A fish in a tree and the teacher who helped her swim
The challenge today for apraxia awareness month was to recognize a teacher making a difference.
0105, 2018
Tag Archives: daughter with apraxia
1903, 2017
Apraxia would have destroyed me
I often think about what would have happened had it been me who had apraxia, dyspraxia, SPD, dysarthria, and a learning disability when I was young. It’s pointless I know, but I was/am a perfectionist. That’s not a good thing. I learned early I was really good at spelling, reading and writing, but math I had to work for. I won a math award in 3rd grade and I looked
2301, 2017
The problem with school SLP’s.
I only realized after being a part of the special needs community that school SLP’s have a bad rap. Like a really, REALLY, REALLY bad rap. I’m preparing a talk next month for Colorado school SLP’s, and every time I prepare a talk for this demographic, I have to tell you they have a special place in my heart. No, it’s not just because I started as one and
1412, 2016
Where did THAT come from?
If you follow my facebook page, you probably already saw our HUGE news! Ashlynn came home from school this week with a note and award that said she had successfully verbally named EVERY single letter AND letter sound. It’s nothing short of amazing. Ashlynn has been working soooo hard and for YEARS. YEARS! She deserves it soo much. We bought ice cream for her and let her eat it
3004, 2015
Why we’ll never stop working
I’ve been down lately. Really, really down. It pretty much started at Ashlynn’s re-evaluation meeting and went downhill from there. For all the work she’s done, for how far she has come, for what she knows in the face of so many challenges, it was like a slap in the face. It’s really not anyone’s fault. It’s just the way it is. I’m dealing with mixed expressive/receptive language issues now.
1304, 2015
What if we don’t prove them wrong?
I had a client recently who told me a well-meaning friend called her five year old son with apraxia “retarded.” Apparently he meant it in a “well-meaning way” asking about services, but understandably the term shocked, appalled, angered, and then saddened her. Isn’t it interesting what we all presume about a child based on nothing more than their speech? She went onto say she didn’t even correct him because at