By Leslie Lindsay It may very well be the 2nd most-preferred holiday by kids, coming in right below Christmas.  But for some, Halloween stirs up anxious feelings.  It may be due to sensory integration issues, social anxiety, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), all three–or maybe something else. I know when my daughter, Kate was first diagnosed with apraxia, I was concerned.  I was worried she wouldn’t be able to ring the doorbells of friends and neighbors and say, “Trick-or-treat,” like all of the other kids.  Never mind the fact that she wouldn’t even be able to tell a joke!  I tried to keep my anxieties to myself, after all I know if I let my children see what I am anxious about, they will pick-up on it and in turn become anxious, too.  So, I put on a happy face and practiced with her. We worked on words and phrases that may come up in preparation for the annual rot-out-your-teeth holiday.  Words and phrases like: Candy Trick Treat Pumpkin Carve Candle Orange Thank you Costume …