Today is Apraxia Awareness Day. My son is twelve and has completely recovered from childhood apraxia of speech. This blog ran with the help of contributing writers from 2012 to 2016, and when I wrote that last post when he started kindergarten, I promised myself I’d write a follow-up on his story at some point …
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 …
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 …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 