New breakthrough in understanding a severe child speech impediment

Scientists have made a breakthrough in identifying a potential cause of the most severe child speech impediment — apraxia. One in 1000 children has apraxia, but understating the origins of this debilitating speech disorder has until now remained elusive. Speech pathologists have identified anomalies in a key speech pathway of the brain connected to speech.

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