In this week’s podcast episode, Hallie chats with Alonna Bondar, a pediatric speech language pathologist with 24 years of experience specializing in apraxia and other speech sound disorders.
Alonna enjoys working with children with a variety of diagnoses especially children with down syndrome and autism. She’s PROMPT certified, using PROMPT and DTTC techniques to boost verbal language and collaborates with school SLPs for optimized results.
Tune in as they talk about Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Learn how CAS differs from other speech sound disorders, understand the diagnostic process, including Suspected CAS, and discover the crucial pre-requisites for effective apraxia therapy.
Alonna and Hallie also explore evidence-based treatments while shedding light on what not to do when treating CAS. Plus, they discuss the complexities of co-morbidities associated with CAS.
Tune in for essential insights into supporting children with CAS on their journey to better communication
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In this week’s podcast episode, Hallie chats with Alonna Bondar, a pediatric speech language pathologist with 24 years of experience specializing in apraxia and other speech sound disorders.
Alonna enjoys working with children with a variety of diagnoses especially children with down syndrome and autism. She’s PROMPT certified, using PROMPT and DTTC techniques to boost verbal language and collaborates with school SLPs for optimized results.
Tune in as they talk about Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Learn how CAS differs from other speech sound disorders, understand the diagnostic process, including Suspected CAS, and discover the crucial pre-requisites for effective apraxia therapy.
Alonna and Hallie also explore evidence-based treatments while shedding light on what not to do when treating CAS. Plus, they discuss the complexities of co-morbidities associated with CAS.
Tune in for essential insights into supporting children with CAS on their journey to better communication
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and its characteristics
- Diagnosis of CAS through dynamic speech motor assessment
- Suspected CAS and discriminative characteristics
- Comorbidities in children with CAS
- Principles of motor learning in treating CAS
- Therapy focus and approach for CAS
- Prognosis for CAS
- Adapted assessments for CAS in young children
- Tailoring therapy to a child’s specific needs
- Presence of comorbidities in children with speech disorders
- Motor disorders in other parts of the body
Research Articles
https://www.bondarspeech.com/article-page
LINKS
Get to know Alonna on Instagram or sign up for a free target selection handout and more information about my apraxia courses on her website https://www.bondarspeech.com/
Probe words assessment www.promptinsitute.org
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