Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
What is Landau-Kleffner syndrome? Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a childhood disorder. A major feature of LKS is the gradual or sudden loss of the ability to understand and use spoken language. All children with LKS have abnormal electrical brain waves that can be documented by an ...
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Tourette Syndrome
What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited, neurological disorder characterized by multiple involuntary movements, called motor tics, and uncontrollable vocalizations called vocal or phonic tics. A tic is a sudden rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic, stereotyped motor ...
Source: Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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Apraxia of Speech
What is apraxia of speech? Apraxia of speech, also known as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia, is a speech disorder in which...
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Apraxia Information Page
What is Apraxia? Apraxia (called "dyspraxia" if mild) is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability...
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Delayed Speech or Language Development
Your son is 2 years old and still isn't ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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