It started with the name disintegration at Thanksgiving. My concerns about her writing were brought up to the staff as she flitted playfully around her preschool room while we talked. I cried and I made tough decisions. She noticed. I didn’t know it at first. It started out innocently with her asking when she would see Dione (her private OT) again. I told her I had to apply for more
The great thing about speech and language, is that it a task that can be worked on in any activity. Familiar routines in the home provide the perfect platform for encouraging speech and language, because this “routinized language” is predictable and context based. A fellow SLP and mommy of apraxia, Kim from Landonjourney.blogspot.com and I teamed up for Part I in my series of parent strategies to promote speech at
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Definition and characteristics Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a speech disorder that results from difficulty with programming, planning and sequencing the precise movements needed for clear speech. The American Speech/Language Hearing Association (ASHA), denotes three main characteristics that must be present for a diagnosis of CAS. Inconsistent production on consonant and/or vowels in repeated productions of syllables and words. An example of the word
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
When I had Ashlynn, I definitely never thought she wouldn’t be able to talk to Santa and tell him what she wants for Christmas, and I’m sure other parents of kids who are/were nonverbal have felt the same way. A parent friend of mine made these cards for kiddos who want to talk to Santa, but who can’t yet use their own voice. Thanks so
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