Apraxia Awareness, Advocacy, Support, & Hope
Jordan LeVan has transformed a childhood experience of being underestimated because of speech into a growing career in disability advocacy, authorship, public education, organizational leadership, and policy-driven movement building.
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Children's Books
Jordan's World book series and apraxia awareness merch, written to help kids see themselves in a story.
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Free and downloadable resources including letter templates, handouts, and advocacy guides to help you fight for your child's rights.
Meet Jordan LeVan
Jordan LeVan began by filming & blogging about growing up with childhood apraxia of speech. Considered nonverbal until age eight and told he would never speak on his own, he refused to let others’ assumptions define his future. His story grew into children’s books, public speaking, and a disability rights and IEP advocacy team at Fighting For My Voice. He later founded The Apraxia Foundation and co-founded Apraxia Camp BEE. Jordan went from surviving the system to challenging the system. Today, he brings his lived experience to national disability rights work and helps build a movement for access, inclusion, and lasting change.
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Discover Jordan's World
An inspiration for childhood apraxia: Read through Jordan’s collection of children’s books
The Boy Who Couldn't Speak, Yet
The story of a young boy with Verbal Apraxia who finds his voice, his self-acceptance, and the confidence to embrace what makes him different.
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The Boy Who Proved Them Wrong
The story of Jordan defying a speech therapist's prediction that he'll never talk, proving his apraxia is his greatest strength.
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The Boy Who Spoke Even When His Voice Shook
The story of Jordan's third-grade year, where speech therapy and learning to read teach him it's okay to speak even when his voice shakes.
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A Friendship Beyond Words
The story of Jordan finding his first true friend, Linwood, who teaches him what it means to be understood and accepted.
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A (Not) So Silent Christmas
The story of Jordan's Christmas, where his mom and siblings make sure he feels the magic of the season and knows he belongs.
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I Couldn’t Say “I’m Sick” – Why I Advocate For AAC
How I Learned the Importance of Communication: A Story of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) As a child, one of the hardest things I faced wasn’t just the difficulty in speaking—it was the inability to tell anyone when I was sick or in pain. Growing up with Childhood Apraxia of…
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The Day I Got Lost Because I Couldn’t Say My Name: Apraxia & Parenting
Clinging to My Mom’s Leg When I was in kindergarten, I remember clinging tightly to my mom’s leg because I was so scared. As a nonspeaking child, she was the only person who could understand my gestures. My classmates didn’t understand me, and I often felt isolated. But one…
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Apraxia and Parenting: Letting Go of Guilt and Embracing Patience
Understanding Parental Guilt in Supporting a Child with Apraxia Of Speech As someone with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), I want to address something that weighs heavily on many parents’ hearts: the guilt you feel when you can’t understand your child. I’ve heard from so many parents about the heartbreak…
