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.

0101, 2018

Interview with Mikey. The wish that turned into a passion.

Laura Smith
January 1, 2018
Apraxia, apraxia blog, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, dyspraxia, dyspraxia awareness, learning disability
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I am so excited to have probably my favorite person I know on social media I know with us today. His name is Mikey and he is admin to the page Mikey’s Wish – Verbal Dyspraxia Awareness. Mikey’s famous tagline is that himself and others with verbal dyspraxia/apraxia are “too cool to follow the neurotypical rule.” Mikey thank you so much for being here! For my readers who don’t know,

3112, 2017

SLP Mommy Top 10 posts of 2017

Laura Smith
December 31, 2017
apraxia blog, apraxia walk, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, dyslexia, dyspraxia, global apraxia, language disorder, learning disability, special needs, special needs parenting, specific language impairment, Speech/Language therapy, Therapy for apraxia
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SLP Mommy of Apraxia/Dyspraxia/Dyslexia

2010, 2017

Happy 8th Birthday Bug Bug.

Laura Smith
October 20, 2017
Apraxia, apraxia blog, dyslexia, dyspraxia, global apraxia, learning disability, Sensory Processing Disorder
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[wysija_form id=”1″]Mr. B, here is your beautiful baby girl. My dad would say this to me EVERY birthday. I’m not exaggerating. I was born 10 year after my sister, and it wasn’t customary to hand the baby to the father so early; so when my parents had me and my dad held me for the first time, this phrase was forever burned into his mind. My due date was October

2909, 2017

Does my child have dyslexia?

Laura Smith
September 29, 2017
Apraxia, dyslexia, language disorder, learning disability, Uncategorized
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Are all reading disabilities then dyslexia? The short answer is no, but dyslexia is by far the most common reading disability and can manifest in varying severities.