SLP Mommy of Apraxia
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Laura Baskall Smith is a speech/langauge pathologist specializing in childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and also has a daughter with CAS, dysarthria, and developmental language disorder. This podcast discusses topics related to motor speech disorders and brings Laura's unique perspective not only as a speech language pathologist, but also a mother to a child with a speech disorder. Laura is the..
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Listen as apraxia specialists Amy Grahfam, Jennie Bjorem and Cari Ebert join Laura Smith for an apraxia awareness day special!  ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Join Laura from SLP mommy of Apraxia/Dyspraxia/Dyslexia and Cari from Cari Ebert Seminars as we sit down with Dr. Erika Levy who is an expert in the treatment for pediatric dysarthria for this special edition of uncorked! Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that can co-occur with apraxia, but unfortunately there are not a lot of great resources for parents or professionals. Dr. Levy shares practical treatment ideas along with audio clips for examples.
References: Levy, E. S., Chang, Y. M., Hwang, K. H., & McAuliffe, M. J. (in press). Perceptual and acoustic effects of dual-fo ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Does your child or client say yes when they mean no? Do they say purple even when you know they know it's green? Is this just word finding related to the expressive language disorder or could it be a symptom of their apraxia? Listen to Jordan from Fighting for my Voice and myself discuss it here ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Join myself Laura Smith, Jennie Bjorem, Amy Graham, and Cari Ebert as we get together for this special apraxia awareness month edition to answer our most frequent inbox related questions about childhood apraxia of speech ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
THIS is the future of CAS!! Kelsey is now a certified SLP, Shelby was just accepted to graduate school to be an SLP and Jordan - well you all know Jordan! He received his bachelor degree in psychology and is basically our apraxia spokesperson and advocate ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Take a listen as researchers Dr. Meghan Overby and Sue Caspari discuss infant red flags for CAS compared to other children with SSD and typical developing children ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Many parents worry that AAC in any form (sign language, speech generating devices, pictures) will discourage children from speaking verbally. Take a listen to hear the research ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Parents of children with speech and language disorders like apraxia report feeling nervous and scared as their child starts school. Will my child be teased? Will my child be understood? This podcast explores those feelings more and provides tools and suggestions for educating the staff about your child and their unique communication profile ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
5M ago
Intro and background from Laura Baskall Smith, a Speech/language Pathologist specializing in Childhood Apraxia of Speech ..read more
SLP Mommy of Apraxia
1y ago
Listen as apraxia specialists Amy Grahfam, Jennie Bjorem and Cari Ebert join Laura Smith for an apraxia awareness day special!  ..read more