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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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…
Summer IEP Extended School Year
Extended School Year (ESY) The start of the school year can be the time to schedule those meetings with your schools to discuss ESY. Do not let the schools jump past the ESY portion in your IEP meeting and merely tell you your child doesn’t qualify (no regression), so no need for ESY. Regression is…
Why More Should Know What Oral Apraxia Is
My son Tanner was diagnosed with both oral as well as verbal apraxia. When my son Tanner’s neurodevelopmental pediatrician, a Medical Director for Early Intervention in New York, saw Tanner for the first time at 3 years old, she shook her head and said, “I could have told you a year ago this child had severe…
Apraxia First And Now Stuttering Too
If your child has apraxia, sometime after speech starts to comes in, perhaps around the age of 4 to 6 years old, there are a percentage that go through a developmental stuttering stage. This is a stage that can happen in neurotypical children and it’s not the same thing as true stuttering. My son Tanner…
Parents as Partners in Young Children’s Stuttering Treatment
From the Stuttering Conference 2001. About the presenter: Anne Cordes Bothe, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Georgia. Her research and clinical interests focus on the measurement of stuttered speech and on the interaction of measurement and treatment variables in determining the efficacy,…
I’m An Apraxia Person
“I’m an apraxia person” The heartwarming story by a young man from Singapore of his long difficult journey to his discovery that he grew up with and is dealing with apraxia. I received the following private message on Facebook from Lim who has provided a photo and permission to share. If there is any professional…
Don’t Test Ability On A Disability
Testing your child’s ability on their disability is a violation of your child’s civil rights in the United States. You’d think it wouldn’t happen then, but you’d think wrong if you are talking about communication impairments. When speaking in regards to civil rights I like to refer to communication impairments as a verbal disability. A…
The Moment I Realized My Son Had Special Needs
Sometimes things hit you like a ton of bricks, other times it can be something as subtle as the question “hot dog or hamburger?” ~Lisa Geng I knew from the moment I saw my older son that there was something profoundly wrong. He entered the world with a traumatic delivery which caused the first part of…
5 Ways To Get Free Or Affordable Speech Therapy
Perhaps your child is a late talker without a diagnosis and you are looking for a bit of help. Or perhaps your child was just diagnosed with apraxia and you are searching for a lot of help. Either way navigating how to secure appropriate therapies can be a daunting task. Below are 5 ways to secure…