120: The Whole Picture: Using A Holistic Approach to Treat CAS
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On this Podcourse episode, I am joined by Dr. Iuzzini-Seigel, a professor and Director of the Communication, Movement, and Learning Lab at Marquette University where she aims to identify factors that contribute to disorder onset and resolution for children with communication disorders. Her research centers on speech development and its disorder with specific focus on Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Currently, she is interested in a multilevel approach to determine the relation among procedural learning and speech, language, and motor deficits in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Topics/Questions:
Let’s talk about your research interests, specifically how Language, motor, and reading impairments as they co-occur with CAS.
What is Procedural learning and why is it significant in children with CAS and other disorders?
What tips do you have for differentiating CAS and other SSDs?
How does the importance of treating the "whole child" play a part in treating children with CAS?