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childhood apraxia of speech

childhood apraxia of speech Childhood apraxia of speech is a severe neurodevelopmental speech disorder in which a child has difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed to produce speech sounds.

Childhood apraxia of speech is a severe neurodevelopmental speech disorder in which a child has difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed to produce speech sounds. It is marked by features such as a limited range of consonants, vowel mistakes, and inconsistent production of words, and is thought to reflect motor discoordination.