She is a fighter, not of guts and glory, but one of understated grace.
0906, 2016

She is a fighter, not of guts and glory, but one of understated grace.

Well, Ashlynn completed Kindergarten.  It was pretty anti-climactic to be honest.  For some reason, her school doesn’t believe in Kindergarten graduations.  Okay, it’s not for “some reason,” it’s because the philosophy of the school is that graduations signify an end and Kindergarten is just a beginning. I get it…kind of.  Actually no, I don’t get it at all.  If that were the case, we wouldn’t celebrate any graduation because technically

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Our kids need to meet others just like them.
1505, 2016

Our kids need to meet others just like them.

This 4th Annual Apraxia Awareness day (it was trending, did you hear?), I organized a fundraiser at a local Chipotle to benefit the Walk for Childhood Apraxia of Speech.  I have a HUGE goal of 30K.  The walk last year made 16K, so basically I set this goal to double that. I’m probably crazy, but I set that goal with good reason.  That number ensures a visit for a free

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GIVEAWAY!! Apraxia Picture Sound Cards app!
1405, 2016

GIVEAWAY!! Apraxia Picture Sound Cards app!

Have you heard?  Today is #ApraxiaAwareness Day and we are trending on Facebook! To celebrate, Lynn Carahaly, creator of the Speech EZ program for apraxia agreed to offer THREE copies of her Apraxia Picture Sound Cards App!  The giveaway starts today and winners will be announced May 29th, 2016! Enter below for a chance to win! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Here’s How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech
1405, 2016

Here’s How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Have you heard?  It’s #ApraxiaAwareness Day and #Apraxia is trending! In honor of all of the festivities, Margaret D Fish, author of “Here’s How to Treat Apraxia of Speech” is offering a free copy of her book to one lucky winner!   Enter today and the winner will be announced next Saturday! *Note: This giveaway is now closed* Enter below!  Good luck!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Serendipity, coincidences, and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
2904, 2016

Serendipity, coincidences, and Childhood Apraxia of Speech

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

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The Do’s and Don’ts of in-home speech therapy
1504, 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of in-home speech therapy

Being both an SLP AND a mother to a child with a severe speech disorder, I have this unique and sometimes bizarre perspective; that perspective, of course, being that I now intimately understand both sides.  That being said, I think parents/my clients, typically feel more comfortable telling me things parent to parent vs. parent to SLP. As a mother now to a child with apraxia, I have a new appreciation

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