Apraxia is classified as non-consistent speech errors. Essentially, the ability to say one word correctly, and the next day unable to say it at all. However, I’ve found nobody has talked about this and the difference between our verbal speech not being as accessible in its entirety.
The difference is sometimes, we cannot get out what we want to say at all. It’s not just with a single word, but instead multiple phrases and words. We can have to switch words out for other ones to get our point across. We will sometimes have to pretend that we are thinking about what we want to say when we know it in our brains. Furthermore, some individuals may opt-out and say, “I don’t know,” to avoid this difficultly as a whole. It’s a coping strategy our brain develops because we don’t want to be put under pressure and struggle. However, it’s essential to know struggling is something that happens to everybody. For people with Apraxia specifically, our struggling can drain our brain battery, making us more tired, leading us to feel more frustrated or what some people might describe as grumpy.
I find that’s the nature of Apraxia and what it takes a toll on the person; this is one of the reasons why I can’t wait for my research team’s research to come out to see how it exactly affects the person. We’ve looked at Apraxia, but have we looked at the people with Apraxia? The individuals that love with the disorder? Because they can tell us more about what happens in the brain versus a clinician side.
Remember to remind yourself or your loved one to give themselves grace with their speech. Each day might be new, but it’s a fresh start for learning how to have grace with yourself.
Love,
Jordan Christian
Thank you so much for everything you’re doing. My grandson is 10 years old and has childhood apraxia. He was diagnosed at 3 1/2 years old. He has come so far and seeing how you have overcome I know my grandson can too.
Thanks Jordan! Great post and so helpful!
Thank you for all you do. My Grandson has verbal speech apraxia. We were and are very fortunate to get him the support and help he has needed. He didn’t speak until he was almost three. He is soon to be five. We are so thankful and grateful he can communicate with his words. I remember the first time he switched out a word. He was wanting to say small. He paused for a long bit and said, “Gamma it’s tiny.” I was estatacic.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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