Whole-Body Apraxia and Spelling: Dr. Dana Johnson
From The Holistic Speech Path Podcast by Fatima Hassan and Megan Harcourt
March 31, 2026 · 1h 9m · Season 2 · Episode 5
About this episode
Dr. Dana Johnson discusses Whole-Body Apraxia and its relation to spelling in children.
Dr. Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L, is the Founder of Spellers Center Tampa and Spellers Center Atlanta, the Founder of Invictus Academy Tampa Bay, and the co-founder of the Spellers Method™. She holds a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and a PhD in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Development. Dr. Johnson is a producer of the award-winning documentary SPELLERS, executive producer of UNDERESTIMATED: The Heroic Rise of Nonspeaking Spellers, and co-author of The Spellers Guideb...
People in this episode
Hosts: Fatima Hassan, Megan Harcourt
Guest: Dr. Dana Johnson
Topics covered
- Whole-Body Apraxia
- Spelling
- Child Development
- Occupational Therapy
- Nonspeaking Spellers
Keywords
- Whole-Body Apraxia
- Spelling
- Occupational Therapy
- Child Development
- Nonspeaking Spellers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spellers Center Tampa, Spellers Center Atlanta, Invictus Academy Tampa Bay, Spellers Method™
Books & works: SPELLERS, UNDERESTIMATED: The Heroic Rise of Nonspeaking Spellers, The Spellers Guide
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