Piecing Together the Puzzle: Pam’s Journey with FOXP2 and Childhood Apraxia of Speech

In this episode, I’m joined by Pam Slater, whose daughter was diagnosed with a FOXP2-related speech and language disorder in 2017. She shares her story with www.speechapraxia.co.uk That diagnosis helped piece together years of unanswered questions—hypotonia, poor eye contact, and unclear speech that even family struggled to understand. Pam shares her daughter’s remarkable journey, from early physiotherapy and years of intensive speech therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech, to finding ways to communicate through Makaton, communication books, and AAC. We also talk about the mental health impact, the determination her daughter shows every day, and how international research collaborations have supported her progress. This is a powerful story of resilience, advocacy, and hope for families navigating rare genetic speech conditions. #FOXP2 #FOXP2RelatedDisorder #ChildhoodApraxiaOfSpeech #CAS #ApraxiaOfSpeech #SpeechDisorder #GeneticSpeechDisorder #AAC #AugmentativeAndAlternativeCommunication #Makaton #SpeechTherapy #SLT #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #RareDisease #RareDisorder #Hypotonia #NeurodevelopmentalDisorder #CommunicationDisorder #ApraxiaAwareness #ParentAdvocacy #FamilyAdvocacy #Resilience #Hope #MentalHealth #ResearchCollaboration #GeneticsAndSpeech #RareDiseaseCommunity #ApraxiaSupport #SpeechTherapyJourney #InclusiveCommunication