Speech/Language Questions

[MicheleB]

I haven't posted here for a while, so briefly, I have two sons who both have severe visual processing disorders and varying speech and language delays, among other things.

 

Tonight, my 10yo was telling a 'story' of one of his experiences to some family friends and here are a few of the mistakes he made while speaking:

 

He wanted to say buffalo burgers but instead said "boogers". He does this particular word quite often.

 

He was meaning to say "antelope" and said "cantaloupe."

 

There were a few other things like that. I know someone helped me before with trying to understand why ds is mixing these things up, but I lost my PM. :confused:

 

We are in speech therapy and have had recent evaluations done. It just doesn't seem like these errors ever show up in testing. The ST seems quite willing to listen to me and work with me, but I'm not sure she's either understanding *me* or understanding what the issue is here.

 

Also, do these types of errors fall into the same category of these:

 

saying "river" for 'lake' or "lake" for 'pond', etc.

saying "Cabelas" for 'Gander Mountain', etc (even after being reminded repeatedly)

saying "washer" for 'dryer' and vice-versa

And the like? I am wondering if these are all the same type of errors as far as coming from perhaps the same brain functioning, or if it's two different things.

 

Any ideas? :)

Edited April 19, 2009 by MicheleB

[EKS]

I know there is a name for this which I can't remember right now, but it is common in people with dyslexia.

[MicheleB]

I know there is a name for this which I can't remember right now, but it is common in people with dyslexia.

Thank you. I was wondering if it tied into their visual processing disorder. Does anyone know of a website that would explain *how* this happens (or why)?

 

I'm guessing then that speech therapy would *not* help this?? Or can it? What would be helpful for this?

[Mom22ns]

He was meaning to say "antelope" and said "canteloupe."

 

Also, do these types of errors fall into the same category of these:

 

saying "river" for 'lake' or "lake" for 'pond', etc.

saying "Cabelas" for 'Gander Mountain', etc (even after being reminded repeatedly)

saying "washer" for 'dryer' and vice-versa

And the like? I am wondering if these are all the same type of errors as far as coming from perhaps the same brain functioning, or if it's two different things.

 

Any ideas? :)

 

 

These are not the same. One is a sound alike, one is a similar meaning replacement. I would say different brain triggers, but I can't tell you the name for either one.

[MicheleB]

These are not the same. One is a sound alike, one is a similar meaning replacement. I would say different brain triggers, but I can't tell you the name for either one.

 

Thanks, Debbie. That's helpful. I will keep digging. :001_smile:

[Mom0012]

It sounds like it might be a word retrieval problem. My son has word retrieval problems and when he was younger, he would often use the wrong word to describe something. He would call a spatula a "flipper" and the washer would be the dryer, etc.

 

Lisa

[Renee in NC]

It sounds like it might be a word retrieval problem. My son has word retrieval problems and when he was younger, he would often use the wrong word to describe something. He would call a spatula a "flipper" and the washer would be the dryer, etc.

 

Lisa

 

My 6yo does this - I didn't realize it was a problem until recently!

 

"flip flappers" for windshield wipers

 

"annnnt" (like a zapping sound) for getting shocked

 

"pee station" for a rest area (this one still cracks me up!)