Re: soft neurological signs of Apraxia

[Guest guest]

i was interested in knowing, but never saw a reply to a question about what

are the soft neurological signs of apraxia.

thanks

[Guest guest]

I don't think I've ever seen a list, but I can tell you a few things

about my daughter. She pretty much looks like a regular kid. She

walks, rides a bike, and swims. However, she has a tendency to fall

or run into things. She has a very hard time with doing finger plays

or sign language. She seems awkward. She's apraxic, and obviously

has all of the oral motor control problems that apraxics have. I

don't know if those are considered " soft " signs or not.

I got this from a search on the web:

" soft sign

Any of a number of minor abnormalities that emerge in childhood and

are used as diagnostic indicators of minimal brain damage; e.g.,

dysdiadochkinesis, difficulty in carrying out alternating movements

(like tapping) with one's fingers or hands. Soft signs are subtle and

difficult to detect reliably; they tend to run their developmental

course with no clear locus of origin and are not regarded as

indicators of any specific neurological disease. The 'soft' in the

term comes from the difficulties of interpretation and the uncertain

association with structural brain damage. Also called soft

neurological sign. "

Hope this helps.

Suzi

> i was interested in knowing, but never saw a reply to a question

>about what are the soft neurological signs of apraxia.

> thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Hello , Jeanette, Suzi,

Welcome to the group! In addition to Suzi's great information given, I

also found an article that I feel defines soft neurological signs as

well.

[Guest guest]

Hello , Jeanette, Suzi,

If you have already received this information about the soft neurological

signs, then ignore this post, if not - following is a list of soft

neurological signs for children with Apraxia that are posted in CHERAB

Foundation's literature and provided by our specialists for early detection

and intervention.

Suzanne Smolyer

Executive VP CHERAB Foundation

http://www.apraxia.cc

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Neurological " soft signs " can include...

* Hypotonia

* Sensory Integration Disorder

* Motor planning disorders of the body

The child may have oral apraxia if on command he/she can't...

* Smile

* Kiss, or make a kiss face

* Stick out or move their tongue

* Make 'raspberries'

* Imitate making a funny face

* Blow out candles or blow bubbles

The child may have verbal apraxia if he/she...

* Has a history of little or no babbling as an infant

* Has trouble imitating sounds or words

* Uses nonverbal forms of communication such as gestures and

grunts

* Lost sounds or words she already learned, or other

inconsistent speech patterns

* Gropes with her mouth while trying to talk

* Shows frustration when trying to speak

Information provided by: Lori Roth MS CCC/SLP and Dr. M. Agin

Neuro-Developmental Pediatrician