What tests are used to diagnose apraxia?

Intervention/Assessment

  • Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children (VMPAC)
  • Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skill (DEMSS)
  • The Orofacial Praxis Test Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children (KSPT)
  • Madison Speech Assessment Protocol (MSAP)

What is the Kaufman approach to apraxia?

The Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) is an evidenced-based evaluation and treatment method for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), other speech-sound disorders, and expressive language development. It was created by Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP, and has been evolving since 1979.

Can apraxia be misdiagnosed?

Apraxia can sometimes get mistaken for another condition such as autism because they can have some of the same symptoms, such as difficulty making eye contact when trying to talk and sensory issues.

What are 3 key distinguishing features of CAS?

Top Three Characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Inconsistent errors with consonants and vowels on repeated productions of syllables and words (your child says the same word in different ways when asked to repeat it several times. This might be more apparent in new words or longer more complex words.)

What is sound approximation speech therapy?

Successive Approximations (also called Progressive Approximations) involve a shaping technique in which the child is taught to use syllables he or she can pronounce in order to produce an intelligible but not-quite-perfect version (an approximation) of the target word or phrase.

What are Kaufman cards?

Kaufman Cards were developed by Nancy Kaufman to help children with motor-speech difficulties, such as Apraxia of Speech, approximate functional, real words. The cards colorfully depict early target words and are hierarchically divided.

What part of the brain causes apraxia?

Apraxia results from dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, especially the parietal lobe, and can arise from many diseases or damage to the brain. There are several kinds of apraxia, which may occur alone or together.

What is apraxia of speech in adults?

When you have apraxia of speech, the messages do not get through correctly due to brain damage. You might not be able to move your lips or tongue the right way to say sounds. Sometimes, you might not be able to speak at all. Apraxia of speech is sometimes called acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or dyspraxia.