As the parent of a child with apraxia, I have often found connecting with best-fit literacy resources for my son to be challenging. It’s been quite a search but I have collected a group of resources I find incredibly useful for my son, and that I continue to find especially useful when reading with other children who have speech and language issues, including apraxia. So, … [Read more...]
Multi-Sensory Approach to Achieving Speech Outcomes: An Interview with Dave Hammer, SLP (Guest Post)
OPPEN CAS Interview with Dave Hammer, MA, CCC-SLP, Apraxia Expert & Director of Professional Development & Speech Services Before 2014, our Founder Brooke Rea knew very little about “multi-sensory approach” and a man who would come to change her life: David Hammer. While preparing for CASANA’s Bootcamp (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America’s … [Read more...]
Thoughts from a SLP’s Journey to the 2016 National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech (Guest Post by Lauren Reznick, SLP)
For me, continuing education is everything. Although grad school gives us a good idea of what is out there in the world of Speech-Language Pathology, it by no means teaches us everything we'll need to know to be the best clinicians we can be. Our field is so broad and we, as SLPs, have the opportunity to find our passion and fine tune our skill sets. This is why continuing … [Read more...]
The Disability Tax Credit: A Source of Financial Relief for Families (Guest Post by Marnie Loeb of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada)
Did you know that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) offers tax breaks for families affected by speech-language disorders, such as childhood apraxia of speech? The Government of Canada created the disability tax credit (DTC) in 1988 to provide some relief for the costs associated with having a disability. A person with a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental … [Read more...]
Diagnosis of CAS in Ontario: A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Post by Angie Muis)
"Speech-language pathologists are the professionals who diagnose and treat disorders of speech, language, and swallowing. Thus, the assessment and diagnosis of apraxia of speech, as well as all other speech sound disorders, are within the scope of professional responsibilities of SLPs" *...BUT...* ...Ontario's Speech-Language Pathologists cannot communicate a diagnosis of … [Read more...]
