Apraxia

We recently had a speech therapist come and talk to James. She diagnosed him with apraxia of speech. Wikipedia defines apraxia as "Apraxia of Speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder (MSD) affecting an individual's ability to translate conscious speech plans into motor plans. Like other apraxias, it only affects volitional movement patterns."

It is treatable, but through a more rigorous and specific speech therapy. So, we will be have Mrs. Hufnagle come to our house once a week and help James out. Hopefully we'll see some improvement within the next few months......