Why I walk for Apraxia Kids!
I walk to support all children diagnosed with apraxia of speech - our Apraxia Stars. To show these children they are not alone and to acknowledge all the hard work they must do to overcome communication challenges that affect their day-to-day lives.I walk to raise funds for the mission of Apraxia Kids – to strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia of speech by educating professionals and families; facilitating community engagement and outreach; and investing in the future through advocacy and research.
Please help me meet my fundraising goal by making a donation now or by joining our team. You, too, can make an impact for children and families affected by apraxia!
I believe, “Every child deserves a voice”.
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Why I Walk — And Why It Matters
Saturday 11th Apr
If you've ever watched a child work incredibly hard just to say a single word clearly — and then seen their face when they finally do — you already understand why this walk matters.
I'm Christina Burnham, a speech-language pathologist and founder of CloudSpeech: Online Therapy. I specialize in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), and every child I work with who has CAS has taught me something about persistence that I carry into every session.
Children with CAS have a motor planning disorder — their brain struggles to consistently coordinate the precise movements needed to produce speech. They may present very differently from one another. Some have CAS as their primary diagnosis. Others have CAS alongside language disorders, autism, or other complex profiles. What they share is a speech system that demands more of them than most people will ever understand.
The right therapy, from a trained clinician, changes that trajectory. I have watched children go from minimally verbal to conversational. I have watched kids who were afraid to raise their hand in class become kids who volunteer to read aloud.
But that kind of outcome requires access — to accurate diagnosis, to trained specialists, to a family that understands what they're dealing with. Apraxia Kids builds that access through research, professional training, and family resources.
That's why I walk.
If you're reading this, please consider making a donation — any amount makes a real difference for these children and their families. And if you'd like to join our CloudSpeech team for the Central Texas Walk for Apraxia, we'd love to have you.
Thank you for being here. Every voice matters.
Christina Burnham, MS CCC-SLP Founder, CloudSpeech: Online Therapy cloudspeech.com
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