CINCINNATI -- Imagine having something to say, but not being able to get it out. Joanna Bendel has speech apraxia, a rare condition that makes speaking difficult. But she wants people to know she can ...

Speech-language pathologist Ann Mika works with children who need therapy for speech- and language-related challenges. Here, she discusses a disorder which she helps preschool children to overcome ...

Apraxia of speech is a neurological disorder marked by difficulties in planning and programming the movements required for speech production, despite preserved linguistic comprehension. This condition ...

Conway mother Beth Layton thought her then-18-month-old daughter wasn’t talking, or even babbling, because she was the youngest of four children. “People said, ‘She doesn’t have to talk; they talk for ...

A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and malabsorption.

Scientists have revealed a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and malabsorption. A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland ...

Developmental (Childhood) apraxia of speech is a disorder of the nervous system that affects the ability to sequence and say sounds, syllables, and words. It is not due to muscular weakness or ...

July 13, 2009–Oakland, Calif. – A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of ...