Dyspraxia and apraxia?

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--hello-

Could you tell me what the difference is between Dyspraxia and

apraxia?

Thanks so much.

Alison Motley

In @y..., bobby hannan <hannan@t...> wrote:

> Hello All, My son, now 14 who has Dyspraxia had (what slp's

> called) " Hyper nasality " We were told he may have had a

> submucus-cleft palate also. We went to a team of specialist

> who consisted of SLP's, ENT's etc..... he did not have any

> of the above,(except dyspraxia) However he did have a high

> palate. He also has asthma and he snored like a warthog. We

> had some test done to determine of removing his tonsils

> would help without hindering his speech, which was already

> impaired do to Dyspraxia. When he was 9 years old, he had

> just his tonsils removed and the adenoids were left and he

> hasn't snored since. His speech greatly improved also. I

> look back at home movies now and wonder how in the world we

> ever understood him. But, as we all know as moms, at the

> time we knew exactly what our kids were saying, we just

> didn't realize how much better they could say their words

> when an obstacle is removed! It was one of the best

> decisions we ever made for our son. Just my input, hope

> someone finds it helpful. Good luck to everyone!!

> , mom to 3 great kids 15, Micheal 14

> Dyspraxia, non progressive muscle weakness, 9 Apraxia