Episode 256: Childhood Apraxia of Speech Demystified with Alonna Bondar, M.S. CCC-SLP
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 communicationIf this episode has resonated with you in some way, take a screenshot of you listening, post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag Hallie @halliebulkin and Alonna @bondarspeechFor more episodes visit www.untetheredpodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.