That question in the subject line. Yes. I’ve asked it. Many times. To whom I am asking, I don’t really know, but my fear is that the answer to my rhetorical question is…..No. I never told anyone this, though I was probably hinting when I would ask my husband, “what do you think Ashlynn will be when she grows up?” It’s not that I don’t believe in Ashlynn. Oh the
I didn’t expect to cry today, yet that’s how the cards fell. I dropped Ashlynn off at school today, and asked her teacher if she had talked to the OT about changing her name card to all capitals per the private OT recommendation given in my last post . Her face kinda dropped and she said she had talked to the OT, but she wanted to talk to the SPED teacher
Since I’m an SLP, I’ve been in the meetings where we, as well meaning professionals, give our advice and tips. Simple and easy tips that seem so easy, but when you have 4-5 people giving you these tips, the weight seems to get a little heavier. Such was the case tonight. My grant finally ran out for my private OT and speech services that I was able to get starting
We went on a Santa Train again this year at Georgetown Loop Railroad. Ashlynn has never talked to Santa before. When she was 3, she cried and clung to her dad for dear life. When she was 4, we went on a different Santa Train, and though she wasn’t scared, she was too reserved to say anything audible enough for him to hear. This year a four year old girl
My friend Kim, (a fellow apraxia mom and SLP) and I talk a lot about how most people, including professionals and pediatricians, just have NOT SEEN global apraxia. What is global apraxia? Well, it’s not an official diagnosis. You’re not going to find it in the DSM 5, and when you google it, you’re not going to find some great scholarly articles. Nope. Instead, you can google Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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.