What is Apraxia?

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Apraxia is a neurological disorder where the child may understand and be willing to execute a command or movement but have the inability to do so. 

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For instance tying shoes or buttoning a shirt is not possible for one with Apraxia. Apraxia is believed to be caused by a lesion in the brain.

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Apraxia comes in several different forms: 

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• Ideomotor Apraxia: Unable to carry out a command to the brain to mimic head or limb  movements suggested by others.

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• Contructional Apraxia: Very much like Ideomotor but displays a much more severe inability to understand.

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• Limb-Kinetic Apraxia: inability to make exact movements

with the finger, limb, or arm.

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• Buccofacial Apraxia: The inability to carry out facial or lip movements like whistling, winking, etc.

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• Ideational Apraxia: Cannot develop a plan for a movement.

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• Oculomotor apraxia: This condition is the difficulty with moving the eyes.

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