Re: wanting to catch up & a Speech question**

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My now 8 year old has been in therapy since 17 months old. She has been

diagnosed with verbal and oral apraxia. Its neurological disorder. her mind

knows

what to say, but her mouth has a hard time cooperating. She cannot get her

tongue and everything else involved for speaking well in order. its a motor

planning disorder. She has a ton of words and phrases now, but her apraxia

shows

up when she has to say more then 2 words and 3 syllable words. She also talks

with her lips not puckering or anything. her mouth area is weak also.

I'm not sure, but I might be the only one on here with an apraxic child and

RSS,so it must not be common. But it seems speech concerns are in issue in

several people, so I don't feel so alone lol!

Jennie