<![CDATA[Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia]]>My 4 years old boy has been diagnosed with verbal dyspraxia. He is not able to plan his oral motor to combine two words. He only speaks mono syllables. His speech is not clear too. I am looking for parent support. If you have any kids with condition same as mine, please PM me. We can share the therapy/intervention/suitable primary school for our kids. Thanks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/36686/verbal-dyspraxia-apraxiaRSS for NodeThu, 03 Sep 2026 02:27:55 GMTMon, 11 Jun 2012 08:34:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 02:48:24 GMT]]>Don’t worry too much too early. As the doctor said, it’s too early to really test. Some kids are just slower to speak, but it doesn’t mean that their understanding of language is poor. It could just be a pesonality thing. My older girl is a more humanities-bent person, studying in a local university. She didn’t speak her first recognisable word till days before she turned 2! Once she decided to start speaking, she moved on to complete sentences quite quickly. Just keep talking and reading to your son, and let him hear lots of language in action. Monitor to see if he understands and if his vocab increases, even if only gradually. If he still doesn’t speak more after his 2nd birthday, then see the Dr again.


My younger girl spoke her first words around 15 mths, so really, there is just a range that is "normal".

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982496https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982496Sat, 27 Jun 2020 02:48:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:29:45 GMT]]>Hi there,


My son is currently 20 months old and only able to say a few words like baby, car, mama, papa, no more. But while he follows instructions quite promptly and willingly, he doesn’t speak when requested to. He rarely mimics the sounds we make, even when we do it repeatedly.

I took him to see a speech therapist today, and she says he may have childhood apraxia of speech, but it is too early to tell because he doesn’t verbalise or vocalise sufficiently. Her recommendation is to focus on getting him to be more vocal and get him to communicate more verbally.

His non-verbal communications are excellent and he is responsive in all other ways.

But I would like to seek a second opinion and would appreciate if a fellow parent whose child is undergoing or had previously undergone treatment for childhood apraxia of speech could share more information and experience with me as well as the contact of a good therapist they have worked with.

I’d be eternally grateful. Thanks in advance!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982450https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982450Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:35:48 GMT]]>Hi everyone,

My Son is 3 year old, he was diagnosed with prs. Now he still can’t talk, was seeing doctors & st in nuh but don’t seems to improve. Where can I go to check what is the main reason that he still cannot talk?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1904487https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1904487Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:35:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:20:12 GMT]]>

poohhunny:
Hello,


May i know which speech therapist do you recommend? My boy is 2 months short of 3 years old but only has less than 10 words he can pronounce properly. His vocab is increasing by the day but we cannot understand his pronounciation unless he gestures them. Suspect him to have apraxia too but he is perfectly fine in comprehending and playing with other kids. Kindly assist
I suggest you send your boy for an assessment and if need be, early intervention. I will PM you the contact of a speech therapist shortly.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1877822https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1877822Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:20:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:29:05 GMT]]>Hello,


May i know which speech therapist do you recommend? My boy is 2 months short of 3 years old but only has less than 10 words he can pronounce properly. His vocab is increasing by the day but we cannot understand his pronounciation unless he gestures them. Suspect him to have apraxia too but he is perfectly fine in comprehending and playing with other kids. Kindly assist

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1877816https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1877816Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:29:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:02:42 GMT]]>just to share about what our speech therapist shared with me… during my boy’s first visit to the speech therapist at 24-25mths old he was only occassionally able to say 2 syllabic words (very seldom) and while we wanted to test him for apraxia, we were told it is still very early to determine


she recommended that we speak to him in a different manner to echo his thoughts, to put his actions into words and i broke up 2 syllabic words like getting him to pronounce "le" then "mon" separately then slowly getting him to blend both sounds together
it kinda worked for him as he probably gain confidence and started to shorten the pauses between "le" and "mon"

after the 2nd review around 26mths he was slowly catching up speaking in sentences and we din need regular sessions

at 30mths now, he could speak longer sentences and pronounce words which have more syllabus like "umbrella" but he pronounces it as "um-bell-ra" mixing /l and /r sounds etc and does omit certain sounds as a cluster like "airplane" when he meant "aeroplane" in a hurry

hopefully he’ll slowly get them sorted out but i do find it helpful in "dividing n conquer" strategy (to break up the syllabus) for him

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1744184https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1744184Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:02:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:45:10 GMT]]>I have just convinced my daughter to have her son tested. His kindy (My First Skool) has been recommending that she get him tested, but she has been in a bit of denial. He is now two and a half, and can’t seem to pronounce anything properly. He understands everything and seems normal in other ways. Maybe a tendency to be a bit too tidy - but the kindy is encouraging this. He has a five and a half year old sister, and relies on her quite a bit to verbalize what he wants. The kindy is bilingual of course - not sure if that matters. I understand that it is very important to try to get a correct diagnosis before the age of three. It’s much more common in boys than girls. About 30% of kids do NOT grow out of it. My own son did, though he was not nearly as bad as my grandson.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1744070https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1744070Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:45:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:20:33 GMT]]>hi everyone, i suspect my younger boy could have apraxia too… his speech is very much delayed as compared to his peers and his receptive language (understanding) is far more superior than his verbal… any reccomendations of speech therapists?


He is 25mths old now… recently he could manage only 2 word sentences like "mama night night" or "off switch" but cant say 2 different syllabus words like "apple" or "lemon"

I see a marked difference between him and my elser boy who was slower than his peers but still met milestones

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1704538https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1704538Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:20:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:21:32 GMT]]>My son has verbal apraxia and GDD. Whenever I share about his conditions to parents who do not have kids with special needs, their first response are usually:


Is he ASD? Are you sure he is not??
Maybe he is just a late talker. He will be ok when he is older
You should try to talk to him more etc…

Not much is known about this condition.

Finding a suitable preschool for him is tough. His previous preschool principal asked us to withdraw him after a year with the school.
Waiting time for EIPIC is long. Furthermore there is limited subsidies for middle income family like us. We have to fork out a lot of money for private ST and OT and this is not subsidized. My kid’s CDA account is almost wiped out.

On one hand there is a lot of positive news from the government on providing more support for kids with special needs but on the other hand, our kids don’t have time to wait for all these resources to be built up. My son is already going to 5 yo. His development can’t wait. The "kiasu" education system waits for no one.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1649391https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1649391Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:21:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:04:53 GMT]]>There is a dyspraxia yahoo group but not active. I read in that group that his son can talk in sentence at 4.5 years old. Let us hope our son can talk in sentence soon.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777654https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777654Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:04:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:32:03 GMT]]>Hi Star89,

I read about the fish oil supplement so I bought some for my son too, but not the Efalex brand. I think it’s the Childlife brand which can be given to 2 year olds. Only just started a week ago, hope that there will be some positive effect.
I have a friend whose son has dyspraxia and she said her son spoke in sentences at 5 years old. This was after a lot of therapy and placing him in a low ratio preschool setting. She said that she hasn’t come across many cases of dyspraxia in Singapore. So far this is the first thread on dyspraxia on this forum, I believe.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777603https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777603Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:32:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:16:16 GMT]]>I brought my son for a proper diagnosis by speech therapy at 3.5 years old. His speech is improving now but still delayed if compare with peers around his age. I give him fish oil (brand Efalex) and it seems help alot on his face muscle coordination. Not sure whether can give before 3 years old, you have to check with the doctor first if you want to give.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777573https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777573Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:16:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Verbal Dyspraxia / Apraxia on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:28:59 GMT]]>Hi Star89,

How old was your son when he was diagnosed? My son is only 28 months but I suspect he may have verbal dyspraxia. He spoke late and currently still at mono syllables, and not able to combine two words. His speech is also not clear. I brought him to our doctor when he was 26 months and the doctor recommended speech therapy. My son has been seeing the speech therapist for the past 2 months. I also have been looking around for resources such as speech-enhancing DVD etc to help boost my son’s speech. He doesn’t have any official diagnosis yet, but I can see a marked delay in his speech compared to my two older kids.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777544https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777544Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:28:59 GMT