The Talking Speech Apraxia Podcast, hosted by Ruth Rowntree, Speech Apraxia International, is a heartfelt and empowering show dedicated to illuminating the challenges and triumphs that come with speech apraxia (verbal dyspraxia) through interviews with experts and inspiring personal accounts. We cover childhood apraxia of speech, acquired apraxia of speech and primary progressive apraxia of speech. With each episode, we connect families, speech and language therapists, researchers, and other professionals, sharing stories, wisdom, and evidence-based strategies that truly make a difference.
Talking Speech Apraxia
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The Talking Speech Apraxia Podcast, hosted by Ruth Rowntree, Speech Apraxia International, is a heartfelt and empowering show dedicated to illuminating the challenges and triumphs that come with speech apraxia (verbal dyspraxia) through interviews with experts and inspiring personal accounts. We cover childhood apraxia of speech, acquired apraxia of speech and primary progressive apraxia of speech. With each episode, we connect families, speech and language therapists, researchers, and other professionals, sharing stories, wisdom, and evidence-based strategies that truly make a difference.
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June 29, 2026
Development of the Nuffield Dyspraxia Program- Dr Pamela Williams
<p><strong>Dr Pam Williams -Lecturer and lead author of the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme (NDP- 3rd edition) talks about her amazing career working with children who have childhood apraxia of speech. She discusses how the NDP came about and how she and her team went onto develop this amazing work into this resource that is widely used today.</strong></p><p>Pam was Consultant SLT and lead clinician for the dyspraxia service at the Nuffield Hearing and Speech Centre, (now known as the Paediatric Speech Clinic at UCLH), for many years. She was involved in the creation of the original Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme, and is first author of the current 3rd edition <a href="https://www.ndp3.org/" target="_blank"><u>www.ndp3.org</u></a>. Pam has lectured widely in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Australia. She continues to run training workshops on the subject of NDP3 and Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).</p><p>Pam was a member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists’ project team that produced the (2011) Policy Statement on Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia and more recently the (2024) Position Paper on Childhood Apraxia of Speech </p><p></p>
June 8, 2026
Communication, Choice and Voice: What It Means for People with Speech Apraxia-Mark Jayes
<p>This podcast explores the work of Mark Jayes, whose research focuses on how people with communication disabilities access information, participate in decision-making, and have their voices heard in research and everyday life. The discussion is particularly relevant for individuals with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and other speech disorders, highlighting the importance of supported decision-making, informed consent, and ensuring that communication difficulties do not become barriers to participation, independence, and self-advocacy.</p><p><br /></p>
May 12, 2026
Rethinking childhood apraxia of speech with Dr Aravind Namasivayam
<p>Dr. Aravind Namasivayam explores pediatric speech sound disorder assessment and intervention from a speech motor and motor-synergy perspective. The discussion challenges traditional IPA transcription-based interpretations of children’s speech errors and examines research suggesting that many errors commonly labelled as “phonological” may instead reflect underlying speech motor constraints. The podcast also explores how speech synergies develop and break down over time, how these patterns may present clinically, and what this means for differential diagnosis and intervention planning in children with SSD</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravind-namasivayam-511b811ab/">Aravind Namasivayam</a> is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in Canada. He has a dual clinical degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and a Doctoral/Post-Doctoral level specialization in neuroscience/neuroplasticity.</p><p></p>
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