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- Tessa
- Alumbaugh
- Teletherapy or In-Home Services
Joplin
Missouri
64801
United States - Outreach Therapy
Joplin
Missouri
64801
United States
The nature of apraxia requires lots of repetition and drill, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring! Getting a high number of repetitions and practice doesn’t mean we have to sit at a table and say the word over and over. It could be practicing words while building a tower with blocks, making a train track, swinging on a swing…the possibilities are endless! I try my best to incorporate children’s special interests and preferences into therapy to maximize motivation and engagement. Apraxia therapy can be hard work. The children are well aware of that! Therefore, I do my best to let them know I am here to help them succeed and do their best. In order to accomplish this, therapy sessions include the use of principles of motor learning, Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC), and a range of multi-sensory cues.
I love parental involvement and questions are always welcomed! I always encourage parents to sit in on therapy sessions and see how hard their child is working! I may be the expert in speech therapy, but the parent is the expert of their child! Parents can be so beneficial in providing information on how their child is doing outside of speech therapy and what words would be most beneficial to target. However, being a mom myself, I know parents have plenty of things that keep them busy outside the hours of speech therapy. While homework can be great, I will only provide you homework and practice words your child is confident in so that we can ensure they are practicing correctly, and we can work together to find ways to incorporate it into your existing daily routines. Because life is already crazy enough!
My ultimate goal is to maximize a child’s ability to effectively and efficiently communicate their wants and needs, whether that be verbally or otherwise. Therefore, I incorporate AAC into my therapy frequently! While children are working on target words and speech intelligibility, I also include sign language and possibly higher tech AAC options such as speech generating devices. I have experience using LAMP WFL with my own daughter as well as clients.
