Month: September 2012

  • Oral apraxia

    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…

  • She’s eating meat!

    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…

  • Video tutorials

    I’ve decided I have to turn this unique situation as an SLP and a mother to a child with apraxia into a positive experience.  I can’t keep sitting around feeling depressed and worried.  I”m a believer in signs from God, and I believe this a big one that has the potential to positively impact others’…