Severe Apraxia & Possible ASD~Julian Video 2

This is the second in a series of videos I'm taking of our son Julian who has severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech and likely is "on the spectrum." The purpose of this video series is to show how much motor planning is involved in speech production for these children that suffer from this neurological condition and also just how hard Julian is trying. If you would like to know more about CAS please visit the CASANA website @ http://www.apraxia-kids.org/

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Education

Tags:

• apraxia
• dyspraxia
• childhoodapraxiaofspeech
• speech
• SLP
• CASANA
• child
• toddler
• speech pathology
• dysarthia
• speech delay
• developmental delay
• austism
• asd
• pdd-nos
• neurological disorder

[lovelittlecats]

He's not deaf is he?

[jlvsmom]

@lovelittlecats No, he has Apraxia.

[kingnor2]

I don't get it, he can say "pa pa pa" but then "paver" comes out ayvah



[jlvsmom]

@kingnor2 That's just the nature of a speech disorder. Nothing to "get" really, it's a mixed bag of things he can and cannot say. That being said, this is an old video, there are new ones up of Julian that show his amazing progress.

[vic485]

how can I receive very good intensive speech therapy for my daughter who has developmental apraxia of speech? what type of therapy is he receiving? I reallty need help beacause she is already 9 years old!

[jlvsmom]

@vic485

Talk first to school, then county. Try to get a social worker to point you in the proper direction for intervention. Hard for me to tell you what to do not knowing where you live and what resources may be available to you, but I'm sure there is someone in the school system or the county that will be able to point you in the right direction. Good luck!

[lisayunt]

You are an amazing mother! You work with Jullian so well and he seems like such a happy kid. My son has apraxia as well and it's so important to me that he stays happy. Thank you for posting this. Apraxia awareness is so important!

[shootingstarhalo]

Your son seems to be doing so great, I work with three boys with Autism and one mom said to me once, "You have to kinda give up being a mom and pick up being a teacher." I see you've done this and it's such a blessing!

[TiffyCakes316]

He is so beautiful! I want to hug him!  What a trooper!

[gibbo1988]

aww

[crazyfordaisies123]

Your son is so precious! As a teacher, it is encouraging to see you working with your son. So many times we see parents who refuse to even admit that their child has a problem, and to see you working with him is SO encouraging!!! THANK YOU!!!! Keep up the great work!

[jsrcamp]

Aww he is soo cute=) my almost 5 year old DD has Verbial Aperxia and Devemontial Dyspraxia and I think she is also on the ADS just with the few things that she does and has that does not co-inside with these 2 disorders. she just started to "stimm" again like she will sit in her baby swing and swing for hrs it seems like. she will also spin like crazy in chairs that spin. she also has SPD and for the longest time would NOT sit in sand and not like to be dirty at all.

[SHAWNANDKERRY]

Thank you for posting this!