I saw this necklace on another blog and I loved it. When it was time to get a gift for my daughter’s SLP, I went to this shop on etsy and customized the perfect piece! Melissa from HandMadeLoveStories agreed to donate one to my raffle to support apraxia awareness day! Enter below and if you are chosen, you can tell me what you would like it to say and I
Keeping up with our giveaways, next up is Dot Articulation from Speech Corner. I use this book all the time with a variety of different speech disorders. It’s a great way to get multiple productions in a fun and motivating format. It has reproducible worksheets targeting 19 frequently articulated sounds, including blends. For my kids with apraxia, there are blank sheets in the book for you write in your own
I just gave a talk at Bowling Green University this past week. Since the talk was to undergrads, I talked about my serendipitous journey to becoming an SLP, and why I am a firm believer in listening to “coincidences.” The talk then culminated with my story about meeting Ronda Rousey. For my final slide, my takeaways were to believe in serendipity and to listen to coincidences. Life is more eerily
We went to Vegas for Spring Break, and we took the the kids to see the Blue Man Group. I had heard great things about the show in my parent support groups, so I thought it would be the perfect show for my kids. Ashlynn has a formal dx of SPD, and my son, well, he definitely has sensory issues. Not sure if they fit a formal dx or not,
We went on vacation for Spring Break. I took a picture of me and my girl on an amusement park ride: She told me the chairs we were sitting in were “penguin chairs.” Two years ago she couldn’t do that. Mark a noun with an adjective like that. Adjectives let us be creative with our speech. She barely had the basics down, but I was still happy then because she
When I was in 1st grade, a little boy kept kissing me on my head. After the third time, I told my mother in exasperation. I explained that even though I kept telling him to stop, he still kept doing it. That night, both my parents had decided my mom would go to school the next day and let the teacher know and put a stop to it. “Nooooo,” I