I’m continuing on with Day 4 of giveaways leading up to Apraxia Awareness Day on May 14th! Today I am reviewing the book ANYTHING BUT SILENT by Kathy and Kate Hennessy. Kathy Hennessy is the mother to Kate who has pure CAS and another son Andy who has global apraxia and SPD. The book rotates chapters from Kathy’s point of view to Kate’s point of view. First of all, I
Hi Leslie! I’m so happy to have you. I want to start by asking, what made you decide to write this book? Oh, I am happy to be here, Laura. I won’t pretend that SPEAKING OF APRAXIA was in any way ‘easy,’ but it did sort of present itself to me…in the form of my oldest daughter! I may have been a first-time mom, but I was also a child/adolescent
I’m keeping up the momentum now until May 14th, offering giveaways and prizes in honor of Apraxia Awareness Day! Next up is the app Speech Stickers. Speech Stickers is the first app that I downloaded for Ashlynn (my daughter with apraxia) when she had first turned three. I chose it because it was cheap, and said it was developed for children with apraxia. The app is simple in design with
Today is the second annual Apraxia Awareness Day, and in case you haven’t heard, this year it made its way into the United States Congressional Record! That’s a big step in spreading awareness, but there is still a long way to go. I was able to blog about the very first apraxia awareness day here First annual apraxia awareness day and I’m so excited to be doing it again this year. Most
I read your stories daily. I feel your struggles, I rejoice in your triumphs, and I nod my head in understanding. You are my fellow bloggers. I read your blogs like I’m checking the morning paper. I read your tears and your smiles about your struggle with apraxia, and I share them with you about mine with my daughter’s. We read these stories as separate entities. We close the blog
It’s the month of May, and in my world, that means starting to think about what to do for the second annual Apraxia Awareness Day. Leading the movement is CASANA, a non-profit dedicated to Childhood Apraxia of Speech. If you are interested, they have a bunch of great ideas on how to celebrate here, at their website Apraxia Kids. I did write to my local papers, but my favorite of all