Ashlynn update

  • We have an /s/ blend

    Big, big news today.  Almost as big as when Ashlynn said a final /k/ for the first time.  Today, she has her first ever /s/ blend!  /S/ blends are a common error with speech kiddos; however, typically developing kids usually acquire them by three and half years at the latest. It was with “spider” in…

  • Still on a sippy cup

    Ashlynn is 4.5 years old.  Though as a baby she never really had a problem latching or drinking out of a bottle, she eventually showed signs very early of oral apraxia.  I remember looking at some teething biscuits and the box saying it was for 9 months and older and thinking, “are they for real??”…

  • The importance of touch

    “Touching helps us build relationships with one another.”This is a simple but profound quote from an article I read on the power of touch: Importance through touch.  It went on to say that babies first communicate through touch and crying, and that their needs are met mainly through touch. It got me thinking. Since Ashlynn…