Childhood Apraxia of Speech(CAS) Instead of learning to talk by hearing like most kids, kids with CAS have to learn to talk like we would learn to play Piano. Dedicated practice of each sound, each combination, each sequence until they produce their song, their own voice. Source: https://www.musicforautism.org/

In March 2020, one of Quin O’Donnell’s eyes wouldn’t open after he awakened from an afternoon nap. The symptom was alarming enough to prompt his mother to whisk him to the Pediatric Emergency Department at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The 9-month-old had already been diagnosed with the flu, and was lethargic and feverish. But this new development confirmed his mother Colleen’s simmering intuition that Quin might actually be much sicker. Her immediate action—along with swift, coordinated care by specialists [...]