by Sheila, Contributing Writer At three years old, Gia’s severe speech delay qualified her for services through our school district’s Priority Preschool. I was convinced that with a little extra help, she would catch right up and we would move on with our lives. I really believed that. Eight weeks, one progress report, and no …
by Jayme, Contributing Writer Hi everyone : ) So happy to be here and connecting with other families also journeying through CAS. I am a happy and blessed mother to four kids (4, 3, almost 2 and 7 months). Our days are busy, crazy, happy, loud and most importantly beautiful. This is the story of …
by Kelly, Contributing Writer In 2013 my son Luke was two years old and he only had five words. His father was “Daddy” and I was also “Daddy.” My husband and I often said we felt like we were missing out on hearing his sweet voice and all that a two-year-old should say. In December …
I almost didn’t blog today because I don’t have any big apraxia news this week and truthfully, for me to say “Happy Friday” really causes my gratitude muscle to fatigue. Unfortunately, Jake, LD, and myself all got bit by the rotavirus bug this week, and Jake got hit the hardest. The trauma all began last …
Apraxia. Such a deeply shattering word when you first hear it. It’s a disorder that’s troubling enough to make you fear the struggles that lie ahead of you and yet at the same time, grateful that it’s not something worse. After I googled this word to death and after the diagnosis sank in a few …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 