Children with CAS generally have a good understanding of language and know what they want to say. They have difficulty, however, carrying out the complex motor movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and soft palate that are necessary for developing intelligible speech. In essence, CAS is a wiring problem in which the brain says speak but the mouth does not respond.

Not all children with CAS are the same. Your child may show some or all of the signs below:

  • Has limited vocalizations in infancy

  • Is delayed in saying first words

  • Says only a few different sounds:

    • may often use mainly vowels
    • Lack of a consonant by 12 months of age
    • Fewer than 3 consonants by 16 months of age
    • Fewer than 5 consonants by 24 months of age
  • Has problems putting sounds together to form syllables/simple words
  • Little use of different syllable shapes [consonant + vowel (CV); vowel + consonant (VC); CVCV, VCV]
  • Does not always say a word the same way
  • Understands speech and language better than they can produce speech.
  • Has problems imitating what others say. If she can imitate, those words will sound better than words she says on her own.

  • More trouble saying longer words than shorter ones.

  • Difficult to understand, especially with those who don’t know the child well.
  • Speech may sound choppy, flat, or monotone. The child may put stress on the wrong syllable or word or have difficulty with continuous voicing across syllables or words.

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