Apraxia

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have great difficulty planning and producing the precise, highly refined and specific series of movements of the speech mechanism.

Most children who are diagnosed with CAS have receptive (or understanding) skills within normal limits. These children perform much better when asked to repeat simpler motor sounds, such as vowels or consonants in isolation. When asked to repeat a succession of vowels and consonants, many children with CAS have difficulty. more

Approaches to Treating Apraxia

Our therapists at PediaSpeech are trained using multiple methods for treating apraxia including P.R.O.M.P.T. (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Motor Phonetic Targets) and the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Technique.

All of the techniques used at PediaSpeech include a motor hierarchy that builds on the individual child's skill level. This method allows the child to build confidence in their speech and therefore, they want to learn more.