Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. CAS is a relatively uncommon disorder (1-2 children per 1,000= 0.1-0.2%) and one of the lesser known disorders treated by Speech-Language Pathologists. There are some identified causes of CAS (e.g., stroke, trauma, chromosomal abnormalities) but we are not truly sure of all of the causes.
In a nutshell: The child knows what he/she wants to say and the brain sends the message to the mouth (lips, jaw, and tongue) for appropriate placement to produce sounds, but the mouth doesn't cooperate.
Signs/Symptoms:
*Inconsistent errors
*Inappropriate prosody (intonation)
*Vowel distortions
*Limited consonants used (frequently only b and d)
*Oral groping
*Monotone speech (robotic)
*Limited or no babbling as an infant
Identification and treatment are vital to each child's future communicative success. If you have concerns that your child may have Childhood Apraxia of Speech talk to your pediatrician or give us a call!
Signs/Symptoms:
*Inconsistent errors
*Inappropriate prosody (intonation)
*Vowel distortions
*Limited consonants used (frequently only b and d)
*Oral groping
*Monotone speech (robotic)
*Limited or no babbling as an infant
Identification and treatment are vital to each child's future communicative success. If you have concerns that your child may have Childhood Apraxia of Speech talk to your pediatrician or give us a call!
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