Disordered Prosody and Articulation in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech:
What's the Relationship
By Amy Meredith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) are frequently noted in the literature as having disordered prosody. Prosody refers to intonation, stress pattern, loudness variations, pausing, and rhythm. We express prosody mainly by varying pitch, loudness, and duration. We also may use greater articulatory force to emphasize a word or phrase.
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Does Training Non-speech Oral Movements Facilitate Speech-sound Production in Children with Motor Speech Disorders?
by Thomas Campbell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCD
There are precious few data available to support the notion that training non-speech oral movements facilitates the speech-sound production abilities of children with motor speech disorders. However, there are many advocates on both sides of this issue.
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Essential Fatty Acids
Families and others have been hearing anecdotal reports of nutritional supplements which allegedly benefit children with apraxia. Read this summary by Dr. Alexandra Richardson.
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Essential Fatty Acids: Links
Information from the internet that discusses essential fatty acids and other supplements. We have carefully chosen links we feel treat the subject responsibly as there is no evidence that supplements cause improvement in speech production of children with CAS.
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Evaluating Therapy Outcomes: From Theory to Therapy ... And Back Again
by Michelle Pascoe, Ph.D.
Working with children with persisting speech difficulties (PSDs) is a privilege, and also a great challenge. For this specific client group – as for all others - theory and therapy are inseparable. On the one hand our knowledge of theory needs to be used to drive therapy. On the other, therapy outcomes can inform our theoretical knowledge.
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Functional Outcome Data and Effectiveness of Speech Therapy
by Katrina Zeit, M.H.A., M.A., CCC-SLP
"Functional outcomes are those communicative behaviors acquired during the treatment process that increase a childs level of independence in real-life communicative situations" (Campbell, 1998). For young children, communicative independence ranges from the ability to express basic physical needs and emotions to their family members to the ability to socially interact appropriately with their peers in pre-school or play groups.
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Giving the News
How to Talk to Parents About the Apraxia Diagnosis
by Sharon Gretz, M.Ed.
The hardest requirement for many healthcare professionals that provide services to children is to deliver news to parents and caregivers that is perceived as "bad news." In this sense, speech-language pathology is no different than other health related professions. Caring individuals enter into helping professions and thus are usually sensitive to the feelings of the individuals whom they serve.
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Helping Children with Apraxia Become 'Risk-takers' with Their Speech and Communication
by Deborah Hayden, M.S., CCC-SLP
For most of us, and especially for children with severe speech production disorders, risk taking requires trusting that the situation or person to whom we are communicating is safe and predictable. It also generally requires that the effort be worth the risk. If these conditions are met most children will attempt to use what speech or communication they have to interact. The major issue, however, is how to create this environment?
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How Parents Can Help Their Child With Apraxia at Home
by Tim Burns
One of the first questions that parents of a child newly diagnosed with apraxia ask, is, what can I do at home? The fact that you are asking that question and reading this article are great signs that your child will make big strides toward recovery. This article will give you the insight you need to begin helping your child at home.
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How to Find a Speech-Language Pathologist
by Maria Novak, M.A., reg. CALSPRO, CCC-SLP
Finding the best professional for your child can be a trying process. When looking for a speech-language pathologist (SLP), it's really important to get just the right "fit", as that professional will be working intensely with your child for a significant length of time. Here are some questions to help you choose a therapist.
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