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Childhood Apraxia
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What causes childhood apraxia of speech?
Researchers don't yet understand what might cause childhood apraxia of speech. Some think that it is related to a child’s overall language development. Others think of it as a problem with the brain’s signals to the muscles needed for speech. Imaging tests have not found any real differences in brain structure in children with the condition.
Childhood apraxia of speech may be a part of a larger disorder a child has, such as:
Cerebral palsy
Autism
Epilepsy
Galactosemia
Certain mitochondrial disorders
Neuromuscular disorders
Other intellectual disability
The condition may run in families. Many children with the disorder have a family member with a communication disorder or a learning disability
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