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- Jordan
- Baker
- 1960 County Road 408
Llano
Texas
76885
United States - Apraxia Austin
Llano
Texas
76885
United States
Therapy for CAS should look very different from traditional speech therapy. Initially, therapy sessions will focus on a smaller set of speech targets that are very meaningful and useful for the child and the child’s family. We will aim to achieve a high number of productions of the target words (100-300) per session. Focus will be placed on accuracy of the movements for speech rather than the specific sounds. A multisensory approach including simultaneous speaking will be utilized to cue and prompt the child to achieve the correct movement patterns and will be faded or increased depending on the child's performance. Therapy will take into account the child’s sensory needs and interests and will incorporate play and/or motivating activities as a vehicle for practicing speech targets.
Over the past two years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to train one-on-one with Kay Giesecke M.S., CCC-SLP, who has specialized in treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) since 1996. She is the founder/owner of Apraxia Austin, founder of Apraxia Dallas, creator of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Checklist, and has been a guest speaker on CAS at numerous conferences across the U.S. Upon semi-retiring to the small community in which I live, Kay has become a friend and mentor to me. I have spent countless hours observing her with CAS clients, as well as receiving direct one-on-one teaching and training. I attended the Apraxia Kids National Conference in 2023, and look forward to attending again in the future. I have also participated in numerous CAS educational courses over the past two years. I'm excited to participate in the Central Texas Walk for Apraxia upcoming in the fall.
Parents are expected to attend therapy sessions and be an active participant. They will learn how to cue their child for correct speech, provide feedback, and how to facilitate daily practice with their child.
I have experience using both high tech and low tech AAC with pre-verbal kiddos. This allows them a means to communicate, while we simultaneously work on the child becoming an effective verbal communicator.