Olga Komadina Apraxia Therapy - Australia

28/07/2026

Why I believe in parent coaching. 🩵 This is the most important work.

27/07/2026

From lots of cues... to one verbal cue. 🩷

I’ve occasionally heard it suggested that if a child with CAS can only say a word during therapy, and not yet outside the clinic, then it’s little more than a “party trick”.

I disagree.

While motor performance and motor learning are not the same thing, all motor learning starts with successful motor performance.

Before a child can consistently and independently produce a word, they first need opportunities to experience what successful productions feel like.

That’s where cueing comes in.

In motor speech therapy, we aim to provide children with the amount of support they need, no more and no less.

Too much support isn’t ideal. If a child could achieve a word with a verbal cue alone, providing more intensive cues may actually reduce opportunities for independent practice.

However, if a child is struggling, we may need to increase support so they don’t spend repeated attempts practising an incorrect movement pattern.

In this video, the word is still the same: “up.”

What’s changed is the level of support required.

📅 December 2025: multiple cues required

📅 February 2026: only a verbal cue required

Progress in CAS isn’t always moving directly from “incorrect” to “perfect”.

Progress looks like:

🩷 fewer cues
🩷 lighter cues
🩷 faster corrections
🩷 greater independence

And that matters.

🌸 If you’d like a copy of my free CAS Cueing Hierarchy visual, comment CUES and I’ll send you the link.

06/07/2026

🎉 Now available on demand!

Have you ever wondered where to even begin with a young or complex CAS presentation?

What happens when a child can’t complete a formal assessment, but you still need to make confident clinical decisions?

In my Apraxia Kids 2026 Virtual Conference presentation, I share real-life case examples, video footage from therapy sessions, and the Building Blocks of Speech Framework I’ve developed through more than 20 years specialising in CAS.

You’ll see exactly how I select target words, prioritise goals, and plan therapy for children with complex communication needs.

If you’ve ever wanted to look over an experienced clinician’s shoulder and understand the why behind target selection decisions, this presentation is for you.

Available now through the Apraxia Kids Virtual Conference 💛

06/07/2026

🎉 Now available on demand through the Apraxia Kids 2026 Virtual Conference!

Have you ever wondered where to even begin with a young or complex CAS presentation?

What do you do when a child is too young, minimally verbal, autistic, highly dysregulated, or simply unable to complete a formal assessment?

In this presentation, I share the Building Blocks of Speech Framework that I’ve developed through more than 20 years specialising in Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

✅ Follow real-life case walk-throughs

✅ Watch video examples from therapy sessions

✅ Learn how I select meaningful and achievable target words

✅ Explore the clinical reasoning behind every target selection decision

✅ See how assessment information is translated into practical treatment planning

If you’ve ever wished you could sit beside an experienced clinician and see exactly how decisions are made in real-life therapy, this presentation is for you.

Available now through the Apraxia Kids Virtual Conference 💛

11/06/2026

30/05/2026

The power of parent coaching - parents are our best partners in this work 💙

21/05/2026

Such an important story 💙And how amazing to see it featured in not one, but two newspapers this week—bringing real awareness to CAS and invisible disability 👏Families of children with CAS often navigate high support needs in very individual ways, and for some, that includes homeschooling.Please check out and follow this incredible CAS mum 👉 Homeschooling with Apraxia— who recently started sharing their family’s apraxia homeschooling journey to help others

13/05/2026

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Awareness Day 2026 💙
Real Voices. Real Progress. Real Hope.

This updated 2026 awareness video features four incredible children from across Australia living with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), including Jade, who was featured on National ABC News last year and continues to advocate for other children and individuals with CAS.

In this year’s video, you can see the progress these children have made over the past year through ongoing, specialist motor speech therapy, family support, and persistence.

CAS is a neurological motor speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and coordinate the precise movements needed for speech. It is not simply a “speech delay” that children outgrow on their own.

The hope of this video is to raise awareness so that children with CAS or suspected CAS are identified and supported as early as possible, ideally between 2–3 years of age, when intervention can have the greatest impact.

Every child deserves the opportunity to be heard.

Please share far and wide this Childhood Apraxia of Speech Awareness Day to help increase understanding, early identification, and access to appropriate therapy and support. 💙

12/05/2026

In honor of Apraxia Awareness Month, this is the perfect time to invest in deepening your CAS knowledge. I’m excited to announce I’ll be presenting two sessions at the Apraxia Kids 2026 Conference! One session focuses on selecting target words for young or complex CAS, and the other on a practical triage framework to differentiate CAS, autism, dysarthria and phonology. If you’re worried about time zones, don’t be—sessions are available on-demand from July through August, so you can watch when it suits you. I’ll share the registration link soon—don’t miss out on this incredible learning opportunity!