Accurately distinguishing aphasia from apraxia of speech can be challenging, especially when both disorders are present. In this course, Brielle C. Stark, PhD, examines the clinical features that differentiate language impairment from motor speech planning deficits and explains why no single characteristic should drive a diagnosis. Instead, participants will learn to evaluate patterns of errors across language and motor speech domains to make more confident clinical decisions.
Through evidence-based discussion and practical clinical examples, participants will identify sensitive versus specific diagnostic markers, select and interpret assessment tasks for apraxia of speech, and analyze overlapping presentations of aphasia and apraxia of speech. By the end of the course, clinicians will be better prepared to make accurate differential diagnoses, communicate findings clearly to patients and families, and develop treatment plans that address the underlying source of the communication breakdown.
Through evidence-based discussion and practical clinical examples, participants will identify sensitive versus specific diagnostic markers, select and interpret assessment tasks for apraxia of speech, and analyze overlapping presentations of aphasia and apraxia of speech. By the end of the course, clinicians will be better prepared to make accurate differential diagnoses, communicate findings clearly to patients and families, and develop treatment plans that address the underlying source of the communication breakdown.
