SLP Mommy of Apraxia

I'm a mom, wife, author, pediatric SLP, apraxia advocate, mental health advocate, and writer, not necessarily in that order.

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@MailOnline Masking children hurt them too. We need accountability

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

Apraxia Awareness Month is May 1st! This is the last day to buy swag from my store to ensure delivery by May 1st!

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[Jonathan Preston (he/him) ☮️ @JPreston_SLP]

Research study on how English-speaking children with “s” misarticulations pronounce words. Ages 8-17 yrs. Complete questionnaires & Zoom session to record child reading & imitating words. Up to $30 gift card. Parents must provide consent. More info https://t.co/qwuui9odEP

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@ChantelleH_SLP would love to have you on for a podcast interview based on your new paper! So helpful for clinicians 🙌🏼

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[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

Overcoming Apraxia by Laura Baskall Smith | Publisher's Pick | ReadersMa... https://t.co/ZDRPfCxrnW via @YouTube

[Moor House School & College @MoorHouseSLCN]

In raising awareness for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day our Key Stage 5 students explain how DLD affects them and what teachers can do to help. #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD #CouldItBeLanguage #DevLangDis https://t.co/cw0FStBN7T @RADLDcam

[Banter Speech @BanterSpeech]

Today is DLD Awareness Day & we are happy to release our 2nd edition free DLD Guide for people w DLD & their families.We've updated & expanded it to summarise recent research & to focus more on inclusion & participation https://t.co/zHrUPSYKV0 #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD #DevLangDis

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

Can there be a proud parent bumper sticker like my kid is on the honor roll, but for kids who include others at lunch? Or for kids who are generous and caring? Or for kids who are kind and don’t expect anything in return?

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

Taken from a well written statement on Kim Kardashian’s IG. Not a Kardashian or Kanye fan to be honest, but when she says you are powerless to help him, she means POWERLESS. I describe it like their brain gets hijacked. It’s awful. #bipolar #bipolardisorder #stampoutstigma

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

This is a CLASSIC and predictable tweet from a person suffering with #bipolar1 disorder. No amount of money can get the person help when they need it because they have to have enough awareness to know they need help. They become paranoid and blame the powerless loved ones #mania

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

PSA. @kanyewest has admitted in the past he is bipolar. What we are witnessing is CLASSIC bipolar mania with psychotic symptoms. Stopping it is like a freight train at full speed. This ends with a hospitalization at best. What he needs is compassion. #bipolar @NAMICommunicate

[ASHA Journals @ASHAJournals]

The Link Between #Language and #Spelling: What Speech-Language Pathologists and #Teachers Need to Know, by Carol Moxam https://t.co/ii3juEJLpX @SLPeeps #slpeeps #slp2b @umontana @SIGPerspectives @secls @StudentsNCL #schoolSLP #ASHAJournals #LSHSS @NSSLHA

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@kanyewest You are in a classic manic/psychotic episode textbook to anyone who understands the disorder. Your wife is trying to help you

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@kanyewest You’re sick and in a manic episode! Listen to Kim! Get help!

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@kanyewest You are sick and manic and need help! That’s why she brought a doctor. I’ve lived this. Oh this is so sad.

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@ColinJost you just made EVERY #slpeeps day! 💙💙

I really wonder if #apraxia was the culprit. Especially since you deal with residual issues to this day. 💙

[ASHA @ASHAWeb]

In addition to being super talented, @ColinJost also knows the struggle of not being able to communicate as a child. So glad he was able to get the help he needed! Go get 'em Colin! 🙌 #slpeeps #slp2b https://t.co/sRItIoISp0

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

PSA - If you are a Speech/Language Pathologist who has told a parent “the treatment plan wouldn’t change” if the child had apraxia, you are either not treating SSD’s correctly, CAS correctly, and/or either correctly.

[Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🌻 @speechwoman]

👶 Overby et al 2020 suggest that infants later diagnosed with childhood #apraxia may be less adept in vocal exploration and in canonical babbling, perhaps due to fewer opportunities for mapping articulatory movement with auditory speech sound outcomes. https://t.co/dK1LvW79kp

[SLP Mommy of Apraxia @LauraSmithSLP]

@mssweeneyhomeec @FindingCharlie @Apraxia_KIDS Yay!!