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Although CAS is relatively rare, speech, language & communication needs more broadly affect many more. The consequences are not only linguistic — they affect learning, confidence, friendships & emotional wellbeing.

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Now imagine coordinating hundreds of these movements across a sentence in milliseconds. For children with CAS, this planning system breaks down, making speech effortful, inconsistent & often hard to understand.

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CAS is a speech motor disorder in which the difficulty isn’t knowing words or meanings, but the brain’s ability to plan & coordinate the movements required to say them. The message is there — the motor plan to deliver it isn’t.

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Childhood apraxia of speech: when the brain can’t plan the words This rare speech motor disorder prevents effective speech planning, leaving some children persistently difficult to understand without specialist support.

Talking feels effortless but from a linguistic perspective, speech is one of the most complex things the human body does.

A recent article on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) highlights this beautifully.

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High prevalence of developmental coordination disorder risk in childhood apraxia of speech

#developmentalcoordinationdisorder #DCD #apraxiaofspeech #speech #pediatrics

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Some children with #ApraxiaOfSpeech may not reach “normal” speech—but with therapy + AAC support, communication still thrive. Let stop seeing communication as just speech.

Noonan Syndrome and Speech Apraxia Noonan Syndrome and Speech Apraxia

Research shows #NoonanSyndrome can affect speech + communication, with links to #ApraxiaOfSpeech & #Dysarthria. Early #SpeechTherapy assessment is key to boosting clarity, confidence & connection. #GeneticDisorders #SLT #CommunicationMatters speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...

#ApraxiaOfSpeech & #Dyslexia share a persisting deficit in sequential processing, impacting speech & reading. Sequencing errors may be a common biomarker, pointing to cross-modal interventions. (Peter et al., 2020) #SLT #Phonology #Literacy #Neurodevelopment

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Sure there are lots more... Hopefully word will soon spread of a starter pack for
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Fabulous, thank you Trica 💙

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Screen grab from Facebook memories on this day in 2014 . It is a conversation between myself and Middle who was 6 at the time. Middle: No school today Mammy? Me: Nope. No school today Middle: why? Me: Because it’s Saturday Middle: Yay! Saturday! A pause for two seconds Middle: What is Saturday?

Middle didn’t start speaking until he was turning 6. Well he did. But with verbal dyspraxia only those closest to him understood. When little conversations like this started happening. I made sure to make note! #SpeirGorm #VerbalDyspraxia #ApraxiaOfSpeech

#ComposerBirthdayFacts: Around 1896, Anton Verheij supported Branco van Dantzig, a voice teacher who worked with children with speech difficulties.

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New video out now on how to help carry over skills with childhood apraxia of speech! 💙#apraxia #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #speechapraxia #verbaldyspraxia #apraxiaofspeech