Letter D

Dyspraxia of speech

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A developmental disability characterized by difficulty in muscle control, specifically of the muscles involved in producing speech.

It is caused by a neurological difference that has not yet been pinpointed.

Treatment is via intensive speech therapy concentrating on oral-motor skills

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