Growing Kids Therapy Center

🚨 STOP TALKING ABOUT NONSPEAKING PEOPLE WITHOUT LISTENING TO THEM FIRST. 🚨

For far too long, assumptions have been made about individuals with apraxia who are minimally speaking, unreliably speaking, or nonspeaking.

This summer, hear directly from the people living that experience.

At the 10th Annual MOTORMORPHOSIS Conference, spellers will share their insights and successes—from THEIR point of view.

💙 Whether you are:
✔️ A speller
✔️ A parent searching for answers
✔️ An educator, therapist, or practitioner
✔️ Someone interested in learning about Spelling to Communicate and motor-based communication approaches

🗓 July 31 – August 2, 2026
📍 Reston, Virginia

Don't wait until registration fills.

🎟️ BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW and join the movement toward understanding, inclusion, and authentic communication.



The experts on nonspeaking lives are the people living them.

🚨 THE EXPERTS ON NONSPEAKING LIVES ARE THE PEOPLE LIVING THEM 🚨

This summer, join a conversation led by those who know this journey best.

At the 10th Annual MOTORMORPHOSIS Conference, spellers, allies, and advocates will share their insights on the supports that have helped individuals thrive.

💙 Whether you are:
✔️ A speller
✔️ A parent searching for answers
✔️ An educator, therapist, or practitioner
✔️ Someone interested in learning about Spelling to Communicate and motor-based communication approaches

There is a place for you in this conversation.

🗓 July 31 – August 2, 2026
📍 Reston, Virginia

Don't wait until registration fills.

🎟️ BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW !!

i-asc.org/events/motormorphosis-conference/

Join the movement toward understanding and authentic communication.

FULL SCHEDULE DROP 🚨

View the full Motormorphosis weekend schedule and grab your tickets HERE:
i-asc.org/events/motormorphosis-conference/

This past weekend, Kelly attended the Herndon Reston Youth Baseball game and parade—Go Team Buddy Ball!! She was honored to accept a plaque of appreciation on behalf of Growing Kids Therapy Center in recognition of our sponsorship and support of this amazing program. It was a day filled with teamwork, inclusion, and a celebration of every athlete's abilities—both on and off the field. 💙⚾

Interns often comment that they feel like they are sitting right on top of us during sessions, and Kelly's reply has always been, "You could sit on my lap and it wouldn't bother me at this point, I'm so used to it!" Guess what...it didn't bother Ian either!

You might not be THIS up close in your internship (thanks Becca for being a good sport!), but we promise you'll have a great view and be in on the action!

🔥 Summer starts here 🔥

School’s winding down, the days are getting longer, and gathering around the campfire feels like the perfect way to kick things off!! 🪵🔥✨

Come hang out, laugh, create memories, and enjoy a cozy evening together. We’ll save you a seat by the fire. 💛

Register with Sarah Cook
[email protected]

We love giving interns hands-on opportunities to learn, connect, and grow alongside our practitioners and spellers 💙

Learn more about GKTC:
https://growingkidstherapy.com

Learn more about being becoming certified in Spelling to Communicate (S2C)
https://www.i-asc.org
International Association for Spelling as Communication

🎥 THE MAILMAN ANALOGY 📬
Think about a mailman… What do they actually do? What is their job?
Receiving and delivering mail. Right?
They don’t shake the envelope and say, “Hmm… feels like a birthday card.”
They don’t guess. They don’t assume. They don’t try to figure it out.
Now here’s the parallel with spelling to communicate:
When a speller is pointing to letters, it can be tempting to jump ahead…
to guess the word, to fill in the blanks, to try to make meaning too soon.
But that’s not our role.
We are not here to ASSUME, DECODE, or INTERPRET.
🚫 NOT ASSUMING what they’re going to say
🚫 NOT DECODING before they finish
🚫 NOT INTERPRETING mid-message
Our job is simple:
👉 RECEIVING each letter, one at a time.
Just like a mailman doesn’t open or analyze the message…
we don’t rush or predict the message.
✨ We honor it by receiving it fully.
So remember:
Just receive the letters. Be the mailman. 📬

Well… community care is alive and well!!! 💛
Superstar practitioner Kelly Burg and this week’s intern represented GKTC at the 5th Annual Disability Fair. This was a great event designed to highlight disability resources in our community. They were able to connect with families, explain our mission, and provide context for the hope that drives what we do.

Good people doing meaningful work! ✨