Guest guest Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Lori, Chalk another one up to apraxia at birth. My first clue - couldn't latch on while nursing. There are genetic links to apraxia and I'm wondering if the genetic link may present from birth while vaccinations/allergies play a part in apraxia where children use, then loose words. I was so sure that Shyann's apraxia was brought about by me somehow until my husband was served papers by the DA for DNA - turns out he had a 13 year old daughter. When I met her I was surprised to learn she had apraxia too. Definetly via dad's genes unless it's recessive genetic...but I now put Shyann in the genetic pool of apraxia. You know what's really sad? This 13 year old who's now 15 gave up. One day she just decided she was tired of speech therapy and quit. She still can't speak clear; sounds very close to how deaf people often sound. I haven't heard of any other kids " quitting " and it makes me wonder how a child would make such a decision. Must be the mom. That was harsh of me but the children's father is not a quitter and neither am I. Anyone ever hear of an apraxic child giving up on learning how to speak? Joy and Shyann [ ] Re: Gabby's Health News Brief... (12/16/08) Hi Lori: Some children can be born with apraxia and other children can acquire apraxia. Here is some information on the two types below. HTH, Tina http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/apraxia.htm What are the types and causes of apraxia? There are two main types of speech apraxia: acquired apraxia of speech and developmental apraxia of speech. Acquired apraxia of speech can affect a person at any age, although it most typically occurs in adults. It is caused by damage to the parts of the brain that are involved in speaking, and involves the loss or impairment of existing speech abilities. The disorder may result from a stroke, head injury, tumor, or other illness affecting the brain. Acquired apraxia of speech may occur together with muscle weakness affecting speech production (dysarthria) or language difficulties caused by damage to the nervous system (aphasia). Developmental apraxia of speech (DAS) occurs in children and is present from birth. It appears to affect more boys than girls. This speech disorder goes by several other names, including developmental verbal apraxia, developmental verbal dyspraxia, articulatory apraxia, and childhood apraxia of speech. DAS is different from what is known as a developmental delay of speech, in which a child follows the " typical " path of speech development but does so more slowly than normal. The cause or causes of DAS are not yet known. Some scientists believe that DAS is a disorder related to a child's overall language development. Others believe it is a neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to send the proper signals to move the muscles involved in speech. However, brain imaging and other studies have not found evidence of specific brain lesions or differences in brain structure in children with DAS. Children with DAS often have family members who have a history of communication disorders or learning disabilities. This observation and recent research findings suggest that genetic factors may play a role in the disorder. > > > > > > > 6) APRAXIA Types and Causes: > > > > http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/apraxia.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hi everyone, I had to chime in on this subject. I bleive that my son who is now 10 has both types of dyspraxia your mentioning here. The developmental one appeared when he was trying to reach the newborn milestones. Could not latch on to breast or a bottle. He was literally born without the sucking reflex. he had no idea how to suck. he could not suck on a pacifer it just fell out of his mouth. he never reached any of the milestones on time. he actually did them late. He sat up,crawled and even walked late. The other type was actually caused by a nochial umbilical cord wrapped tight 4 times around the neck. He did entire somersault in utero afew weeks before birth. they think it might have happened then. They did not realize until after i started to deliver him. Although they knew something was wrong. He did have meconium present upon water breaking. Plus meconium aspiration. he had to intubated before taking his first breath. This I am told could of led up to his having dyspraxia so severe. The lack of oxygen to his brain could of affected the speech center of his brain. The cord being wrapped around his neck. They think it had been that way for several weeks prior to birth just not tightly until I went into labor. I knew from day 1 that something was not right with my son. He had so much trouble with feeding and such severe reflux and such a bad case of colic as a baby that lasted till 2 yo. my mom told me that out of her 5 kids none of them were ever as fussy as my son was. he cried nonstop for hours with no soothing at all. Also my son never learned to self soothe himself. Till this day my son is sometimes emotional and has ahrd time calming down when upset. He also gets upset easily and frustrates easily also. Hope this information helps in answering the questions surrounding this topic. Jeanne NH From: Joy Hansen <joyhansen@...> Subject: [ ] apraxia at birth Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:51 AM Lori, Chalk another one up to apraxia at birth. My first clue - couldn't latch on while nursing. There are genetic links to apraxia and I'm wondering if the genetic link may present from birth while vaccinations/ allergies play a part in apraxia where children use, then loose words. I was so sure that Shyann's apraxia was brought about by me somehow until my husband was served papers by the DA for DNA - turns out he had a 13 year old daughter. When I met her I was surprised to learn she had apraxia too. Definetly via dad's genes unless it's recessive genetic...but I now put Shyann in the genetic pool of apraxia. You know what's really sad? This 13 year old who's now 15 gave up. One day she just decided she was tired of speech therapy and quit. She still can't speak clear; sounds very close to how deaf people often sound. I haven't heard of any other kids " quitting " and it makes me wonder how a child would make such a decision. Must be the mom. That was harsh of me but the children's father is not a quitter and neither am I. Anyone ever hear of an apraxic child giving up on learning how to speak? Joy and Shyann [childrensapraxiane t] Re: Gabby's Health News Brief... (12/16/08) Hi Lori: Some children can be born with apraxia and other children can acquire apraxia. Here is some information on the two types below. HTH, Tina http://www.nidcd. nih.gov/health/ voice/apraxia. htm What are the types and causes of apraxia? There are two main types of speech apraxia: acquired apraxia of speech and developmental apraxia of speech. Acquired apraxia of speech can affect a person at any age, although it most typically occurs in adults. It is caused by damage to the parts of the brain that are involved in speaking, and involves the loss or impairment of existing speech abilities. The disorder may result from a stroke, head injury, tumor, or other illness affecting the brain. Acquired apraxia of speech may occur together with muscle weakness affecting speech production (dysarthria) or language difficulties caused by damage to the nervous system (aphasia). Developmental apraxia of speech (DAS) occurs in children and is present from birth. It appears to affect more boys than girls. This speech disorder goes by several other names, including developmental verbal apraxia, developmental verbal dyspraxia, articulatory apraxia, and childhood apraxia of speech. DAS is different from what is known as a developmental delay of speech, in which a child follows the " typical " path of speech development but does so more slowly than normal. The cause or causes of DAS are not yet known. Some scientists believe that DAS is a disorder related to a child's overall language development. Others believe it is a neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to send the proper signals to move the muscles involved in speech. However, brain imaging and other studies have not found evidence of specific brain lesions or differences in brain structure in children with DAS. Children with DAS often have family members who have a history of communication disorders or learning disabilities. This observation and recent research findings suggest that genetic factors may play a role in the disorder. > > > > > > > 6) APRAXIA Types and Causes: > > > > http://www.nidcd. nih.gov/health/ voice/apraxia. htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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