This rare speech motor disorder prevents effective speech planning, leaving some children persistently difficult to understand without specialist support.

Apraxia of speech is treatable with specialized speech-language therapy. A Speech-Language Pathologist with specialized training at Midwestern University shares signs to watch for and the treatment ...

Cayl Sturtevant did not speak a word until age 4. As a toddler, he couldn’t tell his parents “I love you” or blow out his birthday candles. His first speech therapist thought he might just be a “late ...

It may start with a simple word you can't pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out. Misspeaking might draw a chuckle from family and friends. But, then, it keeps happening.

Conway mother Beth Layton thought her then-18-month-old daughter wasn’t talking, or even babbling, because she was the youngest of four children. “People said, ‘She doesn’t have to talk; they talk for ...

Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can make speaking difficult. It affects the brain pathways involved in speech and can cause problems with coordinating the movements necessary for ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A nonprofit will hold a walk to benefit children with apraxia of speech in Topeka. Apraxia Kids officials said the 2023 Topeka Walk for Apraxia event will take place at 10 a.m.

The Rhea County Commission has set May 14 as Childhood Apraxia Speech Day in Rhea County. The proclamation signed by the commission and County Executive Jim Vincent was presented to the Byrd family.

Tulsa teen diagnosed with apraxia overcomes disorder through therapy and debate practice, clinches 5A State Policy Debate Championships with his brother. TULSA, Okla. - When Jackson Ballinger stepped ...

It may start with a simple word you can't pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out. Misspeaking might draw a chuckle from family and friends. But, then, it keeps happening.