An Amazing Moment with Apraxia Over the course of my career I have had the privilege of working with many children with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). CAS is described as a “motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to speak. Children with the diagnosis of apraxia of speech generally …
The past year has been packed to the brim with new things. New people, places, and experiences. We are so grateful to all of the people who have encouraged our growth and shown their support through all this new-ness. In March we had the pleasure of welcoming Christine Haggerty to the team. Christine has been a dedicated and top notch therapist as …
There has been a new buzzword in speech/language therapy and that word is gestalt. Gestalt language learning asserts that some children learn language from the top down instead of from the bottom up. In other words, we typically build language by teaching children words, then phrases, then sentences, and so on. We work from the …
We are so excited to offer social skills groups starting July 2021. Your child can participate in 4 classes. Each group will consist of 3-4 children who are matched by us according to need, skill level, age, and interests. Your children can prepare to re-enter the school setting by learning social skills such as sharing, …
How to make a sense-ational sensory bin! It can take 10-15 exposures to a new food before your child will willingly incorporate it into their regular diet. The good news is that these exposures include seeing, smelling, and touching – not just tasting! Enter: sensory bins. Sensory bins are a fantastic way for children to engage with new foods, and really, …
Looking for a way to get calories AND tons of fruits & veggies in your baby’s belly? The answer is SMOOTHIES! I love them because they are delicious, nutritious, and unsuspicious to kiddos. They are great when you’re on the go, and can be beefed up calorically with some simple additives, according to your baby’s …
