Speaking of Apraxia: A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech Book Details
Paperback: 450 pagesPublisher: Woodbine House (March 28, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1606130617
ISBN-13: 978-1606130612
Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.9 inches
At last, a parents’ guide to understanding, treating, and living with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Written in an empathic style by a parent who “has been there”, Speaking of Apraxia offers hope and practical advice for parents of toddlers to teens with this neurologically-based motor speech disorder. Characterized by difficulties with planning and producing the complex set of movements necessary for intelligible speech, CAS can be a child’s only diagnosis or can be accompanied by other special needs such as learning disabilities, Down syndrome, or autism. Parents and professionals will appreciate the author’s clear explanations of everything from diagnosing CAS and working with speech-language pathologists (SLPs), to understanding how to distinguish it from other speech disorders, and getting appropriate early intervention and special education support.
Speaking of Apraxia: A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech Book Review
Leslie Lindsay writes from such a great prospective as both a mother of a child with CAS and a medical background as a nurse. This book provides a wealth of information, lots of incredible resources and amazing insight. The layout of this book lets you navigate though with ease and her down to earth writing breaks down this complex disorder for such a better understanding. Her insight as a parent, along with the “Parents Share” & “Parents Cope” sections sprinkled throughout the book feel like a mini-support group, something I do not have in my area. I wish that I would have discovered this book when my daughter was diagnosed with CAS a year and a half ago, but I am so thankful to have found it now! Get online Speaking of Apraxia: A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech now.
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