We bought a tricycle for Ashlynn three months before her third birthday. My husband and I took her to Toys R Us, excited, full of hope and expectation. I had seen two-year old children on Facebook gleefully riding their trikes with big goofy smiles on their faces, and I couldn’t WAIT to snap that happy gleeful face on my little girl. Pregnant with my son, we all left the store
CASANA has a parent support group on facebook called APRAXIA-KIDS – Every Child Deserves a Voice. If you have a child with apraxia, I highly recommend joining this group. Sharon Gretz, the founder of CASANA, is an active member, but there are also other SLP’s, advocates, educators, and of course parents who care about these little ones.I recently vented to the group about my sadness over the park incident, but
Ashlynn is in a regular preschool this year with about 15 other kids. Most are typical with about six on IEP’s. I asked the SLP if she was talking at all in the classroom, and she looked at me like I was crazy and then answered “yes?” I presumed it meant she was surprised that I didn’t think Ashlynn was! In the Spring, Ashlynn was still gesturing and pointing in
I heard a new Sara Bareilles song the other day. I love music, but I really felt like this song was written for A. It’s been a struggle to get her words out. Even now, the other day at the park she was talking to a little girl appropriately saying ‘come on” and “let’s go again!” It sounded more like, “tum on!” and “yet do adain” but she was DOING
If you have a child in speech, or a speech language pathologist yourself, you are probably familiar with the term “carrier phrase.” A carrier phrase refers to the initial component of a sentence that stays constant (usually a subject and verb, allowing for a fill in the blank at the end (the predicate). Common examples include: “I want ______.” “I have ______.” “I see _______.” “I like________.” This list is
The Apraxia conference was incredible to say the least. On one hand it was information overload, but on the other hand I learned so much.I was beyond thrilled to meet Sharon Gretz, the founder of CASANA. What an incredible women and inspiration she is to me, and when I met her she was so down to earth and humble. We swapped stories and I immediately felt a kinship with her.