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Apraxia of Speech (Dyspraxia) Citations - http://www.faughnan.com/apraxiarefs.html
John Faughnan, MD, MS, provides a summarized list of professional literature about apraxia of speech from PubMed.

Apraxia Speaks - http://apraxiaspeaks.com
Authored by a parent with a child affected by the condition. Offers guidance about therapies, suggested links, and a newsletter.

Apraxia-Kids - http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
Provides articles by speech-language pathologists, an e-mail discussion list, message board, newsletter, resources, book suggestions, news, and conference information.

Can We Talk? - http://www.tayloredmktg.com/dyspraxia/
A reference center for health professionals and parents. Provides description, recommendations, treatment information, and sample IEPs.

Child Apraxia Therapy Ideas - http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/therapy/apraxiarx.html
Provides therapy ideas for those treating a child with apraxia of speech. From Judith Maginnis Kuster's Communication Disorders Internet Guide.

Children's Speech Sound Disorders: Questions and Answers - http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/phonol-and-artic.htm
Provided by Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist, this page describes apraxia and several other speech disorders.

Developmental Apraxia - http://www.wyandotte.org/SpecialEd/apraxia.htm
By Nancy William, M.A., this page provides a parent-friendly definition of apraxia and suggestions for what parents can do at home to help their child.

Developmental Dyspraxia by Madeleine Portwood Clumsy Child Syndrome - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/madeleine.portwood/dyspraxia.htm
Statistics, neurological causes, and characteristics of the condition are provided. Information about the author's manual is included.

Dyspraxia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/dyspraxia2.shtml
Article describing symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. [From BBC Health]

Matts Hideout - http://www.matts-hideout.co.uk/
A blog describing the life of a young man with dyspraxia.

NINDS Apraxia Information Page - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/apraxia/apraxia.htm
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke briefly describes acquired apraxia (i.e. adult onset apraxia as result of stroke or similar incident of anoxia, a loss of oxygen to the brain), its treatment, prognosis, and helpful organizations.

Straight Talk About Dyspraxia - http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/skip/168/dyspraxiamain.html
Offers a description of how to make a simple chart of the speech progress of a child with developmental verbal dyspraxia (apraxia of speech), links to more information, and other suggestions that have helped this parent in New Zealand.

The Talking Page - http://www.debtsmart.com/talk
Features sound clips of children with apraxia speaking. Produced by Scott Bilker and his son, Brandon.

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