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What is apraxia?

Apraxia is being unable to perform tasks or movements you've already learned, even though your muscles and senses work properly. It is a disorder of the nervous system.

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Inability to make gestures and perform certain tasks; Movements - inability to perform certain tasks; Buccofacial apraxia; Orofacial apraxia; Ideational apraxia; Ideomotor apraxia; Limb-kinetic apraxia; Verbal apraxia

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A child in need of a diagnosis - Speech & Language Disorders Community
- Mar 02, 2011
Caucasian, Female, age 16 (born and raised in metropolitan Baltimore, MD) -non-verbal ...
My mother's occasional gibberish attacks and word loss - Speech & Language Disorders Community
- Feb 01, 2011
My mother, 65 years old, occasionally and mostly in moments when she is very stressed or ev...
Apraxia and Behavior - Child Behavior Community
- Jan 16, 2011
My eight year old son has apraxia. We assume that it is developmental. He is a twin born ...
Speech and emotional issues not linked to autism or speech apraxia. - Parenting Toddlers (1-5) Community
- Jan 06, 2011
My son talks different. His speech development has been extremely slow. He is 4 and has b...
Very concerned about my 33 month old son's language delay - Speech & Language Disorders Community
- Feb 28, 2010
My beautiful son Logan is 33 months old. He has a vocabulary of seven words: No, Mommy, Dog...
My 33 month old son has a vocabulary of 7 words. What could be the cause? - Parenting Children (6-12) Community
- Feb 28, 2010
My beautiful son Logan is 33 months old. He has a vocabulary of seven words: No, Mommy, Dog...
Visual/Ocular apraxia - Neurology Community
- Feb 03, 2009
My 2 month old was recently diagnosed with what he called "visual motor apraxia" (well, the...
Announcing the new Speech & Language Disorders Community - Child Behavior Community
- Jul 16, 2010
Hi, We're pleased to announce the opening of a new community dedicated to Speech & Langu...
Verbal apraxia with PDD - Learning Disabilities Expert Forum
- Jun 22, 2008
I have an almost 3 year old daughter who was recently diagnosed with PDD and verbal apraxia...
A five year olf with verbal apraxia - Child Behavior Community
- Nov 11, 2008
Does anyone have any experience with verbal apraxia? While my son has made a lot of progre...
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