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apraxia
Apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia) is a speech disorder characterized by inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. Apraxia of speech occurs when the oral-motor muscles do not or cannot obey commands from the brain, or when the brain cannot reliably send these commands. Apraxia of speech is characterized by highly inconsistent speech errors. Children with apraxia can be helped with intensive speech therapy.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association
Kaufman Children's Center for Speech and Language Disorders (KCC)
Medline search for apraxia research
CHASA Speech Disorders Glossary
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