Apraxia, Now What?
If you are anything like me, your child’s diagnosis with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) was not a surprise. In fact, you may have known your child had Apraxia before anyone else. You may have been...
View ArticleMy Reason for This Blog
The Internet was, and continues to be, a wonderful tool for me when researching CAS. When you are talking about a disorder the affects so few in the population, it is almost necessary to use the...
View ArticleCAS Overdiagnosis
I just came across this article. It is over two years old but still very interesting. http://www.speechlanguagefeeding.com/seventy-percent-apraxia-cases-wrongly-diagnosed/ What do you think? more
View ArticleDon’t Wait
One of my CAS parent Facebook friends brought ASHA’s recent press release to my attention. A week or so ago, a study was published in Pediatrics, a well-respected medical journal, that encouraged...
View ArticleAdvocate
It’s a verb. It’s a noun. It’s you if you have a child with a speech disorder. I just read a post on another parent’s blog that literally brought me to tears. Her child is suspected of having CAS...
View ArticleIEP Help – Part 2
Services (amount and type of speech therapy) are determined by goals. Goals are determined by areas of need. Areas of need are determined by assessments. Assessments are your best friend. 1. If...
View ArticleIEP Help – Part 5
In order to get appropriate services for your child through the school district, it is very important that you get the school district to accept the diagnosis of CAS. If the district SLP disagrees...
View ArticleBetter Hearing and Speech Month
The month of May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Another CAS parent I met through Facebook came up with the idea of posting a fact about CAS on Facebook each day during the month. I thought this...
View ArticleMr. Miyagi
E is losing her occupational therapist at the end of December. She is a victim of school district budget cuts. It is cheaper for the school district to hire independent contractors (read no medical...
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