Speech and Language Partners, LLC

Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a disorder of speech production.  Apraxia may appear as if the mouth is groping to make sounds or movements.  Children with Apraxia may produce words that sound different each time, and consistency of sound production is poor.  Apraxia of speech occurs when the muscles in the mouth cannot obey the commands sent from the brain, or when the brain cannot send the correct command to the mouth.  Childhood Apraxia of Speech will not go away on its own and requires therapy provided by a skilled Speech-Language Pathologist. 

Children with possible Apraxia of Speech should be carefully evaluated to rule out other types of speech sound impairments such as Articulation (speech sound production) or Phonological (speech sound rules) disorders.  A licesned and certified Speech-Langauge Pathologist can diagnose and treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech.