Hi Natalie! I had so much fun meeting you in person at the Apraxia National Conference this past July! I had already heard so much about you within the apraxia walk community, as you overcame apraxia and are now a walk coordinator for your area! All by the age of 16! That’s amazing! Let’s start with you telling us a little bit about yourself. What do you remember about
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
Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel A great repetitive, rebus style book! So many target words in this book include: cap, scarf, mittens, sweater etc. Good for winter clothing vocabulary and sequencing too! 2. There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro Lucille Colandro always makes my list for favorite books
Mehreen Kakwan first emailed me a couple of months ago to simply ask if I could be listed as a resource for her new book on apraxia, “Billy Gets Talking.” I asked to read the book and she sent me a PDF version, in which I was instantly hooked. I don’t just say that lightly either…. I get a lot of pitches in my email to review or promote a
Children’s Holiday book list for speech therapy
Those familiar with my story know that I missed apraxia in Ashlynn because I was convinced she had CP (cerebral palsy). She had a significant birth history and had to be pulled out via C-section and all of her motor milestones were late. Tummy time was a nightmare. I was always so stressed about it because she literally seemed like she was suffocating and couldn’t pull herself up for air.