In Childhood Apraxia of Speech, CAS, the brain has difficulty telling the mouth what to do to produce speech sounds. We might say that the messages from the brain get mixed up before they reach the mouth. The child has trouble imitating the precise movements required to say sounds and syllables. Simple words become tongue twisters. It is a unique disorder, which requires intensive speech therapy. ...[Read More]
CAS – What We Can Learn from Two Case Studies
Does My Child Have Autism?
Autism is certainly one of the things parents worry about when their child’s speech is not developing as expected. And it is true that late speech and language development is one of the signs of autism. But only a small percentage of late talkers actually are on the autism spectrum. Autism is a communication disorder, a social disorder. Speech is a tool through which humans communicate with each ...[Read More]