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Education Station 
Speech Therapy
Early Intervention
The prognosis for a child with a communication disorder is improved if the child receives appropriate therapy at three years of age over that of a child who first receives a diagnosis and appropriate therapy at the age of six. So why are some children with apraxia diagnosed after the early intervention years? According to Dr. Diane Paul-Brown, director of clinical issues in speech-language pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Rockville, Maryland, "We now know the earlier the intervention, the better the brain can reorganize." Today, parents are generally told to look for signs of delay early, even in a baby's first year, and seek help. No one should assume that a silent 2-year-old is a budding genius; silence may be a sign of hearing loss or a neurological disorder. The new advice is based in part on studies showing that children with speech impairments are more likely to have reading and social problems later. Working with very young children, with malleable brain connections, may rewire defective connections. From the book Developmental Apraxia of Speech, by Hall, Jordan and Robin, from "Working with Preschoolers Exhibiting DAS (Developmental Apraxia of Speech)," page 174: "...Lohr (1978) stated that with her population of nonverbal clients with apraxia, 'children who were younger when we began working with them progressed more rapidly' (p. 6). Our experience has been that the overall outcome has been best for those children with DAS who were identified as possibly exhibiting DAS and received services as very young children..."Each school district in the United States offers an early childhood program. One of the services provided by the programs are speech therapy for those children who qualify. Call your school district to inquire about testing for your child. |
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Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.
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