Laura Baskall-Smith, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Mom, Guest Speaker, and Author
A Mile High Speech Therapy
Located conveniently at 225 and Parker Road, A Mile High Speech Therapy is the premier outpatient pediatric speech therapy clinic in Aurora Colorado. Our therapists are compassionate and highly trained here to help you navigate, support and encourage your child's speech and/or language development in an environment that is fun and incorporates highly skilled techniques embedded in play and learning activities. Our therapists are passionate about empowering children and their families to make optimal gains based on your individual needs.
Phone: 720-810-2816
Email: [email protected]
Laura Baskall-Smith, MA, CCC-SLP
Laura is an experienced speech-language pathologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of children with motor speech disorders at her practice, A Mile High Speech Therapy in Denver, CO. She has worked as a school based SLP, private practitioner, consultant, and supervisor.
Laura is the recipient of the 2016 American Speech/Language Hearing media award for garnering nationwide awareness on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).
She is passionate about the disorder as her own daughter also has a diagnosis of CAS, dysarthria and developmental language disorder. Laura shares her knowledge and experience on her website and most social media sites under the handle @SLPmommyofapraxia.
Laura is a highly sought after presenter on the topic of childhood apraxia of speech and enjoys sharing her unique knowledge and perspective as both an SLP and parent to a child with multiple speech and language disorders.
In 2019, she published “Overcoming Apraxia” a book full of information that’s widely accepted by expert consensus. Her book details important areas every parent undoubtedly wants regarding a diagnosis and what comes after.
Testimonials
"Laura Smith is the absolute best SLP you can get for your child, especially if you suspect Apraxia. Laura changed our lives and I am thankful for her every day. She has worked with my daughter for 4 years and she has made so much progress in large part due to Laura and her whole-child approach. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
"Laura is a great speaker and has such a vast knowledge of apraxia of speech."
"Laura was incredibly knowledgeable! Her passion for teaching others about Apraxia was clear."
