Quick Question on Verbal Dyspraxia - anyone?

[JaneDeM]

Does a child, diagnosed with verbal dyspraxia, find it easier and easier to talk (and be understood) as they get older? Or does it mean their speech is difficult to understand all their life?
At the age of, say, 16, where might verbal dyspraxia put them in relation to their peers (educationally) IYSWIM?
Jane x

My ds (age 5) has verbal dyspraxia. We have been told that by the age of 9 he should be speaking "normally". He is certainly alot better than he was. I don't think they are ever "cured" they just learn to control their muscles more. There are other problems associated with verbal dyspraxia that might take longer to disappear/be controlled (eg, often they have some of the symptoms of dyspraxia, and dyslexia).

Has your child got verbal dyspraxia Jane?

No, my child does not, but a friend has a child who has suspected verbal dyspraxia and I was just wondering about his educational outlook. What are some other symptoms of dyspraxia, pollyanna?

My autistic son has suspected verbal dyspraxia (hard to tell as he's difficult to assess) and I think my younger son has it as well. He's not autistic so easy to assess but he's only 2 and a half.

I've found the NHS useless with verbal dyspraxia I'm afraid so have learned to treat it myself. We use \linkkidspeech.com{}Nancy kaufman's techniques} She recently did a presentation in the UK but is very helpful generally.

A lot fo children with veral dyspraxia get pretty good at talking between age 5 to 8ish

Nancy kaufman's techniques link again

Thanks for that, jimjams

yes, thanks for that JimJams. We have also found the NHS pretty rubbish, but are lucky enough to be treated by the Nuffield (sporadically) and have some private therapy.

Jane, my ds also has alot of the symptoms of dyspraxia (and other phsycial problems too), and even if sufferers of verbal dyspraxia don't have dyslexia (which is more common), they have difficulty learning to read and write. Although ds was diagnosed a couple of years ago, we are only just starting to get to the bottom of what it all entails.