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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 6d

🆓🔓Björelius, H., Tükel, S., Tsilingaridis, G., Malmenholt, A., & Terband, H. (2025). Sensory Profiles in Children with Speech Sound Disorders. Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica (IALP), 1–28. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1159/0005... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childspeechdis

Sensory Profiles in Children with Speech Sound Disorders

Abstract. Introduction: Intact sensory processing functions are essential in the development of speech and language, cognitive and motor milestones, and for supporting participation in daily activitie...

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Delighted to see this tutorial published -a different way of thinking about childhood #apraxia of speech. Paywalled so email me for a copy pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

Therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech Through a Dynamic Systems Lens: A Tutorial

Purpose: Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) has been used as a foundational lens through which to observe and understand child development and disorder...

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · Sep 15

3. In #apraxia, the shortage is not of #slps per se, recent @sydney.edu.au research shows the issue is finding an slp who will provide evidence based treatment in sufficient dose and then paying for that therapy. DM me if you want the evidence. #dttc #rest #nuffield #ultrasound #aac #integrpa

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 24d

Take a look- the #ReST website has had a makeover- especially the resources pages. #apraxia #dysarthria #cerebralPalsy #speechie #slpeep #slt
rest.sydney.edu.au

ReST Rapid Syllable Transition Training - ReST Rapid Syllable Transition Training

This site contains a self directed learning package for speech pathologists to learn how to deliver ReST treatment to children with Childhood Apraxia of

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Speech Apraxia UK @speechapraxia.bsky.social · 23d

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Speech Apraxia UK @speechapraxia.bsky.social · 15d

Motor learning strategies used in #CAS therapy can also benefit children without a formal diagnosis.
✔️ More frequent, high-dose practice
✔️ Cues (slowed rate, tactile, visual)
✔️ Ongoing probes for stable gains
Supporting speech motor planning, step by step.
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Adapting Motor Learning Principles for Speech Therapy Beyond CAS

Treatment strategies informed by motor learning principles—commonly applied in CAS intervention can be adapted to support these children.

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Speech Apraxia UK @speechapraxia.bsky.social · 14d

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Please sign/ pass on this petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS)

We want the Government to create and fund a National Strategy for CAS, which should include: - Increase education of CAS. - Set up and fund a working group of experts and families to advise Government...

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 10d

Lovely paper about what kids with #apraxia think of #dttc from Jane McCormack, @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social and colleagues #slpeep #childssd
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 10d

Thread worth reading #apraxia #dysarthria

Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 12d

Twenty-four years ago today, our paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” was published: www.nature.com/articles/350....
A personal thread about the ups & downs of the journey we took to get to that point....1/n
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Image shows the first two printed pages of the paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” by Cecilia Lai and colleagues, published in Nature in 2001 (volume 413, pages 519-523). The abstract reads as follows:
Individuals affected with developmental disorders of speech and language have substantial difficulty acquiring expressive and/or receptive language in the absence of any profound sensory or neurological impairment and despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. Although studies of twins consistently indicate that a significant genetic component is involved, most families segregating speech and language deficits show complex patterns of inheritance, and a gene that predisposes individuals to such disorders has not been identified. We have studied a unique three-generation pedigree, KE, in which a severe speech and language disorder is transmitted as an autosomal-dominant monogenic trait. Our previous work mapped the locus responsible, SPCH1, to a 5.6-cM interval of region 7q31 on chromosome 7. We also identified an unrelated individual, CS, in whom speech and language impairment is associated with a chromosomal translocation involving the SPCH1 interval. Here we show that the gene FOXP2, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, is directly disrupted by the translocation breakpoint in CS. In addition, we identify a point mutation in affected members of the KE family that alters an invariant amino-acid residue in the forkhead domain. Our findings suggest that FOXP2 is involved in the developmental process that culminates in speech and language.

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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 7d

We talked to parents of children with childhood #apraxia of speech in two countries about early intervention. Thanks to Apraxia Kids for funding and to Chantelle Highman for leading the project. @suze-freogirl.bsky.social Here's what the parents said #OpenAccess:
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“I Just Want Him to Be Understood”: Parent Perspectives of the Long-Term Desired Outcomes and Experiences of Early Intervention for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Purpose: This qualitative study explored the perspectives of parents of young children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in terms of (a) lon...

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Joschwa @joshuntley.bsky.social · 10d

The message is there.
The person plans what they want to say.
But the message gets lost along the way.

#Apraxia happens when the brain's motor planning system is disrupted, like after surgery, stroke, or brain injury. #slp help to rebuild those brain-to-mouth connections, one sound at a time.

Illustration of a brain following a dotted line to a mouth. The line is obscured by arrows that divert down other paths that lead to question marks. The text reads "Apraxia of Speech: When the plan is there, but the message gets lost."

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · 10d

Interesting to hear your journey, and the positive outcomes from the twists and turns along the way!

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · 28d

@csdrnetwork.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @afasic.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @jititterington.bsky.social

Would be great if you could sign & share this petition 🙏

Anyone in the UK can sign the petition.

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Speech Apraxia UK @speechapraxia.bsky.social · Sep 15

Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS)

We want the Government to create and fund a National Strategy for CAS, which should include: - Increase education of CAS. - Set up and fund a working group of experts and families to advise Government...

petition.parliament.uk

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Sep 14

I saw it on the 7pm bulletin of ABC News NSW on Sep 16 (iView VIC iview.abc.net.au/show/abc-new...). Very nicely done💐. It's so sad to see how things turn out for speech, language, and literacy when children do not receive timely intervention for CAS. @tricmc.bsky.social #apraxia 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

ABC News VIC

News from where we live. ABC News Victoria brings you the day's top stories, exclusive investigations and original reporting on the issues that matter to you. Presented by Tamara Oudyn (Sun-Thu) and I...

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Speech Apraxia UK @speechapraxia.bsky.social · Sep 11

In CAS therapy, avoid segmenting
It creates robotic speech
Use simultaneous productions, multisensory cueing, chaining
Focus on movement between sounds for natural, intelligible speech
#Apraxia #SLP #MotorSpeech
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...

Why We Avoid Segmenting Words in CAS Therapy

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great to have you on Bluesky @speechapraxia.bsky.social

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Please can you add @speechapraxia.bsky.social to your starter packs for CAS. Thank you!

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great to have a UK organisation focussing on Adults with Speech Apraxia.

Head over to X to find out more @SpeechApraxia

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Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you for reply, much appreciated, thank you.

Pam Slater @pamslater26.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hello, Can I ask if this reference set would apply to a CYP who has a language disorder due to a genetic condition/Learning Disability, rather than DLD itself. Or any suggestions? Thank you.

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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · Aug 4

FINALLY OUT in #IJSLP www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and developmental language disorder: Development of a reference data set
#DevLangDis @blacksheeppress.bsky.social @samueldcalder.bsky.social

Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and developmental language disorder: Development of a reference data set

We explored the development of expressive narrative using Peter and the Cat. We aimed to support clinicians to capture information about functional language use by providing a reference data set to...

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Ioanna Anastasopoulou, PhD SLP 🇨🇦 🇬🇷 @joannatoronto.bsky.social · Apr 11

A new study from our group investigating the neural origins of Childhood Apraxia of Speech out now in Journal of Neuroscience. #neuroskyence #AcademicSky #speechbite.bsky.social

www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

A novel candidate neuromarker of central motor dysfunction in childhood apraxia of speech

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is conceived as an impairment of the central motor system’s ability to program multiple speech movements, resulting in inaccurate transitions between and relative tim...

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Aug 14

🆓🔓 Hello, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES; you'll 💝 LOVE 💝 this #openaccess article! A good understanding of children's communicative capacity underpins provision of interdisciplinary support for children with speech, language, and communication needs ( #SLCN). #childspeechdis #devlangdis #stuttering #stammering

Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · Aug 14

Children Draw Talking: Look at what we can learn from this open access article about 200 children from 24 countries who drew themselves talking
@ashajournals.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social

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Children Draw Talking Around the World

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how children from across the world draw themselves talking and to apply an interdisciplinary a...

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Alex Beardmore @alexbeardmore98.bsky.social · Aug 15

A few more participants needed for research study 📣❗️

Any help will be greatly appreciated! 😊

#bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #slt #SEND #SENDfamily #paediatrics #education #PECS

Alex Beardmore @alexbeardmore98.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for SEND teachers and / or TAs to take part in my dissertation research study about the use of PECS! 📣

Please share if you can. Thank you! 😊

#bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #slt #SEND #SENDfamily #paediatrics #education #PECS

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