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AAC Support for Apraxia

The frustration of childhood apraxia of speech Kiddos who face childhood apraxia of speech, or CAS, are constantly experiencing a verbal “knock down drag out” fight.  How frustrating would it be to want to say “ball” and not be able to?  Or to be able to produce sounds, but for other people to hear only gibberish…it’s discouraging to say the least. This is just a small fraction of what kiddos with childhood apraxia of speech endure every day. Another way What if this wasn’t the case?  What if we could bridge that gap for children with CAS so that we could understand what they meant?  What if they could tell us, even without words, what they want us to know? We already have the means in place.  It’s called augmentative/alternative communication, or AAC.  As one site put it, AAC is “any form of communication that a person can use that is not speech.”  It sounds … Keep Reading…

You Can do Speech Therapy at Home

Kids and the new normal Kids have really had it rough this year.  With a few exceptions, they are cooped up at home a lot of the time.  School was cut off several months early, and summer vacation has been pretty lousy.  And to top it off, Disneyland AND Disneyworld were closed! It’s definitely for their safety, as well as ours, but it still takes a toll. And kids continue to face a new normal, especially as it relates to education.  This fall schools will be run completely differently than ever before.  Some schools may not even open. For families who rely on schools for speech therapy, this is a big problem to overcome. There is an answer.  It may not always be easy, but it’s possible: you can do speech therapy at home. Evaluation Let’s start with the basics: your child needs to be evaluated for services.  Speech therapists are professionals with the education … Keep Reading…

Music as an Aid for Speech Therapy

Sing with me Do you love music?  If so, then you probably listen to music often, maybe even everyday.  You sing along to the music.  Maybe you try to imitate the singer, definitely memorizing the lyrics, and confidently singing the melody (even if you’re not pitch perfect).  Well, here’s a little secret: you just conducted some impromptu speech therapy on yourself! A little skeptical of what music has to do with speech therapy?  I don’t blame you.  Let’s take a closer look. Music and speech therapy First of all, combining speech therapy with music is nothing new.  Speech therapists and music therapists have been collaborating for years now, and the results are very encouraging.  Right off the bat, music is a great way to attract the interest and gain the cooperation of babies all the way to preschoolers (and beyond).  Almost everyone responds to music, whether it’s by singing, or moving to the beat, or … Keep Reading…