DIY “Park your speech!”
Do you have a kiddo who LOVES cars and needs a different activity besides flash cards to work on his speech sounds? Check out this super easy parking lot activity.
Do you have a kiddo who LOVES cars and needs a different activity besides flash cards to work on his speech sounds? Check out this super easy parking lot activity.
It was there, I would finally know why Ashlynn had apraxia, dyspraxia, hyptonia, ADHD, dysarthria, SPD, CP, and learning disabilities. The answer was housed in a small set of letter and number combinations called:
BCL11A
The Gingerbread Man is a classic story that all my kid’s love. It is a repetitive style book, and as you know, I love using repetitive books in therapy! The first page has some pictures to cut out and use while reading the story as props. You can even glue them onto popsicle sticks if…
This year was definitely a big year for me and for apraxia awareness! I coordinated the Walk for Apraxia in Denver, I was honored to be published in the ASHA blog and on The Mighty twice; and of course as you all know, my story on Ronda Rousey having apraxia went viral and was featured…
OT and PTs can have fun and creative activities for children. They provide good tactile and/or sensory activities that can also be great for practicing speech and language at the same time. This loom idea from the Inspired Treehouse is a perfect example! For instructions on this easy to make loom check it out here! http://theinspiredtreehouse.com/fine-motor-activities-simple-outdoor-weaving-loom/…
There’s this saying if you want to know how to treat a child with a disability or special needs, watch their sibling. Today after school I chatted with a mom who has a child with Down Syndrome in third grade. We’ll call him M. Ashlynn my daughter is in the integrated learning center program with…
Well, Ashlynn completed Kindergarten. It was pretty anti-climactic to be honest. For some reason, her school doesn’t believe in Kindergarten graduations. Okay, it’s not for “some reason,” it’s because the philosophy of the school is that graduations signify an end and Kindergarten is just a beginning. I get it…kind of. Actually no, I don’t get…