Research shows that ~80% of children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) demonstrate fine and gross motor impairments and ~60% have motor impairments severe enough to diagnose developmental coordination disorder (DCD). DCD is a neurodevelopmental motor disorder that affects activities of daily living, academic and vocational success, leisure activities and long-term physical and mental health. Unfortunately, despite the challenging consequences DCD can have, it goes undiagnosed in a high percentage of children with CAS. Failure to diagnose means failure to treat. Come learn about DCD to elevate your ability to care for the whole child and increase the identification of motor deficits for the children on your caseload. Learn about the diagnostic criteria for a DCD diagnosis, watch video case studies, and understand when you should make a referral.
Live Webinar
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.15 Introductory, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.5; IACET/0.2; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list the criteria for diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize when to make a referral to physical and occupational therapy.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe outcomes of recent research on CAS and developmental coordination disorder.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Intro, disclosures, agenda |
| 5-20 Minutes | Background on CAS and co-occurring disorders |
| 20-40 Minutes | Intro to developmental coordination disorder including diagnostic process |
| 40-50 Minutes | Video examples of DCD |
| 50-90 Minutes | Study on DCD in children with CAS, Discussion, Implications for SLPs |
Presented By
Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel
PhD CCC-SLP
Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, PhD, CCC-SLP is Associate Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology and Director of the Communication, Movement and Learning Lab at Marquette University. Her research centers on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric communication disorders with a specific interest in CAS, dysarthria, and developmental language disorder.
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Financial: Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She receives grant funding for research related to the topic of this course from the NIH and OUAT.
Non-financial: Jenya is a co-developer of the ProCAD CAS/Dysarthria diagnostic tool and serves on the professional advisory council of Apraxia Kids.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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