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- Madeline
- Millis
- 3201 SW Regency Parkway, Suite 5
Bentonville
Arkansas
72712
United States - Fusion Therapy Center
Bentonville
Arkansas
72712
United States
During initial sessions, I focus on building rapport and earning the child's trust. I model words and expand utterances as much as I can without expectation that the child will imitate my productions. At this time, if the parents and child do not have a reliable way to communicate with each other, I suggest printing pictures of common wants and needs the child has and hanging them in an easy-access place, such as the refrigerator. More parent education is given at this time as well depending on the family's needs. As sessions progress, I continue to use play-based practice and slowly begin to work in moments of structured practice. Structured practice then consists of repetitions of target words/syllable shapes/motor movements, and I rely heavily on visual, verbal, and tactile cues. I begin with heavy cueing and slowly fade as their accuracy increases over time. Breaks are offered as needed in order to maintain morale and motivation!
During graduate school, I was fortunate to serve a patient with severe apraxia and this is what sparked my interest in CAS treatment and advocacy. I have attended the Apraxia Kids National Conference, and I am looking forward to creating more apraxia outreach events with my clinic!
Parent involvement in CAS therapy is critical to maximal success and generalization. I love having parents provide a list of words that are important to their family and their child that I can target in therapy in order to make sessions as functional as possible. Parent education is a passion of mine and I enjoy teaching parents/caregivers how they can best help their child progress and communicate at home.
AAC has been used among my CAS patients on a case-by-case basis. I have utilized both high tech and low tech systems, ranging from a simple picture system to programs such as Proloquo2Go and LAMP. I enjoy finding the best way to help children communicate functionally before verbal speech is a refined form of communication.