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 ...

What is apraxia of speech (AOS), and what are its causes? Apraxia of speech or verbal apraxia is a motor speech disorder. It’s like something in the child’s brain does not allow the information to get ...

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 ...

Apraxia of Speech is a form of oral motor speech disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate conscious speech plans into motor plans. A person may therefore be aware of the words they ...

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 ...

Charismatic footie pundit Chris Kamara has shed further light on his battle with apraxia of speech, which he went public with back in March. The neurological disorder makes it hard to speak and makes ...

A suburban company is touting its mix of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids as a “pharmaceutical grade” product that can help children with speech problems, even though the capsules are only a dietary ...