Have you heard of Childhood Apraxia of speech? Symptoms and characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of speech: * Inconsistent speech: The child may say the same word differently each time. * Difficulty with word structure: Trouble linking sounds and syllables together correctly, especially in longer words or phrases. * Poor prosody: Abnormal rhythm, stress, or intonation, leading to a monotone-like speech pattern. * Limited sound inventory: May have a smaller range of sounds than expected for their

Jakob has autism and apraxia. Apraxia causes a mind-body disconnect. He wants to try the sausage placed in front of me. He’s been instructing us how to help him. His body fights it. You’d think with all the dysregulation he’d be totally tuning out his communication partner. Not the case. He hears everything. (It took 6 hours but he finally ate the sausage and said it “tasted like heaven”.) See the entire interaction on our page. #cardsbyjakob #helpingsendsmiles #athomewithautism | Cards by Jakob

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