Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
How This Book Is Organized | p. xiii |
Tell Me More-The Straight Scoop on Speech Basics | |
Does My Child Have Childhood Apraxia of Speech? | p. 3 |
An Introduction to Speech, Language, and Listening | p. 19 |
When You Suspect Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Where to Go and What to Ask | p. 33 |
At the Speech Clinic: Your First Appointment with a Speech-Language Pathologist | p. 53 |
Now What?! | |
Getting the Apraxia Diagnosis: Initial Reactions | p. 71 |
So What Caused All of This?! Theories and Medical Diagnoses Related to CAS | p. 89 |
All About Speech Therapy: An Introduction to Theories & Methods Best Suited for Kids with Apraxia | p. 105 |
Helping Your Child | |
Fish Oil, Diet, Horses, Music, and More: Complementary and Alternative Medical (CAM) Approaches to Childhood Apraxia of Speech | p. 137 |
What You Can Do at Home: Tapping into Your Inner Speech-Language Pathologist | p. 159 |
An Eye for Design: Creating a Language-Rich Environment at Home & Encouraging Sound Sleep | p. 199 |
Off to School | |
Off to School: Preparing Your Child (and Yourself!) | p. 221 |
Phonological Awareness: Learning to Read and Reading to Learn | p. 267 |
Coping & Hoping | |
CAS Affects Us All: Coping as a Family | p. 297 |
I Am More Than CAS: Tending to Your Child's Feelings | p. 319 |
Resolving Apraxia: Where Do We Go from Here? | p. 345 |
Shaking Your Groove Thing: Networking, Advocating, and Resources | p. 367 |
References | p. 381 |
A Guide to the Most-Asked-About Conditions in Relation to CAS | p. 391 |
Health Insurance | p. 405 |
Summer Speech Camps and Enrichment Programs | p. 411 |
Speech & Language Milestones | p. 417 |
Research on Reading Difficulties and Speach & Language Disorders | p. 423 |
Glossary | p. 427 |
Advisory Board | p. 433 |
Index | p. 437 |
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