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 ...

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 ...

We have this school and have this place where we can start raising awareness first off,” Bolles said, “and not only that, but [we’re] helping this community of [special educations] teachers to be able ...

A student at St. Rita's School for the Deaf is getting the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. While he has difficulty speaking, words are not difficult for him in the form of music.Becoming a music ...

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.

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 ...

The 2025 West Virginia Tri-State Walk for Apraxia will be Sept. 20 at Barboursville Park, Shelter No. 9 to benefit children ...

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.

YAKIMA, Wash. - This Saturday, a local mom is leading a fundraising event to benefit children with apraxia, a speech disorder that affects her son and a few other Yakima Valley children. So far, the ...