Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
• Is your child meeting language developmental milestones?
• Does your child have difficulty saying words the same way each time?
• Does your child often distort or change speech sounds?
According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), “Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that makes it hard to speak. It can take a lot of work to learn to say sounds and words better”.
For speech sound production, the brain sends a message to the mouth about how and when to make sounds. In a child with CAS, this pattern is disrupted and the messages are not sent correctly. This may make it difficult for the child to move their lips or tongue the correct way to produce age appropriate sounds. At times, children are not able to speak much at all.
A child with CAS knows what they want to say, they just have trouble getting it “out”. CAS is not a disorder that children outgrow. A child with CAS will not learn speech sounds in typical pattern and progress may be limited without intensive treatment. It is important for the child to receive intensive speech therapy services with a speech-language pathologist, weekly, in order to see improvement.
For more information about Childhood Apraxia of Speech, please visit the ASHA website or Apraxia Kids website.
You can also visit the 2019 Orlando Walk for Apraxia!!
The annual Apraxia Walk is celebrated by children and their families as well as professionals, students, and other supporters! It is a time to support and celebrate children with apraxia of speech for their hard work!
Where: Dr. P Phillips Community Park
When: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 – Registration at 9am, Walk begins at 10am
If you are interested in attending, please visit this link here.
Additional Resources:
2019 Orlando Walk for Apraxia Flyer
2019 Walk for Apraxia Press Release
Apraxia of Speech: What’s That?
Please speak with your pediatrician about a referral to a speech-language pathologist if you are concerned that your child is presenting with symptoms consistent with difficulties in motor planning. In addition, our licensed speech-language pathologists on our Panel at Collaborative Corner are available to answer any questions you may have at www.collaborativecorner.org.
Alyssa Bloxam, MA, CCC-SLP
Co-Founder/Director of Operations, Speech-Language Pathologist
alyssa@collaborativecorner.org