2505, 2018

Report cards are bittersweet with special needs

Yeah so that report card. It kinda makes me sick. I have to work up to reading it and it usually takes a couple of weeks.

2205, 2018

Diagnosis, Disability, and Finding your Tribe

Laura Smith
May 22, 2018
Apraxia, Apraxia Awareness Day, apraxia blog, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, developmental coordination disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyspraxia awareness, Executive Functioning Skills, global apraxia, language disorder, learning disability, occupational therapy, Pain, Sensory Processing Disorder, special needs, special needs parenting, specific language impairment
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However, we have our people now. We have our tribe. We have others who understand. They understand that sometimes you are in such a state of deep grief you can do nothing else but cry and cannot face the world that day.

2501, 2018

Not walking to jumping jacks. A journey through OT and PT

Laura Smith
January 25, 2018
developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia, dyspraxia awareness
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Dyspraxia, jumping, jumping jacks

1512, 2017

Whatever it takes: A day on the brink

Laura Smith
December 15, 2017
Apraxia, apraxia blog, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, developmental coordination disorder, dyspraxia, global apraxia, Sensory Processing Disorder, special needs parenting, specific language impairment
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Ashlynn had oral surgery today to fix a ridiculously thick upper labial frenulum that was impacting her front teeth. I have anxiety. That’s no secret. I was pretty nervous. I had like every prayer warrior I could think of praying for her. It’s not that serious of a surgery in the grand scheme of things; but she was going to have to take a valium the night before, and then