when my preschooler was 15 months old (the time at which I first started having those nagging feelings that something just wasn't quiet right with his speech development). Instead he was 27 months old when he was finally diagnosed with a speech delay because well-meaning people advised us to adopt a "wait and see" approach. By doing so, he lost one year of very valuable speech therapy. This book contains a wealth of information: signs of possible disorders vs. a mere speech delay; the importance of obtaining the right kinds of therapy and evaluations; dealing with insurance companies, early-intervention programs and school systems; how to be your child's best advocate; the amazing benefits of essential fatty acid supplementation; things parents can do at home with their child to stimulate speech development; internet sites, support groups, and so much more! In short, this book contains everything you'd ever need to know or want to ask to give your late talker the best head start possible!
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Summary: A great investment!
Review: If there were only one book I could own as a parent of a "late talker" child, it would be this one. I've read many books on speech problems due to my daughter who is now 6, but this one is by far the best. I found this book very helpful early on, and while I read it from cover to cover when I bought it, I still read certain chapters. This book has helped us get therapy through both insurance and school to help our little girl. Living in a small town it's nice to know there is someone to help us with these type of things, and that we are not alone. I now know there is great hope that our daughter will be able to achieve her dreams, and how to help her get there. I consider this book a great investment.
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Summary: wow!
Review: Late Talker Book ReviewI highly recommend this book. It is a must have for any parent or persons who work with children, including child care providers, foster care/adoption agencies. It is an excellent resource and very easy to read, and informative. It also explains the differences and definitions of speech disorders, Individual Education Programs and insurance coverage codes. When you have children you never know what you will get.As a parent of two special needs children one diagnosed with apraxia/adhd,the other with pdd- a high functioning form of autism.This book also helps you overcome some hurdles that you might have come across. I wouldn't be surprised once more people know about it, that it goes on the best seller list!I run a support group for parents/professionals under speechville.com website under NJ(please contact me if you have questions)Thank you Lisa, Dr.Agin, and others for helping make this book a reality and a great resource for parents and professionals! Jeanne Buesser
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Summary: Doesn't Address Autism as a Possible Cause
Review: My son is a late talker, probably due to some form of Asperger's (high-functioning autistic). This book does not even address the possibility of a language delay being due to autism, and I find this inexcusable. The book focuses on apraxia way too much, since the author happens to have a child with apraxia.
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Summary: best book on verbal dyspraxia
Review: Oh, how I wish this book were around when my son fell behind in his speaking as a toddler. He was later diagnosed with verbal dyspraxia and between speech therapy using the PROMPT method and OT that helped with his motor planning, he made great progress. The authors talk about verbal cueing methods like PROMPT, discuss the symptoms of dyspraxia, and even give detailed advice on how to get your insurance company to cover treatment (right down to what codes to use)--that's gotta be worth the cover price! They give a good overview of EFAs (although one should really read The LCP Solution as well); sorry the EFAs didn't work for someone else who read the book but some people have a different experience (and let's face it, most kids need more EFAs anyway, particularly with all the trans fats in foods). They also talk about speech therapy and how to get it, so even if your child doesn't have verbal dyspraxia at least you'll know what to do next.
The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because inexplicably, the authors chose to paint horror stories of children with dyspraxia who never got speech therapy. I think this is unnecessary and anxiety-provoking. Skip that part and just read their excellent advice and explanations.
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Summary: This book deserves TEN STARS
Review: The authors, one who is a neurologist who runs early
intervention, make it clear that autism needed to be ruled out, including all the actual warning signs used by doctors. My son was diagnosed with PDD at three by one neurologist. He's now five and is diagnosed as "severe expressive speech disorder with no signs of autism". While the diagnosis of PDD was never certain in our mind, our son clearly did and does have signs of a speech disorder. This book would have saved us precious years of wasted time if it was only around then to bring to his doctor and therapist to work on this back then. More important the focus was not on specific diagnosis as much as it was on knowing the difference of whether it's a delay or a disorder of speech and how to deal with either with various therapies both at home and through school. How to deal with frustration, insurance and all the other overwhelming things nobody was there to help us with. It was hard to read about the importance of early intervention since my son was never diagnosed as speech disorder and missed what could have helped him most when he was first diagnosed PDD two years ago. Thank goodness he is able to get that help today. Thank you for this book it deserves ten stars!
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Summary: The Late Talker book A Guiding Light
Review: The Late Talker book is like a guiding light through a turbulent storm. Finally a book geared toward both parents and professionals written in a clear "how to" way to help any child that needs help talking. The Late Talker is the first book that breaks down the needed medical, educational and speech information into language that anyone can understand--and intertwines it all with stories any parent can relate to. As a mother of two late talking children, diagnosed in later years with a speech disorder, I now know how critical it is to seek appropriate services as early as possible, and the importance of knowing the difference between a speech delay and a speech disorder. How I searched for information when my boys were growing up speech and language impaired! Not just on therapy--but on where to go, which professionals to see and what to expect, what to look for in the school, how to deal with the teasing and the fears -only to find nothing out there in books to help me to help my children. What I would have given to have had this valuable information when both my sons were younger.
I hope it makes the world brighter for children like mine -and "brings them a voice." For this reason, The Late Talker book brings tears to my eyes. Hats off to co-authors, Dr. Marilyn Agin, Malcolm Nicholl, and Lisa Geng for creating this book and for teaching how to be the voice for your child, until your child's voice is unlocked.
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