Childhood Apraxia of Speech expert Nancy Kaufman explains the unique disorder while discussing her treatment approach and steps parents can take toward diagnosis and treatment.

Nancy is a speech-language pathologist, renowned expert in childhood apraxia of speech, and the owner and director of the Kaufman Children’s Center. Since 1979, she has dedicated herself to establishing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP), a treatment approach to help children become effective vocal communicators. Nancy lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the subject of CAS and other childhood speech-sound disorders. Families from around the country and the world travel to the KCC to participate in her intensive and specialized therapy programs.

To learn more about Nancy and the Kaufman Children's Center, visit https://www.kidspeech.com/

More Apraxia Information/Resources: 

• https://www.apraxia-kids.org/
• https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/childhood-apraxia-of-speech/

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• “What is a Speech Disorder?” 
• “A Parent's Guide to Apraxia”
• “Nancy Kaufman: The Apraxia ‘Guru’ and her Methodology”

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