I’ll never forget what it felt like to listen to Jake speak his first sounds this time last year. My baby, who had spent a lifetime in silence, began to say his first consonant-vowel combinations with the help of hand prompts. It astounded me then and honestly, still does. When I first saw that public …
After nine months of working with the Kaufman Treatment Kit 1, Jake has finally graduated to new sounds. Although I love these cards and fully understand the importance of repetitive practice, I was more than ready to move on. As I mentioned in recent posts, we are now practicing /l/, /f/, /s/, and /z/ words. …
Last week a moment that I had been anticipating for months finally arrived. On Wednesday my husband and I took Jake to see a physician that specializes in pediatric integrative medicine. All the months of prayers, googling, researching, reading, emails, calls, and comments on blog posts had all led us to this decision. I am …
Last Tuesday in speech therapy I pulled my chair up to Ms. Kelly’s desk and feverishly finished up taking notes from the I Love Letters book. “Too bad you don’t get paid for all this work you do,” Ms. Kelly said with an encouraging smile. Yep, I agree. Actually, according to an article this year …
Jake's Journey with Apraxia 