Apraxia

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Types, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches Do you remember a time where you knew what you wanted to say but just couldn’t think of the word? Well imagine knowing what you want to say but physically not being able to say it. Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a neurological childhood speech sound disorder. Children who have this disorder have trouble with the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech because they are impaired in the absence of neuromuscular deficits; the child may have trouble saying syllables, sounds, and words (Childhood Apraxia of Speech, 2016). Being unable to plan movement of the body parts needed for speech production is where the problem lies; the child will know what they…

Adult acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) is characterized as a neurological communication disorder that demonstrates an impaired ability to plan or program motor movements necessary for speech (Davis, Farias, & Baynes, 2009). AOS is supraotentorial in nature and typically occurs in the left hemisphere (Duffy, 2013). Localization of AOS occurs in the dominant hemisphere’s structures and pathways that are responsible for the planning and programming of speech movements. The plan is what (i.e., motor…

The Apraxia Objection in Academic Skepticism The apraxia objection is o The thesis of suspension of assent on all matters (henceforth the thesis of suspension) 1. The Inactivity Objection The inactivity objection is an argument put forward by Stoics against the possibility and the convenience of suspension of assent on all matters. According to this objection, putting into practice the global and definitive suspension of assent leads to a certain apraxia state which is qualified as a vegetal…

Apraxia is a speech disorder impacts people of various ages, including young children ages 0-7. There is a deficient amount of literature focused on elementary aged children. This paper will review various treatments used for young children before proposing intervention for elementary teachers to consider when working with a student with apraxia. The early intervention of therapy is put in place, which usually focuses on repetition, sound sequencing, and movement patterns. The intervention…

I wish more people spoke about Apraxia in the way that I have witnessed it myself. I know it's impossible for outsiders to fully understand what Apraxia is like-what it feel like for the child, what the child is thinking, do they fully understand their impairment, etc. Fully empathizing with an Apraxic child is a challenge and it doesn't help that we aren't mind-readers. Despite this apparent challenge, I want to put you in this unknown perspective. I need you to understand what Apraxia is…

serious and well-known motor speech disorders is Childhood Apraxia of Speech, abbreviated CAS. This disorder is one of the most common disorders when discussing the controversy over the use of NSOMEs in the diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders. Children with this disorder struggle to say certain words, syllables, and sounds. It is caused by the brain having problems communicating with the muscles to move in the ways needed for speech. However, the muscles are not weak or paralyzed in…

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that involves difficulty of the brain in planning the oral movements needed to produce speech sounds. It is not a muscle weakness; the brain has problems coordinating and sequencing muscle movements to produce the sounds or words that the child is attempting to say (Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Overview, 2015). The core problem includes both input processing, as well as production. The prevalence of CAS…

I'm going to let you in on a little secret, the child diagnosed with Apraxia is aware. Perhaps more aware than others; when you can't talk you have a lot more time on your hands to analyze and size up those and things around you. Scary, right? But it's true. I was quickly aware, at the latest 2nd grade, that speech therapists utilized board games and toys to hide the fact that we were doing speaking drills, I was aware that Special Ed was for the slow people, I was aware that others were far…

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) CAS is a pediatric neurological speech sound disorder. This disorder impairs the precision and consistency of the movements that underlie speech. However neuromuscular deficits are absent. It may be the result of a known neurological impairment, and include complex neurobehavioral disorders with known or unknown origins. It may also occur as an idiopathic neurogenic speech sound disorder. The main impairment in planning and/or programming spatiotemporal…

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), also known as developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), is a childhood speech sound disorder caused by the impairment of the motor movements of the articulators related to speech production. This impairment impacts the coordination and accuracy of the muscles used to coordinate the speech production (Vinson, 2001). This disease differs from dysarthria, which impacts the execution of the utterance instead of the planning and programming of the speech movement. The…