If there is one thing I still cannot totally understand about apraxia, it's the behavioral issues that seem to go with it. I understand that Kamiree is frustrated because she is not able to speak even though the words are in her head, but I don't understand the constant hitting and kicking. I have such a hard time not going crazy when Kamiree slaps me across the face. She just did this on Valentine's night at the church. She was frustrated because she wanted to stay with me instead of going into the nursery. I understood this, but there was no way to explain I would be back after I was done eating...so started the hitting and kicking. I need help on learning how to calm her down quickly or slow down her temper. We do discipline her accordingly, but there are times I know she is frustrated more from lack of speech then just being bad to be bad. It is so hard to take a slap on the face multiple times and not get angry...I need prayer please! Also, Chris is heading to Denver next week with Kamiree so we will get to see how far she has come.
Kamiree: The struggles and triumphs living with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Our third child, Luke, didn't talk for a long time. He had (and still has) serious anger problems because of that inability to express his needs/wants. I think sometimes I made it worse with discipline. Maybe what he needed was an alternative way to communicate (like pictures or sign). Or maybe what he needed was for me to take the time to sit quietly with just him and figure out what he needed. I do know that talking to him alone quietly while I gently rub his back helps him be less angry. That's Luke; I don't know if any of that would help with Kamiree.
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