Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: From Toddlers to Teens

Presenter - Professor Tricia McCabe

This workshop aims to provide clinicians with information on the latest evidence based treatments for childhood apraxia of speech. We will start by considering how to incorporate the principles of motor learning and E3BP into selection of treatments for toddlers, pre-schoolers, older children and adolescents with CAS.

The workshop will focus on the treatments with the best evidence (DTTC, IPA, ReST, & NDP3 in particular). Other treatments will be discussed if time permits including motor-chaining, AAC, PROMPT, ultrasound and combination therapy. Clinicians are encouraged to bring their own CAS cases for discussion and group problem solving.

This workshop is aimed at Speech Therapists with an interest in paediatric speech disorders. Although students may attend, the content is more suited to clinicians with previous clinical exposure to children with complex speech disorders.