Eleven years ago, the world celebrated the first ever Apraxia Awareness Day on May 14th, 2013! After receiving a diagnosis of apraxia in 2012 for my daughter, this day was just what I needed! Apraxia Awareness Day posts flooded my social media feed. Instead of feeling my usual worry, I felt happy and uplifted. Everyone was making social media posters of their littles with CAS. It literally soothed my soul. Read More The post 11th Apraxia Awareness Day: Empowered with Apraxia appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Apraxia Awareness Month is May of 2024! The first EVER Apraxia Awareness Day was recognized only 11 years ago on May 14th, 2013. Right on the heals of Ashlynn’s diagnosis in 2012, this day filled my cup! Each year since it has grown bigger and bigger! One thing that’s a MUST is to wear your apraxia awareness gear! For a short time, my store is offering shirt sales through April Read More The post Apraxia Awareness Month 2024 is right around the corner! appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Ashlynn is 14 years old. It’s almost unbelievable to me that a decade ago, an entire TEN years ago, we almost ended up a tragedy. It’s so traumatic even now I can never re-read the post. I‘ll link it here, but I’ll never re-read it. I don’t need to. It’s forever branded on my brain like a tattoo. She was four at the time. I still don’t know if she Read More The post Learning to swim means facing our fears appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

It’s been over eleven years identifying as a parent to a child diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech. I’ll never forget that fateful day. I missed her apraxia as an infant, despite being a speech/language pathologist before she was born. I knew she was delayed. Oh yes, I was keenly aware of it. Every well-check visit the list of milestones she was meeting grew shorter and shorter. I worked with Read More The post Parent experience at an apraxia diagnosis appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Greetings SLP Mommy of Apraxia Community! I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for everyone who has followed my journey and Ashlynn’s journey. Many of you have been there from the start as we learned to navigate childhood apraxia of speech! The journey started out lonely and I was full of anxiety and worry. However, I slowly but surely started to learn more and find a community. I am always Read More The post New Caregiver Opportunity! Limited seating! appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

The Denver Fall Apraxia Festival is coming back this October 7th 2023. This event is a fundraising event to benefit The Apraxia Foundation, a newer 501(c)3 founded by an individual with CAS named Jordan Levan. Since I came on the apraxia scene back in 2012 when my daughter Ashlynn was first diagnosed, I have seen the culture around apraxia change, and for the better! When Ashlynn was first diagnosed, I Read More The post Denver Apraxia Festival! appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Long ago before I knew terms like Dyspraxia, or Developmental Coordination Disorder or Dystonic Cerebral Palsy, I knew my daughter was falling behind in her developmental milestones. She only “army crawled” and nine months and didn’t fully crawl until well after a year. Learning to walk seemed like a pipe dream goal. I would observe on social media other people’s babies learning to walk and crawl so early. I would Read More The post Dyspraxia Dancing Queen at Thirteen appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

When Ashlynn (my daughter with Logan Dias Syndrome that caused a host of disabilities) was younger, I’m not sure I ever pictured her riding an ATV. However, I remember excitedly buying her a power wheel for Christmas. She had just turned three. I had visions of her riding it up and down the sidewalk! I couldn’t wait for her to receive it! I remember taking this perfect photo and couldn’t Read More The post ATV journey with disabilities appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Do you have a child with a disability? If you do, I’m almost positive that at some point in this parenting journey you have felt a pain of, “I just want him/her to be happy. I want other children to see them past their disability and for just who they are.” Do you have a child without a disability? Have you ever been sad with your child when maybe they Read More The post Inclusion spirit week appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more

Poke-a-dot books I am absolutely OBSESSED with the Poke-a-Dot books! I recently had a few new clients with a high interest in dinosaurs, so I knew the Poke-a-Dot dinosaour book was a MUST have for the clinic. While I was at it, I decided to also “add to cart” the Poke-a-Dot Old MacDonald and the Poke-a-Dot Goodnight Animals. You can never have too much of a good thing right? If Read More The post What’s new in my speech therapy office? appeared first on SLP Mommy of Apraxia ..read more