Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 What is the most likely diagnosis, neurologically speaking, for a child in middle school who in junior high still displays hesitant, halting speech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 There could be a number of reasons, including apraxia, or even stuttering or stammering. Has the child been to an SLP for an evaluation? He or she may be able to secure speech therapy in an IEP. Tell us a bit more about this child's history. Was he a late talker, how did he speak through the years? When did he become intelligible to others or was that never an issue? Here's a matrix on this type of speech developed for school based SLPs that can give you a guide for fluency. http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapymatrix.html ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 If anoriginal diagnosis of verbal apraxia was given to the child, then you have a possible answer, as Apraxia is considered to be a lifelong condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Apraxia could be one explanation, but not all with apraxia fit this profile when older while most that stutter or stammer would. There are not enough details from the poster which is why I asked for more background. ===== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I am one person of a large group of people who would like to hear from a significant number (more than one or two) of people who were diagnosed with severe verbal apraxia as a very young child and now who speak quite well. I have " read " some testimonies or heard aut them, but I would actually like to meet this group of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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