In the Fall of this year, Ashlynn’s teacher decided to do a weekly show and share with the kids. I LOVED the idea and jumped at the opportunity to work closely with the school SLP to help Ashlynn be successful. At first, she just stood up there and didn’t say anything, so I sent a…
This was one of the first speech apps for apraxia that I bought. It was enticing because it was a good price and the description looked much like a digital version of the Word FLIPS book I was using in therapy. It starts with a screen that allows you to pick a CV consonant/vowel group,…
There was a time, a time not long ago but that seems like almost forever now, that when someone asked me Ashlynn’s age I immediately became defensive. “Why?” you might ask yourself. Seems like a typical question among moms in that age group.It is……….. until your child is delayed. Then that game isn’t fun anymore….
Big, big news today. Almost as big as when Ashlynn said a final /k/ for the first time. Today, she has her first ever /s/ blend! /S/ blends are a common error with speech kiddos; however, typically developing kids usually acquire them by three and half years at the latest. It was with “spider” in…
Ashlynn is 4.5 years old. Though as a baby she never really had a problem latching or drinking out of a bottle, she eventually showed signs very early of oral apraxia. I remember looking at some teething biscuits and the box saying it was for 9 months and older and thinking, “are they for real??”…
“Touching helps us build relationships with one another.”This is a simple but profound quote from an article I read on the power of touch: Importance through touch. It went on to say that babies first communicate through touch and crying, and that their needs are met mainly through touch. It got me thinking. Since Ashlynn…
