My son is four and we do it twice a week, but I read everywhere online that you should do it 3 times a week minimum and on other groups some parents do up to 6 times a week. Ive asked our speech pathologist and the one we had before her about this and both said that’s more the states and their insurances cover a lot more than many people in canada/Ontario where I’m from. Right now, our insurance doesn’t cover anything(which we’re hoping to fix but even if we do we’d get maybe 11 sessions covered) and it is so expensive, one lesson being around $100. I always feel like I’m failing my child by not going enough but it just doesn’t feel financially plausible. So I’m curious, how often do other Canadians take their children with CAS to speech therapy?

Are there any sub Reddits for adults with Acquired Apraxia of Speech? I am looking for resources specific to AAOS, not just aphasia. There seem to be many resources for adults with aphasia, and many resources for Childhood Apraxia of Speech, but having great difficulty finding resources for my husband, who had a stroke last year. We especially would love to find support groups for adults with Acquired Apraxia of Speech, as support groups for adults with aphasia have not been helpful in his case as there just aren't other participants with his same communication challenges. Thanks in advance for your input!

Edit: We do have a speech therapist (since day 1, 15 months ago). We are looking for supportive communities and also to learn of new treatment innovations.

Hi everyone,

I’m a developer working on an early idea for a simple app that helps children practice speech exercises at home between therapy sessions.

The goal is not to replace speech therapists or professional support. The idea is more to create a small tool that can make home practice easier, more consistent, and a bit more engaging for kids.

Right now it is still very early. I’m mainly trying to understand if this is a real problem for families, if it’s something parents would actually care about, and whether it’s worth building further.

I made a small landing page here:
Logopedia +

There is no finished product yet and nothing to download. I’m just sharing the idea to see if people are interested, would want to follow along, or have any input from their own experience.

Any feedback, thoughts, or even just signs of interest would be really helpful as I decide whether to keep building this.

How many parents of children diagnosed with speech apraxia have encountered harassment that implies apraxia applies to parent too?

My son is 25. Years of speech therapy from six months of age. I'm just dealing with mean people who want me to be unhappy so offer only the opposite of anything I say or do.

How many here have encountered people who want to cause suffering for any diagnosis? Stigma prevents treatment that HELPS so it only makes things worse.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

My son has just turned two and is completely not verbal but has learnt the sign for ‘wee’ and we’re working on sign for ‘poo’…

Is this enough to start potty training?

Does anyone have any tips?

I just don’t want his lack of speech to hold his independence back. Or at least I want to do everything I can to ensure he’s not held back because of it.

If anyone’s successfully potty training their non verbal , very young toddler and would like to share experiences.. I’d be hugely grateful. 🥹 🙏

Bit of a random one, but has anyone found any supplements that genuinely helped their child’s speech delay or motor planning/oral motor difficulties?

My little boy is nearly 2 and we’re still trying to work out exactly what’s going on. He’s delayed with speech and has some oral motor issues, so I’m interested to hear what other parents have tried.

I’m not expecting a magic fix, but there’s so much information online and it’s hard to know what’s worth looking into and what’s just hype.

Did anything make a noticeable difference for your child? Things like omega 3, magnesium, vitamins, probiotics etc?

Would love to hear real experiences, whether positive or negative.

A few years ago my wife was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. For a few weeks, a letterboard was her only way to communicate with me. It was exhausting. It was hard. And it changed how I think about communication.

I also have friends with non-verbal autistic children, and I've watched their struggles. Especially with letterboards. This, of course, made me think there must be a better way. So I built BoardSpeak. It's a simple, free letterboard that runs in any modern web browser. No app to download. No account to create. No subscription. It works on any phone, tablet, or computer.

A few things I want to stress:

• Free - and will always be free
• Collects zero data - nothing you type is ever stored or transmitted
• No login, no account, nothing to install - just open and use
• Works on any device - just needs a modern browser

If it helps even one person communicate a bit more easily, then that's my win. Here is the link:

https://boardspeak.org/

Happy to answer any questions. Please note that this is a BETA release. I know there are some display bugs that should be fixed soon. If you see any issues, or have ideas on how to improve it, please let me know! I also know that I don't know what I don't know regarding supporting non-verbal people and their families. So I'm very open to learning more so that BoardSpeak becomes a more useful tool. Again, please let me know your feedback!

Any peice of kit / device / toy / book that you feel has been pivotal in mentoring your toddler to speech and imitate?

Our clinical trial has reopened for 2026!

Does your child struggle with coordination and motor skills?

We are currently looking for children in Melbourne Australia with Developmental Coordination Disorder [DCD]/Dyspraxia (or general motor difficulties), with or without ADHD (or attentional/hyperactivity difficulties) aged 7-12 years to take part in a study investigating the impact of a 4-week home-based motor training program for enhancing movement ability. NO official diagnosis is required to be involved in this trial!

We hope to gain a better understanding of the training methods that may be effective in helping children with movement difficulties, and to understand which children are likely to benefit from such training techniques. It is our goal that this research may assist in the development of future interventions/training methods for children who have movement difficulties.

Children with co-occurring conditions (e.g., ASD) are also invited to participate.

All participants will be reimbursed for their time.

If you are interested in participating but have concerns about attending all sessions or travelling for testing, please feel free to still register your interest and a member of the research team will be in contact to discuss this further.

Please go to the link provided below or use the QR code in the advert and we will be in contact with you. Please also share around to anyone who might be interested!

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our project email or the lead investigator directly:

Project Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Dr Pamela Barhoun

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or Phone: (03) 9246 8627

This study has received Deakin University ethics approval (reference number: [2023-024])

Please share stories of their kids being able to connect and enjoy life despite their impairment….

I know many kids can learn to speak with intensive therapy.

But what about being to speak socially and instinctively in a way that connects them with the human experience. If so - what age did that come? And were they diagnosed as moderate - severe?

Hoping and praying for my precious , social and extroverted little boy. 🩷🙏

Hi everyone,

My little boy is 24 months old and we’re currently looking into severe apraxia / motor speech difficulties.

He’s such a lovely little boy — really social, affectionate, funny and switched on. He understands so much, uses signs well and really wants to communicate, but he still has no consistent spoken words and very limited consistent sounds.

I’ll be honest, some days I find it completely heartbreaking and scary thinking about the future and watching him struggle to say what he wants to say.

But at the same time, I’m trying really hard to believe that things happen for a reason and that there may also be positives that come from this journey for him and for us as a family, even though it’s so hard.

I’d really love to hear from parents further along the journey about the positives that came from their child having CAS/apraxia, the strengths their child developed because of it, and whether it shaped them or their family in positive ways too. I’d also love to know what gave you hope in the early years.

I think I just need to hear some real long-term positive stories from people who truly understand 🤍

My son has suspected apraxia - he’s almost 2. One thing he does consistently is point at things until I say the word, he does this for everything. Almost like he’s pressing a button with his pointing finger so I speak. He doesn’t make any attempt himself but says ‘eh’ .. almost like he’s agreeing with what I say.

Is this a hallmark of apraxia ?

Anyone’s kids with diagnosed apraxia not say anything at all age 2 apart from very rarely a word or animal noise and then never again?

Or did they try to say stuff just not very well and get it sounds mixed up?

My son is 2y9m old, has been in speech for the last 6 months and his SLP suspects he has childhood apraxia of speech, and recommended he see a pediatric neurologist.

His appointment is tomorrow. Just curious if anyone can tell me what to expect at the appointment?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice/reassurance from parents with similar experiences.

My little boy is 23 months old and currently non verbal. He’s very social, affectionate, engaging, understands lots, uses eye contact well and communicates through signs/gestures. His other development seems on track.

What concerns me is that he has no consistent words, struggles to imitate sounds, and will occasionally make a sound once and then never do it again. He mostly says “uh” for everything. He also drools and often has an open mouth posture.

We’ve had hearing checked, seen an SLT, and are using AAC/signs and all the usual speech strategies consistently.

I keep being told to “wait and see,” but I’m starting to wonder about childhood apraxia of speech/verbal dyspraxia because of the inconsistency and lack of progress.

Did anyone else’s child present similarly at this age? What was the eventual outcome?

So my son is about to turn 2 and he can’t say a word, a word approx, or an animal / play sound. In fact - no consistent sounds at all apart from some very occasional and limited babbling. He does says ‘yayaya’ a lot after eating which is perhaps something to do with his mouth muscles being warmed up?!

He’s a social, engaging and communicative boy in all other ways and autism is currently not suspected. He is suspected to have apraxia though.

He has a said a variety animal sounds and ‘ee I ee I o’ for old McDonald just once or twice but the never again which is also points to apraxia.

My question is - Did anyone’s kids have no words at all and this age, if so, do you mind sharing how long it took until they could talk or say anything consistent?

Thanks 🙏

My son has suspected CAS and I am panicking about his future prospects.

Will he be able to socialize, enjoy and have a fulfilling childhood and eventually settle down to be able to be independent and successful and whatever he puts his mind to?

How serious is this condition?

We’re obviously willing to throw everything we can into supporting him. He’s almost 2 and is a bright; engaging and charming little boy with an exuberance for life and people. It breaks my heart to think he’ll be starting nursery soon and the other kids may think he’s a baby and not want to play with him cause he can’t talk…

Any future hope - please share. Very worried mum xxx

Hey. My 4 year old is switching to an apraxia specialist and he will be in speech 3x a week at 110 an hour (so 330) a week. Our insurance doesn't cover anything .

How are we supposed to afford this?

I started worrying about my daughter’s speech when she was around 14 months old. I kept holding out hope that the “speech explosion” was coming, but it never came. When she was 20 months old, she was evaluated by an SLP, but we were told that she was “borderline” at the time. The SLP did say that her receptive skills were carrying her overall score, but that she didn’t qualify for services anyway, at least not yet.

I had her reevaluated by a different SLP when she was 26 months old, and she qualified for services. She has been in speech therapy twice a week for 45 minute sessions since then, so for 4 months (she’s now 2.5). She’s more generally vocal at home, more babbling and labeling more frequently, but not really any new words or new pairings. She was basically mute at daycare, though, so they’ve seen a night and day difference there, and her speech is now equal in both places.

My daughter likes her SLP. She can see her easily and frequently because the SLP comes to see her at her daycare (she takes her to a different room). The SLP knows my daughter’s teachers and can give them pointers for how to help her in class. All great things!

However, the SLP has said that she isn’t doing any speciality interventions other than using Kaufman cards. I asked her if she felt specialized enough to treat apraxia (and she’s the one who gave her that diagnosis) and she didn’t give me a clear answer.

Basically, I’m wondering if typical speech therapy with a speech therapist that my daughter likes is enough? Or is it worth it to try to find someone who is specialized in treating apraxia, who she may not be able to see as frequently due to our work schedules? There are no concerns of autism or other co-occurring disorder, she is unbothered by change, and warms to others with relative ease, so this is purely just a question of frequency and specialty.

My 7 year old son with mild/moderate CAS has been doing great with his speech, but was really struggling with his reading. He’s now had a vision exam with a specialist and has been diagnosed with Visual Apraxia. (Formerly know as Oculomotor Apraxia)

It explains so many things, but it’s also confusing because he plays baseball, basketball, soccer and rides a bike.

Has anyone had experience with Visual Apraxia?

Hi everyone! I am a high school student working on a competition project designing an AI powered speech translator for people with communication disabilities like autism, cerebral palsy and apraxia. The tool learns your unique speech patterns and translates them in real time without replacing your voice along with that, it also detects emotional tone alongside words. I would love to hear from anyone with this experience or professional expertise. Even 2-3 sentences would genuinely help shape our design. Please feel free to answer some of these questions:

1.   What does current communication technology get wrong for you or for a person with speech disability?

2.   What would make you trust a tool like this? What would make you not trust it?

3.   What is one thing you wish technology understood about how you communicate that it currently doesn't?

1. Is there anything about AI powered communication tools that worries you that we should address in our design?

7.   On a scale of 1 to 10 how useful do you think a tool like this would be for people with speech impairments and why?

8.   What is the one thing we absolutely must get right for this tool to actually help people?

hi guys i was wondering what tools work best for you and your child post-diagnosis? what helps your family keep organized with all the paperwork or what tools does your child use