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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be concerned about a diagnosis at age 3.  Who did the diagnosis?  I would do intensive private speech. If it is Apraxia, you want to do PROMPT.[/quote]

While CAS requires highly specialized intensive therapy, I wamt to chime in here. There are other effective methods for treading CAS. PROMPT is definitely a great way to go but there are CAS therapists who use other approaches so don’t rule somehow out because they aren’t using PROMPT. Ask for an explanation of why they use their approach. I read about a lot of success with the Kaufman method on the Apraxia Kids group on Facebook. My sons SLP used an eclectic method that was similar but not exactly PROMPT.  What you don’t want is a therapist treating your child with traditional articulation therapy. That won’t work. You also don’t want a therapist who isn’t experienced with CAS.

I highly recommend apraxia-kids.org for more information on CAS and treatment.  If you’re on FB, join the group. It’s what got me through the early years of treatment. [/quote]

You took the words right out of my mouth. [b]PROMPT became known as the "go to" program for CAS only because it is a packaged program that parents discuss. The approach is typical oral-motor learning theory with wrapping paper and a bow on it.[/b] What is more important is that the SLP has knowledge and experience in treating CAS. [/quote]

NP.  I don't know what the bolded means but I can tell you that it wasn't until my DS started seeing a PROMPT certified SLP at age 5 that he made any notable progress with his speech.  He'd been in ST since 2.  DS is now 15.   I recommend it because of all the excellent SLPs we'd seen, the PROMPT certified SLP was the first to identify the weaknesses in the muscles of his face/mouth.  And, when she pointed it out to me, I could see it as well.  That's what she started to work on first as they are foundational to sound production. As his strength/control improved, so did his articulation and intelligibility. It was a developmental pediatrician who referred me to a PROMPT certified SLP, not another parent.

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