by Katie, SLP and Contributing Writer I want to join the celebration and give a Hip Hip Hooray for Nancy Kaufman’s Speech to Language Protocol (and accompanying treatment materials). I am currently in the process of watching the three-part Instructional Training Video for the K-SLP provided through Northern Speech Services. While I have used the …
Kelly Dorfman presented one of my favorite all-time apraxia analogies in the book “What’s Eating Your Child?” She correlates that learning how to speak is a lot like learning a fancy dance routine. Some people are naturals … from day one, the moves come easy and they require minimal practice. But for others, the twists, …
by Sam, Contributing Writer At about 18 months old when my genuine concern for Andon’s speech and other challenges set in, I began living a roller coaster of worry, followed by high stress with sleepless nights of research. These spells were typically followed by some sort of specialist with a plan, in which case we …
by Tara, Contributing Writer Sacrifices. So many sacrifices. That’s what I’ve learned much of this journey with apraxia is all about. Also the dreaded word: INSURANCE. Oh yes, the stories I have about dealing with insurance when it comes to speech and occupational therapy. Our insurance through my husband’s work is actually very good overall. …
Jake began kindergarten in August and turned six on September 9th. He is one of the older kids in the class and having an extra year of speech and fine motor development made all the difference in the world. I am happy to report that Jake is doing really well in a neurotypical classroom. He …
by Amber, Contributing Writer What a journey it has been. In January of 2012 when Cason was 17 months old, we were referred to a developmental pediatrician and a speech therapist at the Naval Hospital for evaluations. At that age, Cason had no words, wasn’t babbling, waving, pointing, or mimicking. He also had major eating …
The Nancy Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol was the first step in our journey with apraxia. When Jake first got diagnosed with apraxia, I was on a Google frenzy. I remember reading, “When a child has Childhood Apraxia of Speech he or she may need 3,000 productions of a sound combination or word to learn …
by Shanda Gaunt, M.S., CCC-SLP Shanda Gaunt is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who has been treating the birth to five population for over 17 years. During those years of treatment she developed her own style of fun and interactive therapy activities for helping to elicit talking in children with limited speech. It was after years …
by Lynn Carahaly, M.A., CCC-SLP, creator of the Speech-EZ Apraxia Program To read Part 1, please click here. My mother saved all my report cards and test scores from preschool on. Now, as a professional, it is fascinating to look back at those and see I did in fact have an undiagnosed learning disability …
by Lynn Carahaly, M.A., CCC-SLP, creator of the Speech-EZ Apraxia Program I suspected my son, Niko, may have speech issues when he was eight months old because he only babbled a few sounds. At 19 months old, his Montessori school was offering speech screenings by a parent there that was an SLP. I signed him …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 