I share my story to create more awareness. In the Netherlands, there are still many parents whose children have been diagnosed, but do not know what the future will bring. Jessica Huttinga, 21 years old, grew up with apraxia since preschool Hello everyone, My name is Jessica Huttinga, I am 21 years old and I…
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Patton’s Proclamation For Apraxia Day
Like most children would be, 5-year-old Patton McCarthy was excited to meet the mayor of his town who was coming to his house to honor him with a proclamation. Patton practiced over and over, “Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.” What is remarkable are those words that would come easily to most children, took years…
COVID 19 Home School Tips From A Homeschool Apraxia Mom
While homeschooling information is always needed by some, the majority now are educating their children at home due to schools being closed to lower the spread of COVID 19/coronavirus. We appreciate the following article from Sarah Bonham, a homeschooler, to share what has worked for her children, one neurotypical and one with special needs, apraxia….
8 Year Old Autistic Nonverbal Child Refused Communion
“Not exactly enlighted and not very Christian” Eyewitness News WABC TV NY anchor when reporting on this story tonight A heartbreaking message from the father of Anthony, an 8 year old nonverbal autistic child. ” Today Nicole and I were informed that our son Anthony would not be able to make his communion this year….
Visiting The Happiest Place on Earth With Special Needs
My son was diagnosed with autism at 5. My husband and I also fall somewhere on the Sensory Processing Spectrum and I unfortunately also passed my “superpower”, anxiety disorder, on to my sweet boy. I call it my “superpower” because anxiety has made me the most organized planner and organized special/different needs mother I can…
Apraxia Mom To Apraxia SLP
For me, speech therapy is personal. Cheryl Rowan MA, CCC-SLP, Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist When my middle son was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) in 2001, I was stunned. At that time, I was not a speech-language pathologist (SLP), so I didn’t know anything about this diagnosis, what therapy would look like, how my…
My Quiet Boy
My Journey from Practitioner to Parent to Advocate Looking back on this journey, I recall the many times I heard, “he will be fine” or “just wait and see, he will talk when he is ready” or “he doesn’t feel the need to talk because you are talking for him”. I don’t think people were…
My Jack-Attack: An Apraxia Journey
“I had feared the worst with his diagnosis including apraxia and sensory processing disorder but he is proving to me that he is one happy, very smart, successful child. ” Anne Reed, Jack’s mom, studied Psychology at Harvard University and formerly worked in Neurology research at Massachusetts General Hospital. My beautiful, loving and active son,…
Apraxia: A Word That Changed My World
The following is the first of a guest blog series by members of the nonprofit Cherab Foundation. “When he got sick, it was hard because he couldn’t tell us what hurt or how bad it hurt.” ~Maria Apraxia… A word that changed my world, but it also gave me answers. It gave a name to…