Hi. My name is Jack, I'm 24 years old and I am from Australia. I was born with a developmental disorder called Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia, which is also known as Apraxia of Speech.
I am wondering does anyone else have Verbal Dyspraxia/Apraxia or knows about it? It would be great to be able to talk to someone who understands things.
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia is a motor speech disorder, which makes it hard for a child to say sounds, syllables, and words because their brain has problems planning the movements needed to produce speech. I was diagnosed with it when I was 3 years old. I have spent basically my entire life going to speech therapy, working on my speech and communication.
The type of Verbal Dyspraxia I have is profound, which is rare because of how severe it is.
I can talk but my speech is very limited and unclear. I communicate with most people by using a special device called a Lightwriter or by using my phone. I have been working very hard on my speech over the past 2 years and I am getting better.
