Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a developmental disorder in which the precision and temporal coordination of the movements required for speech are impaired, despite normal neuromuscular function.

Figure 1: Seven pedigrees with EAOH linked to the short arm of chromosome 9. The 2.2-kb APTX mRNA is expressed ubiquitously , and at 57% of the normal level in lymphoblastoid cell lines from a patient ...

Speech pathologists report an increasing number of patients diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech, a motor speech disorder in which children have difficulty saying basic sounds and words. As a ...

Do Parents know what apraxia is? Apraxia is a neurological condition in which the person experiencing it will find it difficult, or even unable to perform certain motor movements. This disorder may be ...

Apraxia of Speech is a form of oral motor speech disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate conscious speech plans into motor plans. A person may therefore be aware of the words they ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex condition that manifests itself by three years of age. Poor social skills, sensory integration difficulties and speech and language problems encompass the ...