I wish more people spoke about Apraxia in the way that I have witnessed it myself.
I know it's impossible for outsiders to fully understand what Apraxia is like-what it feel like for the child, what the child is thinking, do they fully understand their impairment, etc. Fully empathizing with an Apraxic child is a challenge and it doesn't help that we aren't mind-readers.
Despite this apparent challenge, I want to put you in this unknown perspective.
I need you to understand what Apraxia is truly like from that of an Apraxic child's perspective. I urge you just for these few moments to try to view the speech disorder from a different angle, but in order to do this you must change your current perspective.
Do not think like a speech pathologist …show more content…
If you truly want to see even a glimpse of what the disorder is like for an Apraxic child, then you must think like a child. Children don't fully comprehend what "neurological" means or even the mechanics of how a brain tells a mouth how to move.
Think like a kid - you want play-dates, friends at school, and Mac & Cheese for dinner with a side of ice-cream.
Just imagine, it is your first day of school. You know your name and excitedly nervous as you may meet a friend, perhaps even a best friend. You are dressed up in your new school clothes and your parents took your first day of school photos.
You got this.
You walk into a room, with bright colors everywhere and a plethora of toys all around you. Your parents say their good-byes and promise that they'll pick you up later and you'll have fun at school.
There are kids your own age running around, playing, laughing; you think this can't be bad at all. In the zoo of children, a girl walks up to says, "Hi, I'm Lucy."
You smile and open your mouth to say "Hi I'm ____."
She looks at you, bewildered, and laughs, "What are you saying?"
You respond again, "I'm
I know it's impossible for outsiders to fully understand what Apraxia is like-what it feel like for the child, what the child is thinking, do they fully understand their impairment, etc. Fully empathizing with an Apraxic child is a challenge and it doesn't help that we aren't mind-readers.
Despite this apparent challenge, I want to put you in this unknown perspective.
I need you to understand what Apraxia is truly like from that of an Apraxic child's perspective. I urge you just for these few moments to try to view the speech disorder from a different angle, but in order to do this you must change your current perspective.
Do not think like a speech pathologist …show more content…
If you truly want to see even a glimpse of what the disorder is like for an Apraxic child, then you must think like a child. Children don't fully comprehend what "neurological" means or even the mechanics of how a brain tells a mouth how to move.
Think like a kid - you want play-dates, friends at school, and Mac & Cheese for dinner with a side of ice-cream.
Just imagine, it is your first day of school. You know your name and excitedly nervous as you may meet a friend, perhaps even a best friend. You are dressed up in your new school clothes and your parents took your first day of school photos.
You got this.
You walk into a room, with bright colors everywhere and a plethora of toys all around you. Your parents say their good-byes and promise that they'll pick you up later and you'll have fun at school.
There are kids your own age running around, playing, laughing; you think this can't be bad at all. In the zoo of children, a girl walks up to says, "Hi, I'm Lucy."
You smile and open your mouth to say "Hi I'm ____."
She looks at you, bewildered, and laughs, "What are you saying?"
You respond again, "I'm