A student at St. Rita's School for the Deaf is getting the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. While he has difficulty speaking, words are not difficult for him in the form of music.Becoming a music ...

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.

We recently received a heartfelt plea for help from a SuperMom who lives near Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape. After a multitude of tests and seeing no less than four different paediatricians, her four ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new National Institutes of Health grant will enable Oregon Health & Science University researchers to create a tool for diagnosing children with apraxia of speech -- a ...

May has been an eventful month for Brantley Terrell, a Vineland Elementary School first grader who was diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech at 18 months old. Apraxia, a neurological condition ...

Speech pathologists report an increasing number of patients diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech, a motor speech disorder in which children have difficulty saying basic sounds and words. As a ...

Apraxia of Speech is a form of oral motor speech disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate conscious speech plans into motor plans. A person may therefore be aware of the words they ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition that manifests itself by three years of age. Poor social skills, sensory integration difficulties and speech and language problems encompass the ...