1612, 2014

What exactly is CAS?

What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Definition and characteristics Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a speech disorder that results from difficulty with programming, planning and sequencing the precise movements needed for clear speech. The American Speech/Language Hearing Association (ASHA), denotes three main characteristics that must be present for a diagnosis of CAS. Inconsistent production on consonant and/or vowels in repeated productions of syllables and words. An example of the word

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The Gingerbread Man Speech/Language Activity/Companion Pack
1212, 2014

The Gingerbread Man Speech/Language Activity/Companion Pack

The Gingerbread Man is a classic story that all my kid’s love.  It is a repetitive style book, and as you know, I love using repetitive books in therapy!  The first page has some pictures to cut out and use while reading the story as props.  You can even glue them onto popsicle sticks if you’re so inclined!       Next, if you’ve bought any of book companions, you

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There are no easy answers, only tough choices
1212, 2014

There are no easy answers, only tough choices

I didn’t expect to cry today,  yet that’s how the cards fell.  I dropped Ashlynn off at school today, and asked her teacher if she had talked to the OT about changing her name card to all capitals per the private OT recommendation given in my last post .  Her face kinda dropped and she said she had talked to the OT, but she wanted to talk to the SPED teacher

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0912, 2014

I’m never doing enough

Since I’m an SLP, I’ve been in the meetings where we, as well meaning professionals, give our advice and tips.  Simple and easy tips that seem so easy, but when you have 4-5 people giving you these tips, the weight seems to get a little heavier. Such was the case tonight.  My grant finally ran out for my private OT and speech services that I was able to get starting

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0812, 2014

Speech with simple magnet clips

      If your child has a speech delay, your SLP will most likely tell you that you need to create opportunities so your child HAS to communicate to you what he/she wants. I found these cheap magnet clips for the fridge at the dollar store!  You can take pictures of items in your fridge, and then clip them to the outside.  Depending on your child’s level, you can

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It’s hard to explain how global apraxia affects so much
0712, 2014

It’s hard to explain how global apraxia affects so much

We went on a Santa Train again this year at Georgetown Loop Railroad.  Ashlynn has never talked to Santa before.  When she was 3, she cried and clung to her dad for dear life.  When she was 4, we went on a different Santa Train, and though she wasn’t scared, she was too reserved to say anything audible enough for him to hear. This year a four year old girl

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