13 Feb Sue Caspari – Professional Advisory Council
Sue Caspari is an instructor and clinical supervisor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Prior to joining the Temple CSD faculty, Caspari worked as a speech-language pathologist with children and adults in a variety of settings including early intervention, private practice and inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, including the Mayo Clinic. Over the years, she has come to specialize her practice in the assessment and treatment of children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Her specific research interests and publications focus on the early identification and treatment of motor speech disorders, including CAS.
Sue Caspari is a member of the Professional Advisory Council with Apraxia Kids, an associate member of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, and a member of ASHA’s Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders Special Interest Division. She is also the owner of Caspari and Colleagues, LLC, a group of SLPs dedicated to providing consultation, evaluation and therapy services for children with CAS and other severe speech sound disorders; and the director of an intensive 5-week summer program for children with CAS.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
It was a client of course! I was working in early intervention and I met a little boy who won my heart. Turns out he had CAS and so began my journey to learn as much as I could about how to help him.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
It was in the early 2000’s when I started working with the child mentioned above with CAS. There really was little in the literature or on the ASHA website to help guide treatment of children with CAS. All I really had to go on was the Davis and Velleman, 2000 article on Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Apraxia of Speech in Infants and Toddlers.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
It was also in the early 2000’s that I found Apraxia-Kids (CASANA at the time). I attended a CASANA-sponsored workshop by Edy Strand and began to learn more about theoretical bases for assessment and treatment of CAS. I attended my first CASANA summer conference in the summer of 2006, and formed what turned out to be lifelong relationships with other colleagues trying, like me, to figure out how to assess and treat this challenging speech disorder.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
To partner with ASHA to provide updated position statement on CAS, and to continue to support translational research to guide clinical practice decisions related to the assessment and treatment of CAS.
A couple of fun things about you
The person who I would most love to have dinner is the person who I have dinner with most every night – my patient, funny, comforting, wonderful husband Matt! Little did I know 35 years ago, how great that pick was!!
One of my hobbies is quilting. Inspired by my mother, and her parents and her grandparents (who would all quilt together), I have made several quilts, including one that my mom and I made for my daughter out of my daughter’s baby clothes. We bit off a little more than we could chew however (turned out it was an applique quilt) and it ended up taking us 15 years to complete!! I am having a hard time giving it to my now 27-year-old daughter because it’s been with me so long – haha!
Sue Caspari is an instructor and clinical supervisor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Prior to joining the Temple CSD faculty, Caspari worked as a speech-language pathologist with children and adults in a variety of settings including early intervention, private practice and inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, including the Mayo Clinic. Over the years, she has come to specialize her practice in the assessment and treatment of children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Her specific research interests and publications focus on the early identification and treatment of motor speech disorders, including CAS.
Sue Caspari is a member of the Professional Advisory Council with Apraxia Kids, an associate member of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, and a member of ASHA’s Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders Special Interest Division. She is also the owner of Caspari and Colleagues, LLC, a group of SLPs dedicated to providing consultation, evaluation and therapy services for children with CAS and other severe speech sound disorders; and the director of an intensive 5-week summer program for children with CAS.
How did you first become interested in CAS?
It was a client of course! I was working in early intervention and I met a little boy who won my heart. Turns out he had CAS and so began my journey to learn as much as I could about how to help him.
How long have you been interested in CAS?
It was in the early 2000’s when I started working with the child mentioned above with CAS. There really was little in the literature or on the ASHA website to help guide treatment of children with CAS. All I really had to go on was the Davis and Velleman, 2000 article on Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Apraxia of Speech in Infants and Toddlers.
What is your “why” for being involved with Apraxia Kids?
It was also in the early 2000’s that I found Apraxia-Kids (CASANA at the time). I attended a CASANA-sponsored workshop by Edy Strand and began to learn more about theoretical bases for assessment and treatment of CAS. I attended my first CASANA summer conference in the summer of 2006, and formed what turned out to be lifelong relationships with other colleagues trying, like me, to figure out how to assess and treat this challenging speech disorder.
What is your vision for the next 2-3 years for Apraxia Kids?
To partner with ASHA to provide updated position statement on CAS, and to continue to support translational research to guide clinical practice decisions related to the assessment and treatment of CAS.
A couple of fun things about you
The person who I would most love to have dinner is the person who I have dinner with most every night – my patient, funny, comforting, wonderful husband Matt! Little did I know 35 years ago, how great that pick was!!
One of my hobbies is quilting. Inspired by my mother, and her parents and her grandparents (who would all quilt together), I have made several quilts, including one that my mom and I made for my daughter out of my daughter’s baby clothes. We bit off a little more than we could chew however (turned out it was an applique quilt) and it ended up taking us 15 years to complete!! I am having a hard time giving it to my now 27-year-old daughter because it’s been with me so long – haha!
Credentials:
Hours of Operation:
Treatment locations:
Address:
,
Phone:
Email:
Overall Treatment Approach:
Percent of CAS cases:
Parent Involvement:
Community Involvement:
Professional consultation/collaboration:
Min Age Treated:
Max Age Treated:
Insurance Accepted:
