Thanks to the internet, I went from feeling I was the only SLP mommy of apraxia in the world, to meeting one other, to now knowing many others! One year ago, I teamed up with one of them to write “Strategies to Promote Speech and Language in the minimally verbal or pre-verbal child with suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech.” Today, I’ve teamed up with two other SLP moms
It has been awhile since I posted directly about Ashlynn’s speech. Once we all started to understand her, it didn’t seem as pressing anymore. Her dyspraxic components (gross and fine motor skills) definitely started to take precedence. However, she is still in speech for a reason, and that reason being percentile ranks well, well, well below average. Ashlynn is 6 years and 2 months. She can say every single sound
This year was definitely a big year for me and for apraxia awareness! I coordinated the Walk for Apraxia in Denver, I was honored to be published in the ASHA blog and on The Mighty twice; and of course as you all know, my story on Ronda Rousey having apraxia went viral and was featured in national publications and on Good Morning America! This lead to our popular facebook group
This year we spent Christmas in Utah with my husband’s brother and his family, and the day after Christmas we went up to a ski resort where Ashlynn could get a cheap lesson with the purchase of an adult lift ticket. She has been only once before with us this year where we just had her practice getting the feel for it. Even though she’s only six, I really try
When I worked in Denver schools early on in my speech therapy career, I became numb to the phrase, “Thank you so much. Thank you for everything.” The parents were soooo grateful for my help, and I didn’t understand. It was my job. “You don’t have to thank me,” I would reply. “Is there anything else I can do? Any other goals you would like to be written?” The response
Hi Kelly! I’m so thrilled to have you guest post! Your daughter Reagan’s post was a hit. Parents, especially in the early stages of an apraxia diagnosis, are really looking for hope. Since CAS was not officially recognized until 2007 by the American Speech and Language Hearing Association (ASHA), older children like Reagan, or adults with CAS may or may not have known that was their speech disorder. If you