#3--Nancy Kaufman

Here is a very useful site to check out: Kaufman's Childrens Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections Inc.

FYI (I totally just copied and pasted from her site...don't worry, I am not plagarising!! I give full credit to the website listed above ;) ):

Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP
Speech Language Pathologist Director
Kaufman Children’s Center

Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP is the Director of the Kaufman Children’s Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc. (KCC), located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She received her B.A. at Michigan State University and M.A. at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. Nancy has specialized in working with children exhibiting apraxia of speech since 1979. She is the author of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children, (Wayne State University Press, 1995), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Kits for Children (Northern Speech Services, 1998, 2001), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Workout Book (Northern Speech Services, 2005), and co-author of the K&K Sign & Say (Northern Speech Services 2005). She lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the subject childhood apraxia of speech. Families from around the globe travel to the KCC to participate in intensive and specialized programs created to meet the needs of their children. Nancy is highly regarded as an expert in her specialized field of apraxia of speech, and consults with parents and professionals worldwide. Many specialists in the field of Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) have recently adopted the Kaufman Approach into their protocol for children on the spectrum of autism. A recipient of the Clinical Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the KCC continues to grow and has earned a reputation for excellence, warmth, and successful outcomes.

I went to hear Nancy speak in IN in September...and it was great!