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Prompt Therapy​
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Prompt is a mutli-dimensional approach to speech production which leverages the tactile kinesthetic approach involving touch cues to the individual's articulators (jaw, tongue, lips) to manually guide them through targeted sounds. PROMPT is an acronym for Prompts, Restructuring, Oral, Muscular, and Phonetic targets.
Landmark Study
Landmark Study Suggests verbal apraxia symptoms are part of larger syndrome
Posted on: January 11, 2010
Advance Magazine
Vol. 20 • Issue 1 • Page 20
A landmark study is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and malabsorption.
Verbal apraxia had been understood to be a neurologically-based speech disorder, although hints of other neurological soft signs had been described. However, the recent study suggests the symptoms of verbal apraxia are part of a larger, multifactorial neurologic syndrome involving food allergies, gluten sensitivity and nutritional malabsorption.. Click Here to Read the Entire Article.
Apraxia & Sleep Apnea​
​Apraxia & Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Posted on: March 10, 2008
Vol. 18 •Issue 10 • Page 6
Apraxia & Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Is There a Link?
By Jason Mosheim
Do you have any children with severe childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) on your caseload who aren't making significant gains in treatment? If so, it may be wise to pull the parents aside and ask them about their child's sleeping habits.
The role of sleep appeared to have had a pivotal role in the unusual case of a boy named Max who had childhood apraxia of speech and a seizure disorder and was found to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as well. Click here to Read the Entire Article
THERAPY
iPad Apps​
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The iPad provides numerous tools to engage your child. During therapy I use the iPad extensively to ensure maximum engagement and effectiveness of the treatment. I encourage parents to use the iPad with a defined set of applications to follow-through at home.
