What are other associated features of apraxia?
Some report that “pure” apraxia of speech is quite rare. It appears that frequently children may experience other speech/language issues in addition to the apraxia. For instance, a child may have both apraxia and dysarthria, another motor speech problem involving weakness or paralysis to some degree of another. We know that apraxia of speech may be accompanied by diagnoses such as autism, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy. Some children with apraxia of speech go on to experience difficulties in reading, spelling, or math while others do not. Many children with apraxia of speech also have fine motor difficulties with their hands, making certain tasks more difficult. Others do not have these problems. Some children experience sensory-related issues as well as apraxia of speech. These children may have sensitivities to sound, clothing, textures, getting their hands messy, etc. They may also have sensory integration difficulties in which they lack awareness of where their bodies are in spac
