Anyone heard of this?

[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> After a year and a half of therapy, my son's speech therapist says 
she
> thinks he may have apraxia. Anyone out there have any experience 
with
> this? I've found a few sites on the web, but I'm just trying to get 
a
> better "feel" for it.
> 

The speech therapist probably discussed this, but talking or forming 
sounds requires coordination of the head and neck muscles (mouth, 
tongue, etc.). Usually, we take for granted that many muscles are 
needed to form sound.

Here's an example. Try reciting the alphabet without moving your 
lips, like a ventriloquist. Lip-movement helps form some sounds 
like 'V' and 'B'; without lip movement, 'B' and 'V' sound like 'E'. 
When you try talking without moving your lips, you'll notice your 
tongue helps form sounds too. 

In apraxia, the person has difficulty coordinating those muscles in 
order to form words and/or sounds. IIRC, sometimes people with 
apraxia also forget how to form sounds. 

Milz