That question in the subject line. Yes. I’ve asked it. Many times. To whom I am asking, I don’t really know, but my fear is that the answer to my rhetorical question is…..No. I never told anyone this, though I was probably hinting when I would ask my husband, “what do you think Ashlynn will be when she grows up?” It’s not that I don’t believe in Ashlynn. Oh the
I didn’t expect to cry today, yet that’s how the cards fell. I dropped Ashlynn off at school today, and asked her teacher if she had talked to the OT about changing her name card to all capitals per the private OT recommendation given in my last post . Her face kinda dropped and she said she had talked to the OT, but she wanted to talk to the SPED teacher
Since I’m an SLP, I’ve been in the meetings where we, as well meaning professionals, give our advice and tips. Simple and easy tips that seem so easy, but when you have 4-5 people giving you these tips, the weight seems to get a little heavier. Such was the case tonight. My grant finally ran out for my private OT and speech services that I was able to get starting
Thanksgiving 2014. Ashlynn is 5 and Jace is 2. I love these little guys. This morning we made our annual thankful Turkeys. This year Jace answered yes or no to my suggestions, and Ashlynn for the first time came up with her own with little difficulty. She’s thankful for her mommy (tear), daddy, Jace, and cousins. She loves seeing her cousins and will get to see them today. I
My friend Kim, (a fellow apraxia mom and SLP) and I talk a lot about how most people, including professionals and pediatricians, just have NOT SEEN global apraxia. What is global apraxia? Well, it’s not an official diagnosis. You’re not going to find it in the DSM 5, and when you google it, you’re not going to find some great scholarly articles. Nope. Instead, you can google Childhood Apraxia of Speech
I had Ashlynn’s Fall parent-teacher conference for this, her last year of Pre-K. The teacher gave me a HUGE packet for Pre-school standards for my review, and said she didn’t need to go through all of it. Um…okay. She showed me a picture Ashlynn had drawn the first day of school of a person with her name on the paper, and then another current picture of a person