I am currently working with a student with moderate to severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). As a component of building utterances, I teach the articule "a" and "the" as part of a hierarchical … [Read more...]
Multisyllabic Hamburgers
Multisyllabic Generalization Practice Currently, I am working on multisyllabic words and length of utterance with one of my clients who has CAS (childhood apraxia of speech). It is so important to … [Read more...]
Eggciting Therapy
Egg-citing Speech Therapy Activity I am excited to share with you an eggciting therapy activity. I got this idea from some colleagues of mine in San Diego. I love this idea and all its … [Read more...]
Key Characteristics of CAS
Childhood Apraxia of Speech, CAS Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a speech sound disorder that is believed to be caused by a disruption in the motor planning or programming for speech. There have been … [Read more...]
Diagnosing CAS (Evaluation)
Diagnosing CAS Diagnosing Childhood Apraxia of Speech or CAS is not always clear cut and simple. With an articulation disorder such as a distortion of the 'r' phoneme, a diagnosis can be made using a … [Read more...]
Defining Childhood Apraxia of Speech
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)? Childhood Apraxia of Speech or CAS is a motor speech planning disorder. It is a neurological disorder characterized by the impairment of the movements that … [Read more...]