I have faith though that this next decade will be one of overcoming! I know ten years from now I’m going to be writing another success and triumph story, much like I did in the book I published this year called “Overcoming Apraxia.” I also want this next decade to be one of exponential growth in apraxia awareness and information so all children have the access to the best therapy.
Today I am so excited to have Jordan LeVan with us to contribute and tell his story for my growing up with apraxia page! Jordan is a 22-year-old in college studying psychology. I’ve gotten to know him through the magic of social media, where he shares stories about his life and posts informational and inspiring messages about living with verbal Apraxia. You should check him out on Facebook, Instagram, and
Day 21 of Apraxia Awareness Month is to discuss your biggest challenge. I read the various posts and related to all of them. ALL of them. Unfortunately when your daughter has a laundry list of disabilities with apraxia being just one of them, yes, I could relate to everything. “My son struggles with word finding.” Check “My son struggles with anxiety.” Check “My daughter struggles with attention.” Check “My child
e look at speech as so important, and it is, but you can live such a full life without being perfect at it. They are going to have talents and skills all their own that have nothing to do with how they talk, and chances are their speech being a little off won’t affect it at all. Support them, be there for them, and be ready to answer questions if they have them, but don’t make their entire life be Apraxia. You can find your voice without talking perfectly; talking is really the smallest part of it.
Hi readers! I haven’t been as active on the blog as usual because my goal for 2018 was to write a book and I’m happy to say I completed that goal! My goal of 2019 is for it to be published, so we will see! In the meantime, I did manage to get some blogging done and here are my top 10 posts for 2018! Thank you so much for
The challenge today for apraxia awareness month was to recognize a teacher making a difference.