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Developmental verbal dyspraxia. II: A developmental perspective on two case studies.

J Stackhouse1, M Snowling

  • 1National Hospital's College of Speech Sciences, London, UK.

European Journal of Disorders of Communication : the Journal of the College of Speech and Language Therapists, London
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Children with developmental verbal dyspraxia exhibit persistent speech errors affecting syllable planning and vocal tract coordination. Despite improvements, these errors remain, impacting complex speech production.

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Area of Science:

  • Speech-language pathology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Developmental verbal dyspraxia (DVD) affects speech sound production.
  • Understanding the specific error patterns in DVD is crucial for intervention.

Observation:

  • Speech errors in children with DVD were compared to normally developing children matched for articulation age.
  • A longitudinal approach tracked speech development over time.

Findings:

  • Children with DVD showed unique errors in syllable structure planning and vocal tract coordination, beyond typical developmental errors.
  • Despite speech improvement over 4 years, the core error types persisted.
  • Intelligibility increased via word-specific adaptations, but novel/complex speech remained challenging.

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Implications:

  • A developmental framework reveals distinct levels of speech production breakdown in DVD.
  • Case studies are recommended for exploring interactions between breakdown levels.
  • Findings inform clinical practice for children with developmental verbal dyspraxia.