I realized in the entirety of my blog, I have never even once addressed oral motor exercises, aka mouth exercises, or now being touted as oral placement therapy; in the treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech. The “why” is actually very simple. Massive amounts of research consistently demonstrate they are ineffective in the treatment of…
We all know Childhood Apraxia of Speech is rare! The odds then of having a mother who is an SLP? Probably substantially rarer right? When I first started on this journey, I knew of none. Now I know at least 30! We have a unique perspective for sure, and I wanted to team up with…
Day 5 leading up to Apraxia Awareness Day on May 14th has me offering a giveaway for Word FLIPS by Super Duper Publications. Word FLIPS can be a useful and handy tool to use with kids who have apraxia. It allows practice for simple CV syllable shapes for up to 3 repetitions. It also allows…
