Our son struggled w reading and we thought it was because of COVID schooling; there were other issues too. But, we had “explanations” for each of the “issues”. We got more concerned when he wasn’t growing out of these things and we were hearing dyslexia and ADHD. I had some familiarity w adenoids and started researching, finding “Child Sleep Apnea”, which I became convinced our son had. After x-rays, we confirmed our son had a moderate to severe blockage which was disrupting his sleep at night. His adenoids were removed eight months ago and the transformation and been remarkable.
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Big Apple Speech Therapy, LLC - Susie Appleman Replied:
Well said. I hope this reaches families who feel this sounds familiar to their children. When I talk about the potentially harmful effects of poor sleep to new patients, I try to impress upon them that my work is not solely based on theory and research, but on my experiences with actual patients.