Hello blog friends! It’s been a while since we’ve chatted! I hope all of you are surviving the challenges of 2020 and finding time to do few things that bring you joy. I also hope and pray your sweet apraxia kids are thriving, persevering, finding their confidence, and learning how to communicate effectively. I just …
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 Tara, Contributing Writer Two months ago, we started The Listening Program with our four-year-old boy. We had such high hopes! I had read so many positive reviews and couldn’t wait to get started. So far NOTHING different. I keep looking for any tiny sign … any tiny difference … any tiny glimmer of improvement. …
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 …
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 …
Have you ever had a moment with apraxia when the baby steps of progress just seemed to stall out all together? This happened to me when my son Jake was four years old. He had been working on the same set of words for one full year and although he mastered most of them, he …
by Tara, Contributing Writer There are days I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster (that I never bought a ticket for) and I can’t get off. Other days I think “you know what … I can do this … we can do this … two kids with apraxia … yep, we’ve got it covered.” Then …
Today was our last day of speech. This month has been very, very emotional for me. Joy, yes. But also a storm of other emotions as well. Many tears have been shed. Just when I thought I couldn’t cry anymore … that I had properly mourned this time – this tornado that entered my life …
by Tara, Contributing Writer Tara has two children diagnosed with apraxia of speech. Here’s what life looks like for her: 1.) How and when did your first child get diagnosed with apraxia? I first heard the word “apraxia” from my son’s “Birth to 3” speech therapist just a few months after he started therapy …
by Amber, Contributing Writer Amber has two children diagnosed with apraxia. Here’s what life looks like for her: 1.) How and when did your first child get diagnosed with apraxia? Our first son, Cason, was diagnosed with oral apraxia and suspected speech apraxia at 17 months old by an experienced developmental pediatrician. At this …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 