Finding
Liam's Voice
What Every Parent, Family Member, Teacher, and Coach Should Know About Childhood Apraxia of Speech
This is not a medical textbook. It is a family's story of advocacy, faith, persistence, therapy, setbacks, breakthroughs, and love. It is for the parent who feels something is not right but keeps being told to wait. It is for grandparents, teachers, coaches, friends, and family members who want to understand how to better support a child with apraxia. And it is for every family who needs to be reminded that they are not alone.
At the heart of the book is a moment Liam's family will never forget. At his VPK graduation, every child was asked to walk to the microphone and say, "I did it." Liam had practiced all week in his own way, raising his arm, mouthing the words, preparing himself for a moment no one fully understood until it happened.
Then he walked up, raised his diploma, and said it clearly. "I did it." And he had.
Finding Liam's Voice is about more than speech. It is about trusting your instincts, fighting for your child, building your team, and never giving up on the voice that has been there all along.
You are not alone. Trust your instincts.
Build your team. Never, ever give up.
At his VPK graduation, every child was supposed to walk to the microphone
and say the same two words. Liam had practiced all week at home,
silently, raising his arm, mouthing the words.
Nobody knew what he was doing.
He walked to the microphone.
He raised his diploma.
And then, for the first time, out loud, in front of everyone,
Liam · VPK Graduation
The room stood up. Parents stood. Teachers cried. Staff cried.
Everyone in that room understood exactly what had just happened.
This moment is the heart of the book.
This book was written for you.
Parents of children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Families navigating a new diagnosis
Grandparents and caregivers
Teachers and coaches
Therapists and support professionals
Anyone who wants to better understand the journey
There will be roadblocks.
There will be setbacks.
There will be people who don't understand.
Keep going.
Knock the roadblocks down. Go around them. Go over them. Dig under them.
Do whatever it takes.
But never stop fighting for your child.
A Book for the Family. A Book for the Child.
These are two separate books that belong together, one written for everyone around the child, and one written directly for the child. Available individually or as a set.
Liam's Voice
For the Family
Finding Liam's Voice
Part memoir, part practical guide. Written for parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and anyone walking alongside a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. The story of how one family built Team Liam, and never, ever gave up.
Inspirational Family Memoir · Parent Help Guide · Advocacy
You
For the Child
I Hear You
Written from the child's perspective. To be read to them, or read by them. A story that reminds every child that they are seen, they are loved, and they are heard, even when the words don't come out the way they want them to.
Children's Book · Communication · Belonging · Hope
Available Individually or as a Set
Each book stands on its own. Together, they tell the complete story: one for the people around the child, and one that belongs to the child themselves.