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Dyspraxia

What does "dyspraxia" mean, and what can be done to help? Sometimes, children with speech or coordination issues are labelled as having dyspraxia. 

 

"An impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement" is how dyspraxia is defined. It is an immaturity in the way the brain processes information that causes improper or incomplete transmission of messages. It is regarded as a "specific learning disability" that only impacts a small subset of learning or development—specific skills. 

 

Dyspraxia is a developmental condition with a neurological basis that manifests from birth. The motor planning is impacted. This indicates that even though a child's muscles are normal, they are unable to control their body. Oral, verbal, and motor dyspraxia are the three subtypes. 

 

The brain regions that govern movement are thought to be immature in dyspraxia, inhibiting messages from properly delivering to the body's muscles. 10% of kids are thought to be impacted, with boys making up about 70% of this group. Children with dyspraxia can have normal or above-average IQs since dyspraxia does not affect a child's ability to learn. The problems encountered may affect a person's behaviour and social abilities. 

 

Planning and performing non-speech actions, including sucking, blowing, and moving the lips and tongue, are affected by oral dyspraxia. Eating, swallowing, and saliva control may all be impacted. 

 

Among the symptoms of oral dyspraxia are: 

 

• Prolonged drooling 

• Aversion to certain food textures 

• Difficulty performing actions like sucking, blowing, or licking 

 

Childhood apraxia of speech, also known as verbal dyspraxia, disrupts the ability to control and coordinate movements necessary to produce speech sounds. 

 

Young people with verbal dyspraxia may exhibit: 

 

• Very young children's limited babbling and lack of variation in speech sounds 

• Very difficult-to-understand speech 

• Variable speech patterns 

• The difficulty of word sequencing 

• Attempting to make sounds or words by "groping" or "searching" with the mouth or lips 

• Delay in expressive language development and improvement in receptive language development 

• Use gestures to communicate when speaking slowly 

• Connected communication, such as sentences or conversations, is more challenging than single words 

 

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