Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can make speaking difficult. It affects the brain pathways involved in speech and can cause problems with coordinating the movements necessary for ...
Apraxia of speech is treatable with specialized speech-language therapy. A Speech-Language Pathologist with specialized training at Midwestern University shares signs to watch for and the treatment ...
It may start with a simple word you can't pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out. Misspeaking might draw a chuckle from family and friends. But, then, it keeps happening.
Rachel Anderson says her red flags came when her son was very young. “He didn’t do any of the babble or mamama or bababa, a lot of the tongue play,” said Anderson, who remembers her son was a “silent” ...
Cayl Sturtevant did not speak a word until age 4. As a toddler, he couldn’t tell his parents “I love you” or blow out his birthday candles. His first speech therapist thought he might just be a “late ...
According to the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to children with apraxia of speech and their families, research is lacking when ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A nonprofit will hold a walk to benefit children with apraxia of speech in Topeka. Apraxia Kids officials said the 2023 Topeka Walk for Apraxia event will take place at 10 a.m.
Chris Kamara has spoken of feeling “a fraud” as a broadcaster as he battles a condition affecting his speech. The former footballer, 64, revealed in March that he had developed apraxia of speech, ...