Apraxia of Speech: Sounding it out
Cayden Drolen’s favorite thing to eat is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
He has one every day for lunch because they’re easy for him to chew. The 4-year-old Lake in the Hills boy was diagnosed two years ago with childhood apraxia of speech, a neurological disorder that affects motor planning skills and speech.
Cayden understands words and sounds appropriately, but because of a “misfire” in his brain, his parents said his words come out jumbled and unintelligible when he tries to speak.
Over the past few years, this particular disorder has become one of the fastest growing among young children, according to the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America.
Read more here: Northwest Herald | Sounding it out.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
Just read the article of Apraxia of Speech. This article describes my child!! He was born with a cleft lip and primary palate so we know that his oral cavity is not shaped normally. He does not have normal lip movement. He is almost 14 and has been receiving speech therapy since before his 1st birthday. I had never even heard of this condition until this article. I plan to have him evaluated for this as soon as I can. It could change the methods that are being used during his speech therapy.
Thanks for the information!
Michelle, there are some other parents on the site whose kids have Apraxia. Look for them in Speech Delays: https://supportforspecialneeds.com/groups/speech-delays/