Non-profit. What does that word mean to you exactly? No really, I have over 300 email subscribers, 1300 fb subscribers, and….this can’t be right…but according to my statistics I see 10,000 visitors per month. That’s crazy considering I get maybe 40 likes on a good day on my fb page and a couple comments per month on the blog. I know SOMEONE is reading this blog though, so sincerely, I
I see a question that gets asked a lot. In fact, I asked it myself. It usually goes something along the lines of, “Did you tell your child they had apraxia? If you did, how did you say it? What did you say?” I remember thinking when I first saw this question that I wouldn’t tell Ashlynn until way later….and then…maybe if she still seemed apraxic, I would tell her.
The #knockoutapraxia movement: I want to thank everyone who participated in the #knockoutapraxia hashtag campaign on November 14th. I along with many others watched Ronda lose to Holly Holm. Our group was disappointed no doubt, but we all rebounded quickly. Why? We experience knockdowns everyday. Our children do too. If we didn’t rebound we’d never be able to keep moving forward. Though our hashtag campaign is over (for now,
Last fall, I attended the 2014 Denver Walk for Apraxia with a client and his family. In my private practice, I have the privilege of working with many children with CAS and appreciate deeply the work of the CASANA community. Walks such as this, are a beneficial experience to share as a Speech professional with the community of families connected to the cause. As Speech Language Pathologists, we dedicate hours,
Two years ago, I found out my almost three year old first born had Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Despite being an SLP and treating CAS at the elementary level, I failed to recognize it in my baby. It was a VERY difficult time filled with overwhelming sadness for my daughter and guilt as her mother…an SLP who didn’t realize she had CAS. It rocked my world. Not only did the
The Apraxia Intensive Training Institute (aka apraxia bootcamp), is an intensive training sponsored by the non-profit organization CASANA of apraxia-kids.org. WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT CASANA? I love CASANA for SOOO many reasons. As an SLP but parent first of a child with apraxia, CASANA was literally built on the backs of mothers who had children with apraxia. Sharon Gretz is the founder and executive director and she attended EVERY session.