SLP Mommy Top 10 posts of 2017
SLP Mommy of Apraxia/Dyspraxia/Dyslexia
3112, 2017
2509, 2017
Why you are the CEO and CFO in special needs parenting
Parents of children with special needs have to be the CEO, and there is LOT to manage.
1608, 2017
You know you need awareness when you know more than the “experts.”
About a year ago I switched insurance from my husband’s to mine, in order to leave no stone left unturned. I know that kids with apraxia can have some sort of positive indicator on a brain MRI, or genetic marker. I had yet to do any of that testing, and so I decided this was the year to do it. My husband questioned why. Is there a reason to know?
2007, 2017
What is Adam’s Camp in Colorado?
Living in Denver, Colorado, there is a special needs summer camp called Adam’s Camp that has quite the positive reputation.
1903, 2017
Apraxia would have destroyed me
I often think about what would have happened had it been me who had apraxia, dyspraxia, SPD, dysarthria, and a learning disability when I was young. It’s pointless I know, but I was/am a perfectionist. That’s not a good thing. I learned early I was really good at spelling, reading and writing, but math I had to work for. I won a math award in 3rd grade and I looked
1402, 2017
It’s like juggling 8 balls at one time desperately hoping one doesn’t roll away
There is not one day that goes by I don’t think of Ashlynn’s disability (ies). As a basis of comparison, I have my four year old son. He has some concerning behavior issues, and I do think (worry) about them often; however, I do not think of it EVERY SINGLE DAY. Apraxia and dyspraxia make that impossible. There is always something else to worry about. Something else in which I