Re: Does anyone know if Apraxia is hereditary?

[Guest guest]

I have been convinced for awhile that apraxia is hereditary but I also have

seen it linked to viruses and running a high fever that doesn't subside. I

think that in my son's case the apraxia is most certainly hereditary. He was

born with his problems, they didn't suddenly appear and we always wondered

from day one if something was off for him. There are many speech problems

with the men in our family so I can see that there would be a reasonable

assumption in our case, that my son's apraxia is a product of his genes. The

good news is that all the men in our family our very competent oral

communicators so there is great hope that our son will be fine as well.

Good luck.

Janet

[Guest guest]

I haven't seen anything on paper, maybe someone else has, so this is

all anecdotal, but my husband had/has some severe learning

disabilities and also had many symptoms of apraxia but was never

diagnosed with anything " he's just a late talker " was what they said

to his parents at the time.

We have 3 sons, one is 8 and has the same type of learning

disabilities, and one who is 6 who has apraxia - was severe now

moderate. I feel myself now that it is all hereditary, but who knows?

I'm working to stop guilting myself about it now, it could have been

so many things, I was just killing myself wondering why..

--- In @y..., " Kirt " <khernandez@e...>

wrote:

> Does anyone know if Apraxia is hereditary? I found out last night

that

> my cousins 8 year old has Apraxia. Their is also another little

boy in

> my dads family that is 3 and does not talk. I am hoping to speak

with her

> this week to see if he was diagnosed with the same problems.

>

> Dodie

[Guest guest]

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Hi ,

It is not in my sons case.

I have three sisters, four brothers (- all married with at least two

children -) 30 plus cousins and I know aunts and uncles back two

generations. My husbands family is smaller but all grannies & granpas

are alive back two generations plus aunts , uncles and cousins

numbering 30 plus. My other son has no probs. No trace of anything ,

anywhere , not a stamer , stuuter , speech delay , lisp NOTHING. Same

with his ASD - no trace of that ...or PDD or learning delay or ADD or

ADHD or dislexia or ANYTHING.

No it is not hereditary in his case ! It was his immunisations.

Regards

Deborah

-- In @y..., " Kirt " <khernandez@e...>

wrote:

> Does anyone know if Apraxia is hereditary? I found out last night

that

> my cousins 8 year old has Apraxia. Their is also another little

boy in

> my dads family that is 3 and does not talk. I am hoping to speak

with her

> this week to see if he was diagnosed with the same problems.

>

> Dodie

[Guest guest]

Hi ...Me again !!

Forgot to say that I think that in some cases it is not the apraxia

or the ASD that is hereditary but it is the vulnerability to that

damage.

I don't know if I can express this properly but here goes.#

I think what my son DID inherit was a certain lowered immune response

which manifest itself as eczema - a condition which both his father

and I ( and his brother)have mildly.

Both families have a history of eczema and asthma and some stomach

problems.

I think that when his immune system was assaulted by the unfortunate

sequence of anti-biotics, chicken pox and then the MMR he was unable

to fight off the damage to his system in a way that his brother, for

example, was .

Interestingly my mother had developed a lump at the site of her

smallpox injection and then so did I when I had it. Charlie first

symptom of MMR damage was the huge lump at the point where the

injection was given . Then his speech stopped. Then he slipped into

autism. With other vaccine damaged children - especially the earlier

injections- I think that ( as others have explained better than me )

the child is simply unable to fight off the damage done by the

mercury .

Just my theory - but I am confident enough in what happened to my

boy to have another baby and feel that I can protect them from a

similar outcome . Fingers crossed for September !

Regards

Deborah

--- In @y..., " Kirt " <khernandez@e...>

wrote:

> Does anyone know if Apraxia is hereditary? I found out last night

that

> my cousins 8 year old has Apraxia. Their is also another little

boy in

> my dads family that is 3 and does not talk. I am hoping to speak

with her

> this week to see if he was diagnosed with the same problems.

>

> Dodie

[Guest guest]

Hi Dodie and Welcome,

Today I'm hoping to catch up on some messages and wanted to

share my thoughts on this. This is a question we all have

asked and it's with my understanding, most causes of Apraxia

are of unknown origin, yet there are some interesting theories.

I have come to assume with our family's history, that both of

my son's condition of Apraxia stem from genetics. I base my

belief on both of my son's showing earlier signs of

Apraxia. Such as, both sons were not able to nurse (even

sucking from a bottle was difficult)and had delayed first

words. My oldest son Khalid, as an infant, he was very

quiet and still. There was no cooing or babbling. His

eating and chewing continued to be a problem, even as he

grew older. His off balance and lack of coordination, were

also early signs of his Limb Apraxia. However, for both of

my son's, for those who knew them well, had known that

their receptive ability far exceeded their expressive

ability.

Also there is my husband's side of the family, who has two

brothers with whom both had a childhood speech impairment.

In addition to this, my husband also had speech challenges.

I have not shared this with our list before, due to only

sharing my thoughts about my children's experiences and

concerns with Apraxia.

My husband too struggled with a speech fluency disorder,

also known as stuttering. His speech disorder, was much

more challenging for him throughout his younger years. His

fluency problem , also referred to as " glide speech " he

would repeat the same sound at the beginning of a word.

Today he still stammers only on occasion, that is when he

speaks in a rushed or if emotional. Although my husband

went to a reputable private school at U.A.E., throughout

his childhood years, there was not much awareness known

on speech disorders. Like most adults today, those with

speech deficits, he had received minimal speech treatment.

My husband is outgoing, it is rare that one would suspect

he had struggled with speech isssues. For instance, my

husband holds an interactive position in management with

Intel and he must speak on a regular basis at meetings. And

he is known amongst his colleagues for his well spoken

presentations. Like both our son's, he too has an amazing

accomplishing story! Maybe one day he will share his story

with our group.

As

[Guest guest]

Hi

I read your post & it caught my eye. I have 4 children my second son now

17 stuttered severly as a young child & I have always wondered if there is

a connection to apraxia??? When my 17 year old was young I tried to find

help for him but was not looking in the right places. Where was the pc

when we needed it? Anyways he did get help when he was almost 6 years old,

he has the October birthday. It was through the school system & now

looking back was pretty lame! He got group therapy once a week. He has always

been very, very quiet. I think he is afraid to speak up in case it will

come out wrong. He does very well in school except when he has to get up

in class for any reason. Always wondering about all of this...

Tammy I.

[ ] Re: Does anyone know if Apraxia is

hereditary?

Hi Dodie and Welcome,

Today I'm hoping to catch up on some messages and wanted to

share my thoughts on this. This is a question we all have

asked and it's with my understanding, most causes of Apraxia

are of unknown origin, yet there are some interesting theories.

I have come to assume with our family's history, that both of

my son's condition of Apraxia stem from genetics. I base my

belief on both of my son's showing earlier signs of

Apraxia. Such as, both sons were not able to nurse (even

sucking from a bottle was difficult)and had delayed first

words. My oldest son Khalid, as an infant, he was very

quiet and still. There was no cooing or babbling. His

eating and chewing continued to be a problem, even as he

grew older. His off balance and lack of coordination, were

also early signs of his Limb Apraxia. However, for both of

my son's, for those who knew them well, had known that

their receptive ability far exceeded their expressive

ability.

Also there is my husband's side of the family, who has two

brothers with whom both had a childhood speech impairment.

In addition to this, my husband also had speech challenges.

I have not shared this with our list before, due to only

sharing my thoughts about my children's experiences and

concerns with Apraxia.

My husband too struggled with a speech fluency disorder,

also known as stuttering. His speech disorder, was much

more challenging for him throughout his younger years. His

fluency problem , also referred to as " glide speech " he

would repeat the same sound at the beginning of a word.

Today he still stammers only on occasion, that is when he

speaks in a rushed or if emotional. Although my husband

went to a reputable private school at U.A.E., throughout

his childhood years, there was not much awareness known

on speech disorders. Like most adults today, those with

speech deficits, he had received minimal speech treatment.

My husband is outgoing, it is rare that one would suspect

he had struggled with speech isssues. For instance, my

husband holds an interactive position in management with

Intel and he must speak on a regular basis at meetings. And

he is known amongst his colleagues for his well spoken

presentations. Like both our son's, he too has an amazing

accomplishing story! Maybe one day he will share his story

with our group.

As