Re: [phono-tx] 12 year old student with CAS entering high school

Hi Elaine,
As was asked by another, I'm wondering about his level of receptive language
skills and general cognitive skills. Is he receiving support services for
academics?
While parent support is highly important, it sounds likely that there is more to
his lack of progress than just that. Although I'm not sure what additional
factors you may be implying by saying that he comes from a "challenging" home
environment. Have you provided him with any alternate means of communicating to
support his verbal expression (signing, pictures, a simple device)? If not,
that is something I'd consider adding to the mix.

best,
ruth s
slp in mn, usa

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I am currently working with a 12;1 year old student, (Brandon) with CAS.
Brandon comes from a challenging home environment - his parents are not
supportive and are not likely to become so. He was nonverbal when he
began school at 4;11 years and was reported to use very little speech at
home. Brandon continues to be extremely reluctant to speak and rarely
seems to speak to adults or peers. He generally uses single words or
repeated phrases when he is required to speak. His teacher reports that
he occasionally spontaneously speaks to a select group of 2-3 peers.

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