Infant apracia is a condition that affects the development of speech in children. Children are not able to pronounce their words correctly or speak fluently. They have trouble pronouncing syllables and forming basic sentences. Childhood apraxia is developed rather than inherited because it is caused by a traumatic injury or illness. Since birth, this condition has developed in many children around the world. Infant apracia symptoms vary widely among children.
Difficulty Speaking
Childhood apracia is the difficulty of speech in children with neurological problems. They cannot pronounce words correctly or speak full, coherent sentences. Infant apracia symptoms consist of problems that infants have when trying to express themselves through words.
They suffer from brain communication problems instead of muscle weakness in their mouths. Their brains do not send signals that tell the lips and jaw what to do. Children with this condition think about what they want to say, but they do not say it correctly. Their brains have trouble coordinating the speech and the muscle movements.
Speech language pathologists work closely with infants and young children to improve speaking. They work with children individually because they know that every situation is different. They work with all types of infants to identify the main infant apracia symptoms.
Most infants babble and cannot speak. Non-pathologists find it hard to know the difference between babies with speech problems and those without them. Pathologists are specially trained to recognize problems in very young children before they start talking.
Delayed Learning
Some children with infant apracia symptoms learn at a much slower rate than other children do. They struggle to form a simple vowels or consonants. As a result, they find it hard to form simple words and phrases.
Infants with this disorder do not engage in baby babble like normal children do. They speak their first words later than the other kids do. These children may stop speaking altogether or only pronounce the easy words.
Childhood apracia is a condition that affects the rate and depth at which some children learn. When children struggle with basic speech, they struggle with other subjects, such as math and reading.
That is not the case for all children with brain disorders, though. Many of them read, write and reason very well. When it comes to speaking and reading out loud, they do not perform well in those subjects. However, children and teens with apracia have the same abilities to learn as their peers.
Eating Problems
In certain children, Infant apracia symptoms are caused by neurological problems. A brain injury or illness has prevented signals from being sent to the right parts of the brain. As a result, the muscles that control speech are not working properly. Even so, children with apracia are not shown to be mentally challenged or born with learning disabilities. However, they do develop speaking and feeding problems at some point in life.
During feedings, infants with apracia cannot control the movements of their lips, tongues and mouths properly. Two and three-year-olds struggle to hold or move food around in their mouths. When they cannot control their movements, they cannot control their eating and develop proper dining habits.
Childhood apracia is a speech and communication disorder that is caused by a brain disorder. Muscle weakness or laziness is not the main cause of the disorder. Children are diagnosed by speech language pathologists who identify a range of symptoms. These pathologists know that lack of babbling and difficulty speaking are infant apracia symptoms to look out for. Difficulty swallowing and eating are additional symptoms. Using sign language instead of speech is another obvious sign of a problem. Infants with apracia are able to live normally as long as they work with the pathologists.
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