This time last year DD (then nearly 3) was diagnosed with Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia. Wept for 24 hours, then read everything I could on the subject & have worked hard, along with our weekly S<. Now, nearly 4, DD has done so well that I know the sessions will stop. Although I don't religously go through the exercises, I treat every minute of every day as an opportunity to practise speech with her. Not in a pushy way but she knows when she has said something well. BUT because she has done so well I feaqr that the sessions will soon stop & although all reports acknowledge how much work I do, I don't think anyone realises HOW much work I do and how although she is apparently reaching the levels of her peers in speech, that is only because of the huge amount of input from me. Every new word she says I have to take from her & teach her how to say properly. E.g. if she says gukerky I have to break it down to b-butter, fl, fly, butter-fly, butterfly & practise & practise until it is right. Obviously I don't want to stop my input, but I am afraid she (and I) will lose all support soon. Argh!