Apraxia Awareness Month is May of 2024! The first EVER Apraxia Awareness Day was recognized only 11 years ago on May 14th, 2013. Right on the heals of Ashlynn’s diagnosis in 2012, this day filled my cup! Each year since it has grown bigger and bigger! One thing that’s a MUST is to wear your apraxia awareness gear! For a short time, my store is offering shirt sales through April
In short: NOTHING You can now go about your day. If you are interested in reading more, I will summarize the research below. What is NDT? NDT stands for neurodevelopmental treatment. It was created by a physical therapist named Berta Bobath and her husband as a treatment for cerebral pasly (NDTA, 2005). According to (Paris, B. Theoretical Base of NDT), the Bobath’s believed that movement is not learned. Rather sensations
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.
I’ve created a (not exhaustive) list of questions to ask a potential SLP about their knowledge and experience treating childhood apraxia of speech.
I’ve compiled a list of trainings and resources on childhood apraxia of speech for speech-language pathologists.
A new study finds that 65% of children with a history of suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech (sCAS) are low proficiency readers, suggesting that early literacy intervention is justified for this group of children. August 17, 2019 Research recently published in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology (AJSLP) suggests children with sCAS are at increased risk for reading disorders and should receive early intervention targeting early literacy and language