Ashlynn is in a regular preschool this year with about 15 other kids. Most are typical with about six on IEP’s. I asked the SLP if she was talking at all in the classroom, and she looked at me like I was crazy and then answered “yes?” I presumed it meant she was surprised that I didn’t think Ashlynn was! In the Spring, Ashlynn was still gesturing and pointing in
She only had a handful of word approximations, and her favorite thing to say was “a dah.” and “hi.” I’ve learned from my parent support group that most kids with apraxia have a go to sound that they use for everything, and “a dah” was Ashlynn’s.
Two HUGE developments with Ashlynn popped out over the weekend! We celebrated my youngest’s 1st Birthday on Sunday. Six months ago, my daughter had to really focus on including all the sounds in syllables, so when it was my husband’s birthday, she could day “Happy Day” with cueing. Well, after the celebration ended and everyone had gone home, she went over to her brother and clear as day said “Happy
It’s no secret that my dad is the pushover. Don’t get me wrong, he could lay down the law when he had to; but when it came to playing my dad is the person to sweet talk. Ever since Ashlynn was a little baby, my dad would play ball with her. It started out almost as a game of fetch, but each time she gets better and better. After Jace
There is no easy way to “break-up” with an SLP, but I made the decision to discontinue private services through the SLP that was seeing Ashlynn. A lot of parents wonder what is the best way, and I don’t think there is a right or wrong way. I personally just wrote an email and said I was switching her to my mentor. I am very appreciative of all that she did;
At the beginning of her preschool school year after she had just turned three, I went to observe her classroom. I went for a lot of reasons, mostly to make sure I liked the classroom and to make sure her needs were going to be met.I left the observation in tears. Not because I was disappointed in the classroom. Not because I was disappointed in the teacher or the therapists.