A source of hope: Natalie’s walk with apraxia

A source of hope: Natalie’s walk with apraxia

Hi Natalie!  I had so much fun meeting you in person at the Apraxia National Conference this past July!  I had already heard so much about you within the apraxia walk community, as you overcame apraxia and are now a walk coordinator for your area! All by the age of 16! That’s amazing! Let’s start with you telling us a little bit about yourself.   What do you remember about

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Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia Posts for 2018

Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia Posts for 2018

Hi readers!  I haven’t been as active on the blog as usual because my goal for 2018 was to write a book and I’m happy to say I completed that goal!  My goal of 2019 is for it to be published, so we will see!  In the meantime, I did manage to get some blogging done and here are my top 10 posts for 2018!  Thank you so much for

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Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy

Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy

Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel A great repetitive, rebus style book!  So many target words in this book include: cap, scarf, mittens, sweater etc.  Good for winter clothing vocabulary and sequencing too!    2. There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro        Lucille Colandro always makes my list for favorite books

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Disabilities, extraordinary abilities, and lessons in neurodiversity

Disabilities, extraordinary abilities, and lessons in neurodiversity

Neurodiversity and learning disability were never in my vocabulary before I had my daughter. I had never been exposed to learning disabilities of any kind really, and I had no idea the extraordinary gifts those who are neurodiverse had to offer this world. No, when I was in second grade, I was in my egocentric world and our teacher had us write “a book.”  It was a short story and

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Thank you for choosing me to be your mom

Thank you for choosing me to be your mom

It’s Halloween, 2018.  You are a freshly turned nine-year old.  You are 9 years old. My mind immediately repeats a phrase from my dad, “Mr. Baskall, here’s your little baby girl.” I remember I would roll my eyes and scoff at him. “Ugh dad!” I would lament as he looked at me with eyes brimming with pride. I don’t have any words to describe or memorialize your entrance into this

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