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Developmental apraxia: diagnostic considerations.

C L Prichard·M E Tekieli·J M Kozup
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This study compares the performance of developmentally apraxic children with that of children who have functional articulation disorders on a battery of diagnostic tests. Based on preliminary data, tests which assess auditory attention, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, oral-tactile feedback, and isolated and sequenced volitional oral movements appear to be useful in a differential diagnosis of articulatory defective children and, thus, warrant further study. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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ApraxiasArticulation DisordersChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialHearing TestsHumansLanguage TestsComparative StudyJournal Article

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C L Prichard, M E Tekieli, J M Kozup. 1979. Developmental apraxia: diagnostic considerations.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9924(79)90030-3

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