All Entries in the "Apraxia" Category
New DVD to Treat Apraxia in Toddlers and Young Preschoolers
Are you a parent looking for more information on childhood apraxia of speech?
Are you scared and confused by what you’re finding on the internet?
Then I’d like to introduce you to a new DVD that’s made especially for parents to help you understand this complex diagnosis.
It’s called Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders, and it [...]
Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders NOW SHIPPING
The last-minute technical production delays (due to the swine flu!) have finally been resolved, and my new 2 DVD set “Teach Me To Talk with Apraxia and Phonological Disorders” is now shipping!
If you’ve already ordered, your copy should reach you soon!
Just a quick note for those of you who requested the special presale [...]
Special Time for “Teach Me To Talk with Laura and Kate” on Thursday, August 20, 2009
This week’s podcast will be at 12 noon Eastern time. We’ll be continuing our discussion about treating speech sound disorders in young children.
You can listen live on Thursday, August 20 at 12 pm Eastern Time using this icon.
If you can’t join us live, you can always listen later anytime using the blogtalkradio icon in the right hand column [...]
Questions about Fine Motor Skill Delays After Language is Now Age-appropriate
Here’s a question I received today by e-mail and wanted to share with readers here on the site -
Dear Laura,
You were nice enough to answer some questions a while back and I have a few follow up ones. My daughter was delayed in her expressive language and not combining words at age 2. With ST [...]
Oral Motor Exercises and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
For those of you who are following the apparently very controversial article “Oral Motor Exercises” and all of the comments, here’s a follow-up I received today from Dr. Lof. Here are his comments specifically related to oral motor exercises as they are used with children who have been diagnosed with apraxia, and of course, a [...]
Is Bad Speech Therapy Better Than No Speech Therapy?
Hmmm….. this is a question I’ve been pondering all day long. Let me walk you through my entire thought process before you weigh in on this issue.
This morning I was in a huge hurry to get ready to go see one darling little girl for speech therapy and then pursue my other passion, being a mom, for the rest [...]
“Discover The Best Approach Proven To Teach Your Toddler To Talk”
PARENTS – ARE YOU FRUSTRATED TRYING TO TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO TALK?
ARE OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED – WHILE HE CAN ONLY CRY?
Maybe the “experts” tell you everything’s fine. But you can’t get past that nagging feeling that things should be getting better. And they just…aren’t.
As a parent, there’s [...]
Using PECS for Language Delayed Toddlers
Many young children need another way to communicate before they learn to talk. Speech-language pathologists often recommend that parents introduce pictures to help give a child an additional way to express his wants and needs. The most popular method for beginning to teach children to communicate with pictures is The Picture Exchange Communication System, commonly called PECS.
There are lots of myths and misconceptions concerning [...]
Echolalia……..What To Do About It
This is a follow-up article to my recent post ”Echolalia……..What It Is and What It Means.” link
I am always so frustrated when I go to a continuing education conference or read an article by an expert when the bulk of the time is spent addressing the identification/assessment aspects of an issue, and then about 5 minutes or [...]
Echolalia……….What It Is and What It Means
Echolalia is repeating or ”echoing” what another person has said. Children who are echolalic imitate what they have heard someone say in everyday life, lines they’ve listened to from a book, lyrics to a song, or a script from a show or movie. Professionals most often characterize children as “echolalic” when many of the words or phrases a child uses seem to be repetitions from a previous activity rather [...]
