Cari provides tips for reading to young children who don't like to be read to.

This episode continues the discussion about sensory differences. Cari talks about self-regulation, co-regulation, and dysregulation.

Cari discusses what parents and providers from all disciplines need to understand about sensory processing for young children with developing brains and bodies.

Baby talk or speech simplification...what's the difference?

Apraxia talk continues. Did you know that motor planning difficulties can occur throughout the  whole body? Cari discusses the importance of treating the "whole" child and not just the "hole" in the head (the mouth!).

Cari and Jim have a lively discussion about the root word of "apraxia" (hint...it's Greek!).

Cari and Jim debate how to say "green beans" (is it GREEN beans or green BEANS?) and then Cari shares some info about simplification patterns that young children use when learning to talk. Oh, and the simplification pattern for "fire truck" is always a knee slapper!

Cari shares her theory on why her autistic son is so passionate about letters and numbers.

Cari and Jim discuss the developmental trajectory of their autistic son and how much therapy he has actually received over the years.

Cari's Apraxia Book

Cari tries to stump Jim with a little movie trivia and then shares 7 strategies for helping children with apraxia of speech become communication risk takers. This episode is filled with the right amount of humor and informative speech therapy nuggets for SLPs and parents alike!