Speech therapy intervention in children with developmental verbal dyspraxia

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the possibilities of speech therapy intervention in children with developmental verbal dyspraxia. The thesis responds to a less explored area of speech therapy, in which the diagnosis and therapy of developmental verbal dyspraxia lacks specific tools and methodological support. Speech therapists often have to be inspired by foreign sources, as there is still no comprehensive methodology for working with children with developmental verbal dyspraxia. The theoretical part focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the CNS in relation to practice, terminological definitions, developmental motor disorder and key differences between developmental verbal dyspraxia and oral dyspraxia. Other chapters work through the definition, classification and symptomatology of developmental verbal dyspraxia along with the most common comorbid disorders. The final chapter of the theoretical part is devoted to speech therapy intervention, introduces diagnosis, differential diagnosis, focuses on the overview of therapeutic methods, including foreign approaches, and does not forget the prognosis of developmental verbal dyspraxia. The empirical part then, through qualitative research based on literature analysis and semi-structured interviews, maps and analyses the experiences of clinical...