Apraxia is, put simply, the inability of a person to form words correctly. The words don't come out in an intelligible manner. The wiring in the brain gets mixed up and what the person means to say and what they actually do say aren't the same, the wiring gets crossed somehow. It's a lot like CAPD but in the reverse order. There may be lots of noise but little to nothing of any substance coming from your child's mouth. I have two children with apraxia - our son has mostly overcome his apraxia, but we got him a diagnosis and treatment early. Instead of Pizza, he would say "PASTIS". To him it was the right word and he was very frustrated that we didn't understand him. There were many others, but that one has always stood out, I guess because his favorite food is pizza! Our daughter is 12, and she is finally getting appropriate treatment, and we are seeing progress, just three weeks into the right therapy.
I just learned of a group called CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America). They have a blog here on Blogspot, Apraxia - KIDS - Every Child Deserves a Voice. They a lot of information about apraxia and research and treatment. They also have a Facebook page with the same name. If your child has apraxia I highly recommend looking at these spots to get more information and to be ready to ask for what your child needs with some research notes to back up your request.
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