Developmental apraxia of speech: Determiners of differential diagnosis

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Davis ◽  
Kathy J. Jakielski ◽  
Thomas P. Marquardt
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Developmental Apraxia

Metrical Analysis of the Speech of Children With Suspected Developmental Apraxia of Speech

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1444-1460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley L. Velleman ◽  
Lawrence D. Shriberg
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Marker ◽  
Lexical Stress ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Speech Delay ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Metrical Phonology ◽  
Developmental Apraxia ◽  
Metrical Analysis ◽  
Better Than

Previous studies have shown that metrical analysis accounts for syllable omissions in young normally developing children better than prior perspectives. This approach has not yet been applied to children with disorders. Inappropriate sentential stress has been proposed as a diagnostic marker for a subgroup of children with suspected developmental apraxia of speech (SD-DAS), suggesting that the application of metrical perspectives to this population may be appropriate. This report extends the goal of identifying diagnostic markers for SD-DAS using analytic procedures from metrical phonology. The lexical metrical patterns of children with SD-DAS were compared to those of a group of children with speech delay (SD) to verify the applicability of metrical constructs to children with disorders while at the same time seeking lexical stress characteristics that might be useful for differential diagnosis. The lexical stress errors of children in both the SD and SD-DAS disorder groups were found to conform to patterns identified in metrical studies of younger normally developing children, confirming the applicability of this approach to children with disorders. Lexical metrical patterns did not differentiate the groups from each other. However, syllable omissions persisted to much later ages in the SD-DAS subjects, especially those children previously identified as having inappropriate phrasal stress. Further metrical studies of the speech of children with suspected SD-DAS are needed, both at the lexical and the sentential level, using both perceptual and acoustic measures.

Part II

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Speech Characteristics ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Developmental Apraxia ◽  
Previous Letter

In a previous letter to the parent(s) of children with developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), the speech characteristics often exhibited as part of the disorder were described. In this second letter, the issues involved in current thinking about the nature of the disorder are explored. Also shared is information concerning what is thought to be known about the causes of the disorder. An appendix of publications exploring these issues appears at the end of the letter.

Developmental apraxia of speech and manual dexterity

1981 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane D. Kornse ◽  
John L. Manni ◽  
Herbert Rubenstein ◽  
Leonard J. Graziani
Keyword(s):  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Developmental Apraxia

L’apport critique de l’évaluation de la communication dans le diagnostic précoce de l’apraxie primaire progressive de la parole

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Liziane Bouvier ◽  
Laura Monetta ◽  
Robert Laforce ◽  
Louis Verret ◽  
Vincent Martel-Sauvageau
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Précoce ◽  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Diagnostic Labels ◽  
Adequate Care ◽  
Language Assessments ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACTPrimary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAoS) is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by speech apraxia at its onset; as it progresses, it often evolves into total mutism. Even though this syndrome is increasingly recognized, its early differential diagnostic is still complex. The objective of this study was to illustrate why a fine evaluation of speech and language is essential for the differential diagnosis of PPAoS. This longitudinal case study presents the progression of a PPAoS patient over a period of 5 years. Periodic neurological and speech-language assessments were carried out to follow the progression of neurological, memory, language and speech symptoms. The different diagnostic labels established over time were also reported. The evolution of the patient’s communication profile was characterized by a preservation of language components and episodic memory, in parallel with a progressive deterioration of speech which gradually reduced intelligibility, and was associated with signs of spasticity, resulting in a complete anarthria. This case study sheds light upon the evolution of a patient with PPAoS. A better understanding of the clinical profile and progression of PPAoS is necessary in order to improve early diagnosis and adequate care for these patients.

Vowel production by a child with developmental apraxia of speech

1997 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 3096-3096
Author(s):  
Christina F. Famoso ◽  
Fredericka Bell‐Berti
Keyword(s):  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Vowel Production ◽  
Developmental Apraxia

Coarticulation patterns in children with developmental apraxia of speech

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 461-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Nijland ◽  
Ben Maassen ◽  
Sjoeke Van der Meulen ◽  
Fons Gabreëls ◽  
Floris W. Kraaimaat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apraxia Of Speech ◽  
Developmental Apraxia
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