What is apraxia of speech?
What is apraxia of speech? Apraxia of speech (AOS)—also known as acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) when diagnosed in children—is a speech sound disorder. Someone with AOS has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.
What is the treatment for Childhood Apraxia of speech (CAS)?
CAS is often treated with speech therapy, in which children practice the correct way to say words, syllables and phrases with the help of a speech-language pathologist. Children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) may have many speech symptoms or characteristics that vary depending on their age and the severity of their speech problems.
How does apraxia affect a child’s education?
As a neurologically-based motor planning disorder1, Apraxia can and does affect many other areas that significantly impact a child’s educational performance in the classroom. And yet, many Apraxic children still have IEPs that focus almost exclusively on speech and language development.
What is the difference between apraxia and dysarthria?
1 Apraxia of speech (AOS)—also known as acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or childhood apraxia of speech. 2 (CAS) when diagnosed in children—is a speech sound disorder. 3 Weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles results in a separate speech disorder, known as dysarthria.
What are the symptoms of a stroke and apraxia?
Performance: You may be unable to do certain things. Stroke symptoms: Other stroke or neurodegenerative symptoms, such as difficulty speaking, paralysis, loss of sensation, cognitive impairment, vision loss, etc., may be present. Most apraxia is the result of damage to the portions of the brain associated with higher-order motor skills.
Can apraxia be a symptom of dementia?
Neurologic diseases that cause degeneration of the brain, such as dementia, can lead to a variety of issues such as changes in personality, cognition, an inability to speak, or apraxia. Rarely, apraxia may be a side effect of severe psychiatric disorder, called a conversion disorder [3].
What is dysarthria and aphasia?
One of these is dysarthria, as mentioned earlier. Another is aphasia, which is a language disorder. (For more information, see the NIDCD fact sheet Aphasia.) Childhood AOS is present from birth. This condition is also known as developmental apraxia of speech, developmental verbal apraxia, or articulatory apraxia.