There was a time I prayed for Ashlynn to tell me she loved me. Having apraxia and a language disorder made that tough. Even when she could repeat “I love you” when given a model, that didn’t mean she could volitionally pull it out and say it spontaneously. That took more years and work in therapy.
Please, if you are a therapist reading this please have compassion and understanding for the parents. We are fighting daily battles and crying tears no one ever sees. Please be kind and attempt to be understanding. Please.
That apraxia kids can understand everything that you say. I think that apraxia kids’ brains can process at the same or a little faster as anyone can.
Hi Dave! Thank you so much for coming on to guest blog! You know you are famous in the world of apraxia, so I am honored you are willing to guest blog! Your contributions to the field of Speech/Language Pathology and more specifically apraxia are inspiring. It’s an absolute honor to know you and I can’t thank you enough, speaking as a mother of a child with apraxia, for all
This month I’m excited to introduce Alyson Taylor! I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Alyson and her mother speak at the Apraxia-Kids National Conference; as well as speaking to her personally on a few occasions. Alyson is smart, witty, funny and has a great outlook on life! Oh, and she also grew up with Childhood Apraxia of Speech! Welcome Aly! Can you tell my readers a little bit more about
It was there, I would finally know why Ashlynn had apraxia, dyspraxia, hyptonia, ADHD, dysarthria, SPD, CP, and learning disabilities. The answer was housed in a small set of letter and number combinations called:
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