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Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Path to Success
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
CAS is a neurological speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and produce the precise movements needed for speaking. Children with CAS know what they want to say, but their brains struggle to coordinate the muscles of the lips, tongue, and jaw to make the sounds in the right order.
CAS Treatment
Treating CAS requires focused management from a speech pathology team trained specifically in CAS. CAS is often misdiagnosed and cannot be treated with traditional speech therapeutic techniques.
In-Clinic Assessments
The Goal: Communication, Confidence, and Improved Quality of Life
Intensive speech therapy focused on CAS can significantly improve your child’s ability to communicate. The goals for children with CAS include:
- Increased Intelligibility: Helping children produce clearer, more easily understood speech.
- Expanded Vocabulary: Building a richer repertoire of words and sounds the child can use.
- Greater Communication Confidence: Reducing frustration and increasing a child’s willingness to interact and participate.
- Alternative Communication Tools: In some cases, supplementing speech with tools like communication devices can add support and encourage speaking while speech skills are evolving.
The Key: Intensive, Specialized Speech Therapy
Children with CAS need more than traditional speech therapy to make meaningful progress. They require:
- Highly Frequent Sessions: Children with CAS benefit from sessions multiple times a week rather than a single session.
- Specialized CAS Expertise: Look for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) specifically trained in childhood apraxia of speech. These specialists use techniques proven to be highly effective for these unique challenges.
Therapy For Life: Your Partners in CAS Management
Therapy For Life‘s team of dedicated, well-trained, and certified speech-language pathologists understands the complexities of childhood apraxia of speech. We provide:
- Expert Evaluation: In-depth assessments to tailor treatment to your child’s specific needs.
- Evidence-Based Therapies: Techniques proven to help children with CAS rewire their speech motor planning centers.
- Parent Support & Home Practice: Guidance and strategies to reinforce therapy skills in everyday life and make communication success a family effort.
Take the Next Step, Contact Therapy For Life
If you’re concerned that your child may have CAS, Therapy For Life‘s apraxia team is here to offer answers and support. Contact Therapy For Life to schedule an evaluation and gain the tools your child needs to thrive with communication.
Additional Pediatric Therapy Services
ABA Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Feeding Therapy
FEATURED THERAPIST
Macey Flack
- LEAD SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
- MA IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
- BS IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS, THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
- CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION MEMBER
- TEXAS SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION MEMBER
As a speech-language pathologist, I have the privilege of helping children find their voice. Our child-centered approach helps to build confidence and develop challenging areas of communication and feeding, celebrating every victory along the way. I am incredibly passionate about creating a fun and positive environment that cultivates learning and growth for communicative success.
