Childhood Apraxia Awareness Day

At age 3 Avalynn was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of speech. Due to some errors and lack of therapists she never started Speech Therapy until she was 4 and had started Pre-K. She has been getting therapy 3 times a week ever since, even through the summer. She will turn 6 in a couple weeks and she has come so far with her speech now.

Apraxia is not a delay, it is a Neurological disorder. The part of the brain responsible for speech is either underdeveloped or damaged. Usually the cause is unknown. The only way to help kids with CAS is intense therapy. It is comparable to when someone has a stroke and they know what they want to say but are not able to say it.

For more information visit Apraxia-kids.org
Here is a picture of Avalynn wearing her shirt and a rainbow loom ribbon I made her.