Is apraxia and expressive language disorder?

Apraxia of speech (AOS)—also known as acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) when diagnosed in children—is a speech sound disorder. Someone with AOS has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.

Is childhood apraxia of speech a language disorder?

Apraxia is a motor speech disorder that makes it hard to speak. It can take a lot of work to learn to say sounds and words better. Speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, can help.

What does a child with apraxia sound like?

As children produce more speech, usually between ages 2 and 4, characteristics that likely indicate CAS include: Vowel and consonant distortions. Separation of syllables in or between words. Voicing errors, such as “pie” sounding like “bye”

Can you diagnose a nonverbal child with apraxia?

Apraxia of speech can’t be definitively diagnosed until a child is verbal. Typically, children who are younger than 3 years of age/not verbal yet can only receive a “suspected apraxia of speech” diagnosis. Children who are not yet verbal and/or are very young are more likely to get misdiagnosed.

Can a child with apraxia of speech be diagnosed?

However, certain language disorders may also cause a similar pattern in a child. A gap between a child’s expressive and receptive language ability is not sufficient to diagnose apraxia, in and of itself. And to complicate matters further, some children with apraxia of speech do have both reduced expressive language AND reduced receptive language.

What’s the difference between phonemic disorder and apraxia?

Phonemic disorders, on the other hand, are an entire branch of speech disorders that relate to your child’s inability to understand where and when to make certain sounds when speaking a language.

What’s the difference between CAS and developmental apraxia?

CAS is sometimes called verbal dyspraxia or developmental apraxia. Even though the word “developmental” is used, CAS is not a problem that children outgrow. A child with CAS will not learn speech sounds in typical order and will not make progress without treatment.

When to seek second opinion for verbal apraxia?

Receptive delays are a “red flag” that there could be cognitive issues going on. It’s one thing if there really are cognitive issues, but seek second opinions privately from a speech and language pathologist, developmental pediatrician and/or neurologist knowledgeable about apraxia and other disorders.

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