Jake has been getting acupuncture for about a year now and today I’d like to share our experience. This week I invite you to relax, get your zen on, grab a cup of tea, and enjoy learning about something that I personally think is fascinating. What led me to try acupuncture? In the spring of …
I am very excited to welcome Lynn Carahaly, M.A., CCC-SLP, and developer of The Speech-EZ Apraxia Program as a guest writer on my blog today. Exactly one year ago today we were heading into our first intensive therapy session at Foundations Developmental House in Arizona. One huge thing I took away from our time with …
It is another day of speech therapy. Another night of drilling the same words over and over, hoping and praying that the words will stick this time. Hoping my three-year-old will be able to say the words that so many parents take for granted. It is another day of the little boy with the enormous …
Everyone has a story … and Kathy and Kate Hennessy, a mother-daughter author team, narrated theirs perfectly in the book Anything But Silent. Kathy Hennessy is the Director of Education at CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America) and was also one of its founding members. Kathy has an intimate connection to this …
Jake began speech therapy with SLP #4 in November of 2011 at age 3.2 years old. I liked the following things that SLP #4 did … Used Kaufman cards on a regular basis. Structured approach. She worked on targeted sounds, words, and set goals. She drilled a large set of words (10 or so) before …
This is Part 2 in the series I am running on our journey to find the right speech therapist for my son with apraxia of speech. If you missed Part 1, please click here to read. SLP #3 was at our public school system. We visited her the week of Jake’s third birthday and she gave …
Spring has sprung and I know many parents are currently evaluating summer and fall speech therapy options. I am going to speak candidly in this series and I hope that my honesty will help you in your own journey with apraxia. These words are for you as parents and SLPs who care about helping these …
Every year about this time, the pastures surrounding my home start looking like this … While the bright yellow ragweed flowers are pretty at a glance, they cause a lot problems to people with seasonal allergies. This time of year Jake has a chronic stuffy nose and occasional, light wheezing if he is outdoors for …
Some people know lines in movies, actors’ names, or trivia, but I know songs – all types of songs – new, old, christian, rap, pop, country, and folk. Some people say a song for them is all about the rhythm; that the words don’t mean as much. For me, sometimes that is true, but the …
I finally got my apraxia & food allergy information packet ready for Jake’s new Pre-K 4 teacher. He is so excited to start school and while I am a little nervous, I also know how good this is going to be for both of us. The moment has finally come and we are ready to …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 