I came across a great blog the other day regarding Speech/Language and Down Syndrome. I love this interview about Down Syndrome and Apraxia. I couldn’t agree more with the therapist’s view point. Ask an Apraxia Expert I have worked with many kids who have Down Syndrome, and they are some of my favorite kiddos. They are sweet and loving, and usually have a stubborn streak. If you can earn their
She only had a handful of word approximations, and her favorite thing to say was “a dah.” and “hi.” I’ve learned from my parent support group that most kids with apraxia have a go to sound that they use for everything, and “a dah” was Ashlynn’s.
Two HUGE developments with Ashlynn popped out over the weekend! We celebrated my youngest’s 1st Birthday on Sunday. Six months ago, my daughter had to really focus on including all the sounds in syllables, so when it was my husband’s birthday, she could day “Happy Day” with cueing. Well, after the celebration ended and everyone had gone home, she went over to her brother and clear as day said “Happy
Speech FlipBook by TACTUS Therapy is a versatile app more suited for use with older children or adults. It is in a flip book format seen below. It has the option to flip each section of the word (onset, nucleus, and coda), or to flip the entire word. It contains literally every sound and consonant cluster found in words, allowing practice at the single syllable level. It is completely customizable,
It’s no secret that my dad is the pushover. Don’t get me wrong, he could lay down the law when he had to; but when it came to playing my dad is the person to sweet talk. Ever since Ashlynn was a little baby, my dad would play ball with her. It started out almost as a game of fetch, but each time she gets better and better. After Jace
Articulation Station is a comprehensive articulation app that I use quite a bit in therapy. You can choose to purchase each consonant deck separately to save on cost. As you can see from this screen shot, I haven’t purchased all of the sounds myself; however, I did purchase ‘l’ ‘r’ and ‘s’ because those decks also contain blends, which I do use a lot in therapy.I chose ‘P’ for the