Grant is a former 25 weeker born at 1 lb 4 oz. Grant spent 100 days in the NICU at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. The journey of being born so early did not end once Grant left the NICU. Grant has spent the past 6 years working hard in various therapies. Grant was diagnosed with Autism at 2 years old. He is considered nonverbal. Grant also has a diagnosis of severe apraxia of speech. Grant said the word "dad" for the first time at 5 years old. Currently at 6 years old, Grant is now learning how to sound out each letter of the alphabet. We look forward to walk for Grant, but also walk for other children that have overcome the difficult, daily obstacles of living with a speech disorder. 

Do you believe, “Every Child Deserves a Voice?”

We do… and we invite you to join our team at the Walk for Apraxia.  By joining our team, you will walk beside us as we celebrate all the Apraxia Stars and support our efforts to raise funds for Apraxia Kids.  With these funds, Apraxia Kids will continue to strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia of speech by educating professionals and families; facilitating community engagement and outreach; and investing in the future through advocacy and research.

Unable to walk?  That’s ok!  You can still participate in helping our team meet our fundraising goal by making a donation now.

Together we can accomplish amazing things for our Apraxia Stars.