Chrissy and I Have Registered For The National Apraxia Conference
We recently found out that the National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech, a conference for speech therapists and parents of children with apraxia, will be held in nearby St. Charles, IL. Chrissy and I will be going for three days of seminars and networking from July 9th – 11th (and whatever spare time we find will be spent relaxing at the Pheasant Run Resort where the conference is being held).
Seminars include “The Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Approach” (which Aiden is currently undergoing), “Planning for Pre-school and School Age Transitions for Children with CAS”, and “Bridging Sign Language to Vocal Communication”. We’re particularly interested in “Effective Strategies for Your Next IEP Meeting”, since these meetings will determine Aiden’s level of care in the future.
The seminar itself was expensive, but we’re being reimbursed $500 through Indiana’s Family Involvement Fund. Felice will be accompanying us, and we’ve signed up for about a dozen seminars between the three of us. We believe that the information that we get at the conference will be very helpful to us and to Aiden. The downside is that Chrissy and I will be spending our fifth anniversary at the convention (and sharing our hotel room with Felice).
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Saw your “tweet” and wanted to congratulate you on your decision. I know you won’t regret it. The conference is an incredible opportunity for parents and for SLPs to really “get it” about how to best help the children. The networking with other parents and with the experts is invaluable. Aiden is a very lucky boy! I am sorry about your anniversary plans though
We look forward to seeing you this summer!