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Did I cause her apraxia?
ByLaura Smith January 13, 2019January 13, 2019

It was there, I would finally know why Ashlynn had apraxia, dyspraxia, hyptonia, ADHD, dysarthria, SPD, CP, and learning disabilities. The answer was housed in a small set of letter and number combinations called:

BCL11A

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When inclusion works: my hope for the rest of 3rd grade
ByLaura Smith January 6, 2019

This is how inclusion is supposed to look. Every human whether they have differences or not all want the same thing. They want to feel useful, included, and loved. Her smile says it all.

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Top Ten SLP Mommy of Apraxia Posts for 2018
ByLaura Smith December 28, 2018January 1, 2019

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…

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Thank you for choosing me to be your mom
ByLaura Smith November 1, 2018November 2, 2018

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…

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A language disorder and my snub to the 30 million word gap
ByLaura Smith October 26, 2018October 28, 2018

Enough with the 30 million word gap. It doesn’t mean crap when your kid has an actual language disorder.

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SLP’s integral role in the five components of reading
ByLaura Smith October 3, 2018

When I was younger and learned to read, I remember I was taught phonics. I remember the phonics workbooks I had, and would read the rules at the bottom of the page for spelling. It was all very systematic. Little did I know at the time, phonics was just one part of the five components…

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