What is Apraxia?

Apraxia is also know as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia. Apraxia of speech is a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.

It is not due to weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles (the muscles of the face, tongue, and lips). The severity of apraxia of speech can range from mild to severe.

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