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1
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Provide a definition for CAS

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CAS is a neurological childhood SSD in which the planning and thus precision of movements underlying speech are impaired.

2
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What are some of the features of CAS?

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Inconsistent errors on consonants and vowels
Inappropriate prosody
Lengthened/disrupted coarticulator transitions between sounds and syllables

3
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Where is the breakdown in CAS?

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At the level of motor planning. Children with CAS don’t have well-refined representations, because of their poor motor execution of sounds.

4
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What treatment options are available for CAS?

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Nullfield Dyspraxia Programme and PROMPT

5
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What are some associated difficulties with CAS?

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Social communication difficulties that stem from unintelligibility
Behavioural disregulation - temperament issues
Other oro-motor difficulties (eating/drinking/saliva control)