Re: How to find an SLP to treat Apraxia ( Georgia Resources)

[Guest guest]

Hi Shellon,

Welcome to the Cherab group list! Compiled below, are

resources that hopefully will help with your search for

appropriate services for you daughter. The early stages of

frequent intensive treatments are most essential for a

child with Apraxia. Cherab and Speechville provide an

informative review of Apraxia Remediation. I posted this

info and listed Georgia Speech Therapists, who specialize

in Apraxia. I believe these therapist are located in your

vicinity or nearby. Hope these resources can help.

Best Wishes,

Mustafa

Mom to Khalid, Jadd,and Danya

How to Find a Speech Language Pathologist (Speech

Therapists are also known as SLPs)

http://www.speechville.com/speech-therapy/finding-speech-therapists.html

To find speech-language pathologists:

" In your research for a speech-language pathologist, aim to

find someone in expertise in the area in which your child

is having difficulty. First seek someone with experience

with children. Next seek someone with experience with

children that are similar in age to yours. Working with

toddlers is different from working with teens. If you

already have a diagnosis or have a feeling about what the

diagnosis will be, look for someone with experience in that

particular disorder. When you hear the same name several

times from different sources, you're on the right track!

Some informational materials and resources to check:

http://www.speechville.com/education-station.html

Associations Involved with the field of Speech Language

Pathology

http://www.speechville.com/speech-therapy/associations-language.html

Regional Speech-Language Hearing Associations

http://www.speechville.com/speech-therapy/associations-state.html

Speech Therapy: What it " Looks " Like

http://www.speechville.com/speech-therapy/speech-therapy-

view.html

Speechville- Apraxia article and resources

http://www.speech-express.com/diagnosis-destinations/apraxia/apraxia.html

Cherab- One on One Therapy

A Review of Apraxia Remediation

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapyintensity.html

Article through- Can We Talk?

http://www.tayloredmktg.com/dyspraxia/index.shtml

Finding the Perfect Speech Language Pathologist - This

wonderful, short article is written by an SLP. It considers

the financial, emotional and technical aspects of this very

important decision.

Georgia Regional Support Groups/Contact

http://www.speech-express.com/communication-station/georgia.html

Apraxia Support Contact

Atlanta, Georgia

Liz

E-Mail: LIZARDO27@...

Apraxia Support Group

South Metro Atlanta Apraxia Network

Meeting Time: second Thursday of the month

Meeting Location: Fayette Community Hospital, Community

Room A/B

E-mail: KristiFP@...

Website: http://www.geocities.com/atlantaapraxia/

Apraxia Support Group

Apraxic in Atlanta ( Group: apraxicinatlanta)

Contact: Bowen

E-Mail: beammeupbaby@...

Website: http://www.apraxicinatlanta

Apraxia Support Contact

Canton, Georgia

E-Mail: ralexa2898@...

The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association

http://www.gsha.org/

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (S)

1400 Baptist Med Ctr Dr Ste 170

Cumming, GA 30041

Contact: Asha Advani

Phone: 770-844-3650

JANE S. FROBOSE (S)

6020 Ettington Dr

Suwanee, GA 30024

Contact: Jane Frobose

Phone: 770-205-9866

Fax: 770-205-9868

BAILEY SPEECH & LANGUAGE SVCS (S,OT,PT)

735 Longleaf Blvd Ste A

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Beverly

Phone: 770-995-2378

JANE S. FROBOSE (S)

6020 Ettington Dr

Suwanee, GA 30024

Contact: Jane Frobose

Phone: 770-205-9866

Fax: 770-205-9868

KIDSPEECH, INC (S)

316 West Pike St Ste 202

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Gentry

Phone: 678-377-2833

Fax: 678-377-2882

HARRIET C. FRITZ (S)

735 Longleaf Blvd

Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Contact: Harriet Fritz

Phone: 770-995-2378

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (A,S,OT,PT)

AT GWINNETT/SUGARLOAF KIDS VILLAGE

4850 Su

Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Contact: Jan

Phone: 770-682-3508

Fax: 770-682-3521

SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL OF GWINNETT (S,OT,PT)

1001 Duluth Hwy

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Contact: Beverly

Phone: 770-339-6569

Fax: 770-963-3456

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (A,S,OT,PT)

IN ALPHARETTA

11835 Alpharetta Hwy

Roswell, GA 30076

Contact: Kohrman

Phone: 678-366-1212

Fax: 678-366-3776

LAUREN WIESKOPF & ASSOCIATES (S)

5385 Cottage Farm Rd

Alpharetta, GA 30022

Contact: Wieskopf

Phone: 770-813-1270

LEILA L. HARTLEY (S)

PO Box 19037

Atlanta, GA 31126

Contact: Leila Hartley

Phone: 404-812-9875

Fax: 404-812-1979

LORIE S. DELK AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (S)

905 Turlough Trail

Alpharetta, GA 30022

Contact: Lorie Delk

Phone: 404-660-5953

Fax: 770-569-5530

LYN ROUTENBERG (S)

2130 Six Branches Dr

Roswell, GA 30076

Contact: Lyn Routenberg

Phone: 770-993-5294

Fax: 770-649-8020

SPS, INC. (S,OT)

750 Hammond Dr Ste 100

Atlanta, GA 30328

Contact: Mindy Cohen

Phone: 404-459-9192

THERAPY ON THE SQUARE (S,OT,PT)

134 Marietta Hwy

Roswell, GA 30075

Contact: Terri H. Cohen

Phone: 770-642-0670

Fax: 770-642-0706

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA (A,S,HI,OT,PT)

AT SCOTTISH RITE

1001 Ferry Rd NE

Atlanta, GA 30342

Contact: Carol Ann

Phone: 404-257-3222

Fax: 404-257-3469

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> Hello,

> My 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with apraxia by her

developmental ped. along with other developmental problems

(Ringg 22, DSI, hypotonia,etc) . She has been getting

speech therapy since she is 2 years old and my question is

how do you know what things to look for in an SLP qualified

to treat apraxia? My daughter's school SLP and private SLP

both say that she is not ready for therapy geared to treat

apraxia because my daughter still mouths most all objects,

has low attention span, and does not imitate or play

turn-taking games. They say that they have to work on

developing these " pre-linguistic skills " to develop her

expressive/receptive language skills which are severely

delayed before they can focus on treating the apraxia. My

daughter is completly non-verbal and has a limited

consonant-vowel repertoire. Are there any parents out

there who have ever been told this? I don't know how to

select an SLP who knows how to treat apraxia because I

don't know what to look for. Are there any SLPs out there

who specialize in treating apraxia that agree with what I

have been told by my daughter's SLPs? Please help. I've

read about other parents saying that they lost precious

time with SLPs who didn't know how to treat apraxia and I

don't want that to happen to my daughter.

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> Shellon

> Cumming,GA

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> Shellon Blanchard