What's Best?

When will he talk? When will he be able to initiate communication beyond wants? When will we know he is getting the right education for him? These are only a few of the questions my wife and I are dealing with. Apraxia is such a crazy issue, because he fully understands what you are saying to him, and he is able to communicate back with some garbled words, gestures, and/or sign language; but, only my wife and I know exactly what he is communicating. How will he communicate with others so they can understand?

His teachers even have a hard time understanding what he is wanting to say. I'm skeptical of his current school placement at this point. Not long ago, my wife and I were adamant that he be placed in the class he is in now because we wanted him to be challenged. He is definitely being challenged, but I don't feel he is being supported as equally. We arranged for him to receive a Dynavox to aid him in communicating, but have felt resistance to change in his daily educational routine.

What does the perfect scenario look like? Knowing my son like I do, my guess at this point is that he would do well in a classroom that was project based and which infused social-emotional learning into the curriculum. To my knowledge, this doesn't exist in our district. My thoughts are often consumed by this predicament.

I love my son and want the best for him. God help me!