SLP's in Central Texas/Austin Area

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Does anyone know of any qualified SLP's experienced with CAS

providing services in the Central TX/Austin area?

There seems to be a major void of detection and treatment of

apraxia of speech in children in the Capitol City.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You,

Dana

[Guest guest]

I don't know about SLP, but just wanted to say HI. We're in the san marcos

area, I'm trying to figure out if my son is just delayed or has apraxia.

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> Hi,

>

> Does anyone know of any qualified SLP's experienced with CAS

> providing services in the Central TX/Austin area?

>

> There seems to be a major void of detection and treatment of

> apraxia of speech in children in the Capitol City.

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thank You,

>

> Dana

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana,

You are in the right place! we just moved here and just started w/her, but the

best and most qualified SLP for apraxia is in Austin. CAS? Classic autism?

sorry if I am interpreting that incorrectly. either way. www.mleeslp.com right

on Bee Caves. My 6 yo w/autism is non verbal but has made great gains w/the

PROMPT method; it's the only method that works for him

(www.promptinstitute.com). Martha teaches SLP's all over the country, she's

awesome!

email me w/any ?'s. Joan

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> Hi,

>

> Does anyone know of any qualified SLP's experienced with CAS

> providing services in the Central TX/Austin area?

>

> There seems to be a major void of detection and treatment of

> apraxia of speech in children in the Capitol City.

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thank You,

>

> Dana

>

[Guest guest]

There seems to be lots of confusion with apraxia, even with the

" professionals " . There are major differences between apraxia and

autism. The treatments are also different. There seems to be

plenty of experts on autism, but not apraxia within central texas.

Just gooogle autism vs. apraxia if you would like to find out more

about the differences. Thanks anyway.

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> > Hi,

> >

> > Does anyone know of any qualified SLP's experienced with CAS

> > providing services in the Central TX/Austin area?

> >

> > There seems to be a major void of detection and treatment of

> > apraxia of speech in children in the Capitol City.

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> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Thank You,

> >

> > Dana

> >

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[Guest guest]

There does not seem to be anyone around here that is specialized in

apraxia of speech (CAS). We had to go to Dallas to get an accurate

diagnosis. If there are any in Austin, we have yet to find them.

That is why I was asking for help. Houston supposedly has some

experts in apraxia. If you would like more information or help,

you can email me offline. A great online source about apraxia is

at www.apraxia-kids.org.

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> > Hi,

> >

> > Does anyone know of any qualified SLP's experienced with CAS

> > providing services in the Central TX/Austin area?

> >

> > There seems to be a major void of detection and treatment of

> > apraxia of speech in children in the Capitol City.

> >

> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Thank You,

> >

> > Dana

> >

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[Guest guest]

the SLP I mentioned to you is an expert in 'apraxia' who just happens to also

help children who have autism AND apraxia. of course there is a difference

between the two, but a child can also have both. Many children w/autism speak;

however, mine does not but also has apraxia. She helps all kinds of people

w/apraxia with the prompt method i listed. You will be missing out on a great

resource if you judge someone w/an expertise in apraxia b/c they also help those

w/autism in the area. check her out, i'm sure you'll be impressed.

[Guest guest]

" Apraxia is a term that is frequently used too broadly to describe children with

severe speech production difficulties. It is an area that still requires further

research and is not fully understood. " Deborah Hayden, M.A., CCC-SLP

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My son has one of the four types of Apraxia, he has Speech Apraxia.

The four basic types are Oral, Speech, Limb, and Global.�� We have

been told to avoid therapists that want to bunch him into the " Oral " side.

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I hope you can get all the help your child needs.� We seem to be

having extreme difficulties due to the confusion on the professional

level.