ASHA – Autism and Apraxia: Why Motor Speech Therapy Matters

This is a self-paced course. It is ASHA approved for CEUs.

Description: This one-hour webinar explores the co-occurrence of autism and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Participants will learn how apraxia therapy differs
from a language-based approach, why language therapy alone may not lead to speech progress, and how to identify when a motor speech approach is necessary to support accurate and functional speech development.

Presented By: Alonna Bondar MS CCC-SLP

Alonna Bondar is a PROMPT-certified and DTTC-trained pediatric speech-language pathologist with 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked extensively with
children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and has trained dozens of speech-language pathologists in effective, evidence-based apraxia treatment. Alonna divides her time between private practice and developing online courses that help SLPs feel confident treating CAS.

Disclosures:

Non-Financial: Alonna is the CEO and Owner of Bondar Speech Private Practice

Financial: Alonna will receive an honorarium for presenting this webinar and compensation for all the courses and resources listed on bondarspeech.com

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives 

• Participants will be able to list at least three discriminative characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
• Participants will be able to list at least four differences between a motor speech–based treatment approach from a language-based therapy approach.
• Participants will be able to identify and outline the core components of an apraxia therapy session for an autistic child, including at least three specific adaptations or considerations to support effective motor learning and engagement.

Course Agenda

Course Agenda 

0-10 Discriminative characteristics of CAS
10-25 Motor speech vs a language therapy approach
25-35 Prevalence of Apraxia and Autism
35-45 What does an Apraxia therapy session look like for an autistic child
45-55 What are some special considerations for an autistic child in CAS therapy
55-60 Summary

To complete the course, view the webinar, complete the evaluation form. You will get a notification that your request has been sent for ASHA CEUs. 

ABA SPEECH is committed to providing equal opportunities in accordance with all applicable laws. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact rose@abaspeech.org. We will review your request and respond in a timely manner. Please note that we will require a minimum of 4 weeks to provide a reasonable accommodation for your request.

Visit https://abaspeech.org/course or email us at rose@abaspeech.org if you have questions.

ABA SPEECH is committed to providing equal opportunities in accordance with all applicable laws. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact rose@abaspeech.org.