Apraxia

Numerous studies have been reported how velopharyngeal dysfunction can cause resonance disorder on individual with cleft lip and palate or other craniofacial anomalies. Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) is the velopharyngeal valve failing to close completely during production of the oral sounds. There are three types of velopharyngeal dysfunction, which are the velopharyngeal insufficiency (structure), velopharyngeal incompetence (movement), and velopharyngeal mislearning (articulation). Normal…

Applied Linguistics is a vast field covering a multitude of disciplines. Although, I will not be seeking employment in the actual field of Applied Linguistic, I will be using the information gained at Ashford University, to gain employment in the field of speech pathology. I have already begun to start the leg work of seeking employment in speech pathology. I have spoken with doctors, nurses, and board members about becoming a Certified Clinical Speech Pathologist with an emphasis in Cognitive…

over an extended period of time. It needs to be at least two eight week cycles. When working with the youngest children in the home setting, David uses the Kaufman approach when working on language development. It was developed for children with apraxia of speech, but David also uses for many of the children he works with. The Kaufman approach is teaching the simplified version of the world to help the child be successful at imitation of words/sounds within the ability. An example of this is…

includes students who represent some or all of the above characteristics. Seeing that I am the inclusion specialist, I will work with children this year that will have a myriad of disabilities. I have learned that I will have a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech this year. I have never taught a child with this particular disability, nor did I learn about this disability in college or workshops. In addition, the family recently emigrated from China; therefore they…

In 1906, Alois Alzheimer described the pathological features of presenile dementia. He noted the presence of military foci (Plaques) and fibrils in the brain of one of his cases, although he was not the first to describe the clinical features nor was he the first to describe the plaques. He was, however, the first to describe the fibrils. This disease was named after him by his senior colleague because of his statement that he was describing a new disease entity. (Hardy 2006).…

You need to get to people and don’t just go by first impressions. As I was reading this book, I kept thinking about a student that I have in my class this year. He has brain damage from an illness when he was two years old. As a result, he has apraxia, poor fine and gross motor skills, he has a difficult time socializing, and he has a difficult time focusing and staying on task. When he came into my class, I didn’t know him except for seeing him in school last year and reading over his medical…

Looking to the future, I aspire to finish college with a degree in health science with a concentration in healthcare management. After the completion of my bachelor’s degree and gaining some experience in an administrative role in the healthcare setting, I would then like to apply to nursing school. Subsequently, with my associate degree in nursing my main goal is to pass the Nursing Home Administration Exam. By having these experiences I hope to increase my chances of getting a job as an…

stage), inability to do perform daily activities or pre-programmed motor tasks (middle stage), and the inability to interpret signals from their five senses (late stage). These symptoms are also known as the four A’s of Alzheimer’s, amnesia, aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia (Alzheimer's Foundation of America ). Psychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer’s include personality changes, depression, hallucinations, and delusions. Early stages of Alzheimer’s often become evident with personality changes such as…

communication and language impairment, and the loss of ability to focus and pay attention. According to Alzheimer’s Association (2001), “There are multiple cognitive deficits, which include memory impairment and at least one of the following: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia or disturbance in executive functioning.” Symptoms of dementia often tend to start out slowly and then gradually progress over time. Most of the types of dementia continue to worsen and are usually irreversible. Some of…

Urinary Incontinence among the Elderly Population Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common lower urinary tract dysfunction defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as an involuntary loss of urine resulting in social or hygienic problems (Abrams et al 2009). Essentially, urinary incontinence is understood as leakage of urine that occurs beyond the control of the individual. In the elderly population, urinary incontinence greatly impacts the quality of life and is characterized…