Speech Therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Childhood apraxia of speech is a neurological speech sound disorder in which the child has inadequate the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech production in the absence of neuromuscular deficits. Children with apraxia of speech require intensive and specialized training in order to enable them to communicate effectively. The principles of the speech therapy program include stimulating speaking and communicating in daily life as well as practicing to speak clearly. The purpose of this article is to discuss the principles of speech therapy based on motor learning, speech stimulation and daily life communication, exercises to promote oral motor planning for each speech sound, and inclusion of the family into the team working with the child.
Article Details
References
Fish M. Here’s How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech. 2 nd ed. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing; 2012:4-18.
Velleman SL. Childhood Apraxia of Speech of Resource Guide. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar; 2003:1-8.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Childhood apraxia of speech: technical report; 2007. http://www.asha.org/policy. Accessed January 1, 2019
Strode RM, Chamberlain CE. The source for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. East Moline, IL: LinguiSystems; 2006:7-24.
Ballard KJ, Robin DA, McCabe P, McDonald J. A treatment for dysprosody in childhood apraxia of speech. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2010;53(5):1227-1245. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0130).
Edeal DM, Gildersleeve-Neumann CE. The importance of production frequency in therapy for childhood apraxia of speech. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2011;20(2):95-110. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/09-0005).
Murray E, McCabe P, Ballard KJ. A systematic review of treatment outcomes for children with childhood apraxia of speech. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2014;23(3):486-504. doi:10.1044/2014_AJSLP-13-0035.
McNeill BC, Gillon GT, Dodd B. Effectiveness of an integrated phonological awareness approach for children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Child Lang Teach Ther. 2009;25(3):341-366. doi:10.1177/0265659009339823.
McNeill BC, Gillon GT, Dodd B. A longitudinal case study of the effects of an integrated phonological awareness program for identical twin boys with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2009;11(6):482-495. doi:10.3109/17549500902842583.
Maas E, Robin DA, Austermann Hula SN, et al. Principles of motor learning in treatment of motor speech disorders. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2008;17(3):277-298. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2008/025).
Greenspan SI, Wieder S. Simons R. The child with special needs: Encouraging intellectual and emotional growth. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley/Addison Wesley Longman; 1998:140-144.
Greenspan SI, Lewis D. The affect-based language curriculum (ABLC). Bethesda, MD: Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders; 2002:5.
Mass E, Neumann GC, Jakielski K, Stoeckel R. Motor-based intervention protocols in treatment of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Curr Dev Disord Rep. 2014;1(3):197-206. doi:10.1007/s40474-014-0016-4.