Having 2 children being diagnosed with Apraxia of Speech, I know a bit about it. It is not the (speech people), speech therapists who diagnose these children but they can give you direction as to who to go to. I was given literature on the subject and I was reading my children! I was directed to a childrens physiologists and was given the diagnoses right away. My children are also hearing impaired with an undiagnosed disorder. At times it's a struggle, a lot of reputition and speech therapy is needed. I look forward to reading your answers.
2007-03-15 17:27:07 · 7 answers · asked by susan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
I would wonder how much of their apraxia is related to the hearing deficits? If you werent told then ask. Our speech therapist was able to tell us our 3 yr old son has apraxia and it was confirmed by his devleopmental pediatrician. It is mild and has improved with speech therapy. We used the Kauffman-Praxis series of cards to help our son with the sounds he has issues with. We started at the base sound of a word and moved up to the full word as he was able to get the sounds made correctly.
Be sure what ever speech therapist you use is trained and fluent in dealing with apraxia. Some arent and some are. Good luck and you sound like an amazing and proactive parent.
2007-03-16 06:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by chellyk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many great sites on Apraxia of speech. First I would go to ASHA.org. This is the American Speech, Language Hearing Association. You can get a lot of information about both apraxia and hearing. I would be interested to know if their hearing loss is actually causing more of a "deaf speech" instead of apraxia.
I am not sure where you live but I would consult a pediatric neurologist or developmental pediatrician to diagnose, one who specializes in this area. Some Speech Pathologists do diagnose apraxia but yet others do not because they do not feel comfortable doing so. Good luck!
2007-03-16 09:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by UGG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 4 yr old who was diagnosed w/ Apraxia of speech, but thankfully no other complications. She has recently graduated from speech therapy, but I was told to expect her to need it again in later years.
My daughters first therapist gave me the best explanation
Her brain knows what it wants to say and thinks age appropriately,
Her mouth (lips, tongue, teeth, etc.) can do everything they need to do to make every sound,
But for some reason the "highway"(nueropathways) b/t the two is a bit too bumpy and the contents of the "car" (desired speech) get all mixed up and make no sense once they reach the mouth.
Or simply put, the brain for some reason can't make the mouth do what it wants it to do.
The Apraxia website is wonderful.
2007-03-16 08:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried contacting CASANA? (The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association)
U.S. Mailing Address:
CASANA
1151 Freeport Road
#243
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
2007-03-15 17:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by altered ego 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one with dyspraxia, and one with dysarthria. Similar disorders, both were diagnosed by speech-language pathologists. The former has autism, as well, so several issues with auditory processing disorder.
They both have had several years of speech, with some improvements.
2007-03-15 19:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I can't say I know much about it, except for the writeups at the links below.
2007-03-15 17:32:11 · answer #6 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu might be interested in this site:
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=chKMI0PIIsE&b=787891&ct=464119
2007-03-15 17:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋