New breakthrough in understanding a severe child speech impediment
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 16:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists have made a breakthrough in identifying a potential cause of the most severe child speech impediment -- apraxia. One in 1000 children has apraxia, but understating the origins of this debilitating speech disorder has until now remained elusive. Speech pathologists have identified anomalies in a key speech pathway of the brain connected to speech.