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Apraxia of Speech Vs. Dysarthria

Originally posted on The CFY Diaries:
Apraxia             Apraxia of speech (AOS) refers to a neurogenic speech disorder that is caused by central nervous system (CNS) damage. AOS is associated with impairment to motor planning and/or programming. Although there is no weakness of paralysis of the muscles, the CNS damage makes it difficult to program…

Apraxia Awareness Day 2020: Information on Apraxia

In the UK this is known as Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia. Dr Edythe Strand is the Emeritus Professor and Consultant in the division of Speech Pathology, the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic. In this video she provides detailed information for parents on Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).  My US-based speech and language therapy programme focuses on developing…

Apraxia Awareness Day 2020

Joanna Bendel has worked with people around the world to produce a video for Apraxia Awareness Day; ‘Lets Paint the World Blue!’ to raise awareness and share the stories of people living with apraxia; one in ten people are living with this speech disorder. Here’s the link, please watch it. As you can see, apraxia…