What does the research tell us about NDT – Neurodevelopmental Treatment for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)?
2007, 2020

What does the research tell us about NDT – Neurodevelopmental Treatment for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)?

In short: NOTHING You can now go about your day. If you are interested in reading more, I will summarize the research below. What is NDT? NDT stands for neurodevelopmental treatment. It was created by a physical therapist named Berta Bobath and her husband as a treatment for cerebral pasly (NDTA, 2005). According to (Paris, B. Theoretical Base of NDT), the Bobath’s believed that movement is not learned. Rather sensations

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Advocate like a Brother
2504, 2020

Advocate like a Brother

We are currently in the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic. I have two children. A daughter 10 who has a host of disabilities, and my son 7 who is neurotypical. A positive surprise to this time not in school and inability to play with peers is that my children have bonded. They are currently in my son’s room in his bunk bed having a sleepover. He made sure to

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Keep shining, the world needs your light
1004, 2020

Keep shining, the world needs your light

When you have a child, you expect to teach them about the world. When you have a special needs child, you realize you have to teach the world about them. When you have an Ashlynn, like I have, you realize Ashlynn has something to teach the world. I didn’t expect to be the parent of a child with a rare genetic mutation. I had never considered two very important words

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1603, 2020

We are all in this together

Captain’s log Colorado United States, Planet Earth Day 2 of Social Distancing. I joke, only kind of. I was a big Star Trek geek when I was younger and I can’t help thinking the current pandemic is a new frontier. The COVID-19 AKA CoronaVirus of 2019 has infiltrated the world to a level I have never witnessed during my time as a passenger on cruise ship Earth. This is a

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What apraxia taught me during the COVID 19 pandemic
1503, 2020

What apraxia taught me during the COVID 19 pandemic

It is March 14th, 2020. Normally on this day my social media news feed is filled with jokes and memes about Pi day. Today though, I never even thought about it until I saw a faint shadow of a meme posted hiding in the onslaught of posts regarding the CoronaVirus – aka Covid-19. I am 39 years old. In that entire time I have been exposed to the Gulf War

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Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia posts for 2019
2912, 2019

Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia posts for 2019

I have faith though that this next decade will be one of overcoming! I know ten years from now I’m going to be writing another success and triumph story, much like I did in the book I published this year called “Overcoming Apraxia.” I also want this next decade to be one of exponential growth in apraxia awareness and information so all children have the access to the best therapy.