Hammering out apraxia with David Hammer

Hammering out apraxia with David Hammer

Hi Dave!  Thank you so much for coming on to guest blog!  You know you are famous in the world of apraxia, so I am honored you are willing to guest blog!  Your contributions to the field of Speech/Language Pathology and more specifically apraxia are inspiring.  It’s an absolute honor to know you and I can’t thank you enough, speaking as a mother of a child with apraxia, for all

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Growing up with CAS: Never stop dreaming

Growing up with CAS: Never stop dreaming

This month I’m excited to introduce Alyson Taylor! I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Alyson and her mother speak at the Apraxia-Kids National Conference; as well as speaking to her personally on a few occasions.  Alyson is smart, witty, funny and has a great outlook on life!  Oh, and she also grew up with Childhood Apraxia of Speech!  Welcome Aly! Can you tell my readers a little bit more about

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Did I cause her apraxia?

Did I cause her apraxia?

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

When inclusion works: my hope for the rest of 3rd grade

When inclusion works: my hope for the rest of 3rd grade

This is how inclusion is supposed to look. Every human whether they have differences or not all want the same thing. They want to feel useful, included, and loved. Her smile says it all.