Cari Ebert – Making a Differential Diagnosis when CAS is Suspected

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Cari Ebert – Making a Differential Diagnosis when CAS is Suspected

Making a Differential Diagnosis when Childhood Apraxia of Speech is Suspected

2-Hour Self-Study Video Course

Course Summary

Working with minimally verbal young children requires SLPs to differentially diagnose between a delay and a disorder. When CAS is suspected, a different path of intervention must be followed based on the principles of motor learning. Before appropriate treatment can be provided, the correct diagnosis must be made. There are plenty of assessment tools available for use with older, more verbal children, but this course will focus on the differential diagnosis of minimally verbal children with suspected CAS. Characteristics of CAS are compared with other diagnoses of autism, dysarthria, phonological impairment, articulation disorder, and expressive speech/language delay. There is also a discussion regarding who makes the diagnosis of CAS and at what age a formal diagnosis can be made.

Learning Outcomes:  
As a result of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Summarize why CAS can be difficult to diagnose in minimally verbal young children and when it is clinically appropriate to make the formal diagnosis.
2. Explain when a referral to a neurologist or a developmental pediatrician should be made by the SLP.
3. Compare the clinical symptoms of CAS with autism, dysarthria, phonological impairment, articulation disorder, and expressive speech/language delay.

Timed Agenda:          
Minutes 1-3   The complexity of speech production

Minutes 4-15   Who diagnoses CAS and when to refer on

Minutes 16-30  Making a diagnosis of CAS

Minutes 31-49  CAS or autism spectrum disorder

Minutes 50-65  CAS or dysarthria

Minutes 66-75   CAS or phonological impairment

Minutes 76-85  CAS or articulation disorder

Minutes 86-95 CAS or expressive speech/language delay

Minutes 96-120 Case studies

Meet the Speaker

Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and her master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. Cari is a therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most—TALK! She specializes in autism, apraxia, and early intervention. Cari’s son has dual diagnoses of autism and apraxia, allowing her to engage audiences both as a professional and as a parent of a neurodivergent child. In 2018, Cari co-authored a book with Dave Hammer titled, The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech. In 2020, she published a book on autism titled, The Learning to Learn Program.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Cari is co-author of the book, The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech and she is the creator of a variety of speech therapy products including Cari’s Silly Sounds, Animal Vowels, Talking Letters, Apraxia FAQs, and Is It Apraxia or… which she references in her apraxia trainings. Cari receives royalties from all book and product sales. She also benefits financially from all sales of this self-study course.

Non-financial: Cari has a son with autism and apraxia and shares personal experiences in her trainings.

Curriculum

• Making a Differential Diagnosis When CAS is Suspected
• Use Policy
• Welcome and Course Information Video(8:35)
• Course Handout
• Course Video(127:26)
• Acknowledgement
• Refer a friend
• Post-test
• Course Evaluation and ASHA CEU FormCommonly Asked Questions:
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