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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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.

Overcoming Apraxia – book release
1410, 2019

Overcoming Apraxia – book release

Almost seven years ago to the day, before my daughter Ashlynn’s 3rd birthday, I received news so significant, my life has never been the same. Though devastating at the time, the life lessons I have learned from it have far outnumbered any loss. What was this news? My daughter Ashlynn was diagnosed with one of the most severe neurological speech disorders in children. It is called “childhood apraxia of speech

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