Eleven years ago, the world celebrated the first ever Apraxia Awareness Day on May 14th, 2013! After receiving a diagnosis of apraxia in 2012 for my daughter, this day was just what I needed! Apraxia Awareness Day posts flooded my social media feed. Instead of feeling my usual worry, I felt happy and uplifted. Everyone was making social media posters of their littles with CAS. It literally soothed my soul.
Apraxia Awareness Month is May of 2024! The first EVER Apraxia Awareness Day was recognized only 11 years ago on May 14th, 2013. Right on the heals of Ashlynn’s diagnosis in 2012, this day filled my cup! Each year since it has grown bigger and bigger! One thing that’s a MUST is to wear your apraxia awareness gear! For a short time, my store is offering shirt sales through April
I never knew before I had a child with an IEP (individualized education plan), how awful these meetings can be for parents.
Many parents of children with communication disorders such as apraxia report feelings of anxiety, fear and trepidation during back to school. Worries about their child being understood or being bullied run rampant. Furthermore, parents feel powerless. This podcast explores those feelings more in-depth and provides resources and suggestions to help parents and their children during this transition. Click here for: BrochuresInformational DownloadsLetter to the teacher
Seven years ago I was reeling from my daughter’s new diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech. I was a member of the Apraxia Kids facebook group online one day in 2013 and a movement had taken place. This was going to the be the first year an Apraxia Awareness Day was officially recognized on May 14th! This day is also in the same month as the American Speech Language Hearing
e look at speech as so important, and it is, but you can live such a full life without being perfect at it. They are going to have talents and skills all their own that have nothing to do with how they talk, and chances are their speech being a little off won’t affect it at all. Support them, be there for them, and be ready to answer questions if they have them, but don’t make their entire life be Apraxia. You can find your voice without talking perfectly; talking is really the smallest part of it.