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Why we’ll never stop working
ByLaura Smith April 30, 2015January 1, 2017

I’ve been down lately. Really, really down. It pretty much started at Ashlynn’s re-evaluation meeting and went downhill from there. For all the work she’s done, for how far she has come, for what she knows in the face of so many challenges, it was like a slap in the face. It’s really not anyone’s…

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Global apraxia, you brought your “A game,” but my daughter’s game is better.
ByLaura Smith March 19, 2015December 31, 2015

My friend introduced me to an AWESOME website call “The Mighty.” During the month of March, they challenged readers to write an open letter to a disability that a loved one faces. I have no idea if I’ll get accepted, but hey, at least I have a blog. For as much writing I do about…

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Ashlynn play boats with daddy.
ByLaura Smith July 15, 2013June 27, 2018

She only had a handful of word approximations, and her favorite thing to say was “a dah.” and “hi.” I’ve learned from my parent support group that most kids with apraxia have a go to sound that they use for everything, and “a dah” was Ashlynn’s.

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