All Entries Tagged With: "Apraxia"
Oral Motor Exercises and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
For those of you who are following the apparently very controversial article “Oral Motor Exercises” and all of the comments, here’s a follow-up I received today from Dr. Lof. Here are his comments specifically related to oral motor exercises as they are used with children who have been diagnosed with apraxia, and of course, a [...]
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One Mother’s Experience….. Judging Quality Speech Therapy for Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children
SLP and Mom Laurie Felty is offering another article in her series about parenting a child with apraxia of speech. In this one she describes their successful and not-so-successful experiences with her son Jack’s speech therapy. Just so you know - whenever I have a guest blogger, I never direct them as to what to write. When [...]
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Is it Apraxia or a Phonological Disorder? Sorting out the Differences in Toddlers & Preschoolers
Many parents who start researching speech disorders have questions about the differences in apraxia, or motor planning difficulties, as compared to a phonological disorder. “They sound the same to me,” is what many parents tell me. Actually many professionals have questions too! This is a common debate during the diagnostic process for many clinicians. First, I’ll provide a brief overview of [...]
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Making the Leap from Words to Phrases…. Tips for Helping Your Toddler Learn to Combine Words
Research tells us that toddlers with typically developing language possess a single word spontaneous vocabulary of 35-50 words before they begin to combine words into two-word phrases. We should use this same guideline when deciding when to target phrases with children who are late talkers, those with language disorders, and especially in children with arpaxia, [...]
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Successful Speech Therapy Strategies for Working with Toddlers with Apraxia and Other Speech-Language Difficulties
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I have received many questions about therapy techniques for toddlers (that is under age 3) with apraxia. Before I give you ideas that are specific to treating children with apraxia, I want to first outline what I [...]
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Why Can’t My Child Talk? Common Types of Speech and Language Disorders
There are between 3 and 6 million children in the United States with speech or language disorders. As a pediatric speech-language pathologist specializing in early intervention , I work with children between birth and 3 years of age. When I evaluate a child, after confirming parents’ suspicions that there is a definitive problem, the next question is usually some version [...]
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Help! My Child Won’t Imitate Words …. Begin with Imitating Movements & Sounds in Play
Learning to imitate sounds and words is a critical skill in a child’s quest to become verbal. Many children who are apraxic, or who exhibit motor planning problems, have great difficulty learning to repeat words. Teaching a child to imitate words often begins with teaching him HOW to imitate. Sometimes it’s easier to start with movements of your body rather than with [...]
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Facilitating Words - Moving Beyond Grunting and Pointing
The following is an excerpt from an e-mail I received from our “Ask the SLP” post.
“My son is 18 months old and understands everything we say to him, but he is not talking with words yet. He mostly looks at us, will point to what he wants, and grunts. Is there anything we can do at home to help him learn to say words?” -From Claire in [...]
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