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- Emily
- Heller
- 2714 Akron Road
Wooster
Ohio
44691
United States - EJ Therapy
Wooster
Ohio
44691
United States
Some children come to me with an apraxia diagnosis, and some do not. Regardless, therapy starts out with with an evaluation. I will get detailed background information from guardians, do an oral-motor exam (when I look at your child’s mouth and facial structures and see how they can move their tongue, lips, cheeks, and other oral structures), and do a dynamic assessment of their speech sounds. This means I will be listening for what sounds they can say, and how complicated of sounds they can say–can they say a short syllable, a word, a sentence? I will provide cues during this assessment to see what helps them talk easier. Treatment begins when I have an idea of the severity of their speech sound disorder, what they can already say, and what would be good next steps for them based on this. Treatment will focus on making correct movement between our target sounds–we want to be as accurate as possible, and get in as many practices as we can in our sessions. This will likely be multiple times per week. My goal is to help your child know we can work together to make talking easier!
Apraxia is different from other speech sound disorders, such as a child who says “w” for “l” (“Wook” at the “wion!”) While you may have heard of other children in speech therapy coming home with “homework” or things to practice at home, apraxia is all about MOVEMENT. We are working on moving our articulators (the parts of the body used in speech, like tongue, lips, teeth, etc.) in the right way, at the right time, over and over again. If we practice incorrectly, that incorrect pattern can get stamped in our brain. So it is very important to only practice our targets the correct way. So while your child won’t need your help with homework, they will need your support and encouragement to stick with therapy, to praise their hard work, and be involved in the celebration of milestones! When targets are completely learned, I would love to hear about how they use those words at home and in the community!
Your child has things to communicate with you! I take a “total communication” approach to our time together. We work on talking in apraxia treatment, but your child also may use sign language, an AAC device, pictures, or other methods as well. Please bring any methods you use with you, and we can use them as we converse during the session. Additionally, I can also help set up ideas to use at home while your child works on their words. For example, I have made picture boards with food choices to use at home so your child can select the food option they want for a snack or for breakfast.
