A letter to my son, a sibling to a child with a disability

There’s this saying if you want to know how to treat a child with a disability or special needs, watch their sibling. Today after school I chatted with a mom who has a child with Down Syndrome in third grade. We’ll call him M. Ashlynn my daughter is in the integrated learning center program with him though she is in 4th grade, but they frequently see each other in the

Thank you for choosing me to be your mom

Laura Smith
November 1, 2018
Apraxia, Apraxia Kids, cerebral palsy, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, developmental coordination disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Executive Functioning Skills, global apraxia, learning disability, MERLD, parenting, Uncategorized
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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 with pride. I don’t have any words to describe or memorialize your entrance into this

SLP Mommy of Apraxia

A letter to my son, a sibling to a child with a disability

Thank you for choosing me to be your mom

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