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!

Cari and Jim discuss how animal sounds and apraxia go together like bacon and eggs...like macaroni and cheese...like tacos and margaritas! Speech therapy talk doesn't get more exciting than this!

Cari shares and discusses some favorite quotes that she's come across on Instagram and gives a shout-out to these 5 inspiring accounts:

@autiestories_of_vaanya

@sivan_hong_author

@jessieginsburg.slp

@autismgrownup

@neurocurioustherapist