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.
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;
You went to speak, but the words wouldn’t come, Stuck in your brain, so easy for some. You went to crawl with the best of intents, Yet your body didn’t know what your brain meant. You went to walk, big smiles and all, yet every time you tried, it ended with a fall. You went to drink from a big girl cup You would sputter and spit till it came
Ashlynn’s progress continues to grow by leaps and bounds. So many times I catch myself smiling and my eyes well up with tears to see her knock down all of her obstacles. Last month she learned to jump for the first time at 3 1/2. At the beginning of the year, it broke my heart to watch her try on a classroom trampoline. On their turn, all the other kids