Sing, sing out loud!
Apraxia is a journey. Speech apraxia is a journey, but global apraxia? Even MORE SO. So many skills to work on. So many things to improve. So many negative prognostic indicators to plow through.
The good news is that Ashlynn doesn’t know anything about prognostic indicators. She doesn’t know how heavily loaded she is in the negative column. Not yet anyway.
When I first had her receive services she was just under three. Her first week of Pre-K had her singing a melody similar to the song “Baby Bumblebee” with a lot of repetitive /B/ sound combinations. I was still able to pick up on it though.
I remember her first real radio song that she sang. I vowed to buy the CD back then. Well, I never did, but I still remember the song, title, and artist like it was yesterday.
Her current preschool teacher has been AMAZING for Ashlynn. At parent night, she described herself as someone who puts on “A SHOW.” I didn’t really understand what she meant, until recently. She sets everything to song!! Routines, concepts, new ideas….all set to melody. Ashlynn has thrived! She knows about hibernation, her native state of Colorado, and now the seven continents……because of song.
Ashlynn has sang a song “What’s the matter” frequently since she started school. That’s the only line she knew though. Tonight we were eating dinner, and Ashlynn just randomly busted out a “what’s the WEATHER” song. OMG. It’s not “what’s the matter!” It’s “what’s the weather!!” I figured out this time, because she sang it all the way through.
Mommy fail. Stupid apraxia, but Ashlynn awesomeness despite her apraxia! Sing, sing out loud Ashlynn!
Here is the song! So proud of my girl.
