Childhood Apraxia of Speech — CAS Therapy in Menifee
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. The brain has difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed for speech. Your child knows what they want to say — the message is clear in their mind — but their mouth can’t execute it.
Signs of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- • Limited babbling as an infant
- • Late first words
- • Inconsistent errors — says a word correctly once, then can’t repeat it
- • Groping or visible effort when trying to speak
- • Better receptive language than expressive (understands more than they can say)
- • Difficulty with prosody (rhythm and stress patterns of speech)
How Speech Therapy Helps CAS
CAS requires intensive, frequent therapy with a focus on motor planning. We use principles of motor learning: repeated practice, specific feedback, and gradual increase in complexity. The goal is to build the neural pathways that control speech production. Parent coaching is essential — the repetition needed for progress happens every day, not just in sessions.
Think Your Child May Have Apraxia?
A speech evaluation can confirm the diagnosis and get your child started on the right therapy path.
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