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Dysarthria and Apraxia: Overview, Assessment and Treatment
1.5-3hrs
advanced levelThe motor speech disorder known as ‘childhood apraxia of speech’ (CAS) can afflict children as they learn to speak. This psychology course takes you through the causes, characteristics and symptoms of apraxia to show you how to assess and diagnose the disorder. We compare CAS to speech delay and discuss the role of speech therapy. We then move on to dysarthria, a slurring of speech caused by brain or nerve damage that affects the vocal muscles.
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Dysarthria and Apraxia: Overview, Assessment and Treatment
This free online psychology course explains how to diagnose and treat the speech disorders dysarthria and apraxia.
The motor speech disorder known as ‘childhood apraxia of speech’ (CAS) can afflict children as they learn to speak. This psychology course takes you through the causes, characteristics and symptoms of apraxia to show you how to assess and diagnose the disorder. We compare CAS to speech delay and discuss the role of speech therapy. We then move on to dysarthria, a slurring of speech caused by brain or nerve damage that affects the vocal muscles.
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Module 15 Lessons
Dysarthria and Apraxia
In this module, you will learn about childhood apraxia of speech, its characteristics, and the principles of motor learning. We discuss the treatment, including the planning and organising the education of a child with CAS and associated language disorders. We identify the symptoms, causes and ways of treating dysarthria.
1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Understanding Apraxia
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3.Principles and Treatment
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4.Handling Apraxia and Dysarthria
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5.Lesson Summary
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Module 21 Lessons
Course assessment
Comments5 Comments
Dr. Uqbah I.Augugust 01, 2025
Great course
Miss Busuay Sajchie S.July 12, 2025
This course teaches about assessment involves a comprehensive evaluation of a person's needs, while treatment refers to the interventions used to address those needs. Done by Nadine Felecia Graham
Gabrielle G.February 07, 2025
Great experience, great information
Mazhar Abbas K.December 07, 2024
very informative course.. thank you alison
Robert R.November 15, 2024
A lot I learned from. This is highly recommended course for anyone. Great course overall.
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