Ashlynn is 4.5 years old. Though as a baby she never really had a problem latching or drinking out of a bottle, she eventually showed signs very early of oral apraxia. I remember looking at some teething biscuits and the box saying it was for 9 months and older and thinking, “are they for real??” She’ll choke on that!!”I remember my sister-in-law talking about babysitting my niece when she was
Looking back, there were SO many signs that told me Ashlynn had apraxia. Before she even spoke, there were things she couldn’t do that I knew wasn’t normal. However, my family, my husband’s family, and even my husband told me she would do it on her own time, or all kids develop differently, or to stop being so critical of her. Despite my training and perhaps wanting to believe them,
Last night, my husband came home with chicken fingers for dinner. Ashlynn kept asking for some, but I told her no because she has always refused to eat meat. I’m not sure if it was the texture, because as a baby she ate it when I puréed it with vegetables, and she would eat mushy chicken nuggets, but that’s about it. I realize now, many of her picky eating habits