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 ...

Recent reports indicate an increase in the number of kids diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a motor speech disorder in which children have difficulty saying basic words and sounds.

Rachel Anderson says her red flags came when her son was very young. “He didn’t do any of the babble or mamama or bababa, a lot of the tongue play,” said Anderson, who remembers her son was a “silent” ...

According to the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to children with apraxia of speech and their families, research is lacking when ...

Cayl Sturtevant did not speak a word until age 4. As a toddler, he couldn’t tell his parents “I love you” or blow out his birthday candles. His first speech therapist thought he might just be a “late ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A nonprofit will hold a walk to benefit children with apraxia of speech in Topeka. Apraxia Kids officials said the 2023 Topeka Walk for Apraxia event will take place at 10 a.m.

PLANTSVILLE, Conn. (WFSB) - Earlier this morning, the 15th anniversary of the Greater Hartford Walk for Apraxia took place. Today was about celebrating kids with childhood apraxia of speech. This is a ...

Chris Kamara has spoken of feeling “a fraud” as a broadcaster as he battles a condition affecting his speech. The former footballer, 64, revealed in March that he had developed apraxia of speech, ...

Using sign language with intensive speech therapy may be an effective treatment for children with a rare speech disorder called apraxia of speech, according to Penn State College of Medicine ...

The Rhea County Commission has set May 14 as Childhood Apraxia Speech Day in Rhea County. The proclamation signed by the commission and County Executive Jim Vincent was presented to the Byrd family.