Motor speech therapy is difficult and tiring for children with CAS! When children struggle to make progressin therapy or find tasks difficult in sessions, changes in behaviors often occur. Inability to communicate and communication breakdowns increase frustration which often turns into non‐compliance and oppositional behaviors in therapy. In particular, children with CAS struggle with unintelligible speech, makinng early all communication interactions challenging. We do not want motor speech practice to becomea battle nor do we want practice to be a negative experience for children in therapy. What are effective strategies for helping children cooperate and maintain focus during intensive therapy even when practice is difficult? This webinar will provide numerous ideas for addressing negative behaviors in a positive mannerso children with CAS can receive maximal benefits from therapy.