In Monday’s post I mentioned that Jake has not been showing me the love for those homemade Kaufman flash cards. For those of you that are regular readers, you know that I spent a LOT of time and effort making these cards perfect. Needless to say, when he’s squirming around in the chair next to …
Recently, I found a great “Speech Sound Acquisition” chart on Pinterest that gives the ages that certain sounds are acquired. When I first found this resource, I promptly repinned it, commenting passionately, “Why isn’t this hung up in every pediatrician’s office?” Seriously. Maybe if mothers had some basic knowledge of speech off the get-go, we …
After spending half of November and most of December flying high because of Jake’s speech explosion, last week the familiar feel of fear snuck up on me again. After a laid- back holiday schedule, Jake’s speech regressed and my aggressive mama bear maternal instinct kicked in and I went into instant fix-it mode. My child …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 