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…
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New Breakthrough In Understanding Apraxia
“People struggle to understand what they say, which has major negative long-term effects on their ability to form social relationships, self-esteem, academic achievements and quality of life.” MCRI speech pathologist Prof Angela Morgan Murdoch Children’s Research Institute The breakthrough isn’t just regarding the FoxP2 gene but prior to sharing the study as it includes information…
Gut Bugs Talk To Your Brain
Is diet the answer to future treatments and even cures for some special needs conditions including apraxia? Research continues to turn up remarkable links between our gut bugs, also known as our microbiome, and the brain. Scientists are finding evidence that microbiome may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, schizophrenia, autism, and…
Artificial intelligence turns brain activity into speech
The implications for AI thought to speech technology if developed fully is so exciting not just for adults who experienced an accident or head injury that affect speech, but for all of us who have children with a communication impairment. When my son Tanner was younger, he would try to talk, and everyone would look…
Joanna’s Voice For Those Growing Up With Apraxia
“I want people to know that having verbal apraxia doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy your life to the fullest.” ~Joanna Bendel “If you are growing up with apraxia, or you grew up with apraxia, I want you to know that you are not alone. You see, I have it too, which means that we’ve…
Cherab FB Birthday Wishes
When you create a fundraiser, particularly for a smaller nonprofit such as the Cherab Foundation which focuses on rare causes such as apraxia, it exposes new people to those causes. While people join the Cherab Foundation for different reasons from various backgrounds and from all parts of the globe, one thing in common is every…
Back To School Useful Links
Back to school time can be exciting, but for many of us with special needs students, it can also be stressful. Here is information that may make the transition easier. Some parents like to start out the year with a letter to the teacher to explain their child’s diagnosis (and in particular if it’s it’s…
How To Teach A Child With Apraxia To Ride A Bike
How do you teach a child with apraxia to ride a bike? The same way to get to Carnegie Hall. practice, practice, practice (plus a few more tips below) Question: I am wondering if anyone has some ideas that would help me teach my almost 7-year-old, Jaeden, to ride a bike. He has moderate-severe verbal…
Oral Based Hearing Impaired Schools
Because schools for the hearing impaired, and in particular oral based schools for the hearing impaired, have been an appropriate preschool placement for so many with apraxia, the following list is being shared which was available online through the Oberkotter Foundation to around 2014. From this list my son Tanner attended preschool at the Summit Speech School…
Letter To Relatives This Holiday For Special Needs
Holidays can be stressful for all when you have children with special needs Even though this letter to family written by author Viki Gayhardt was written for autism, you can modify it for whatever your child’s special needs are including apraxia, ADHD or any other invisible impairment. “Dear Family and Friends: I understand that we…
