Case | Age first words | Age first sentences | CAS | Phonological errors | Dysarthria | Oral motor impairment | Schooling | Support* |
1a | >18 mo | NYA | + | Disorder | – | + | MS PS | + |
1b | 12–15 mo | 2–3 years | + | Delay | – | + | MS SC and diploma | – |
1c | 2–3 years | >8 years | + | Delay | – | + | MS SC and diploma | + |
1d | <12 mo | 2–3 years | + | – | – | + | MS PS and diploma | – |
2 | >18 mo | 4–5 years | + | Disorder | – | + | Mixed MS and specialist | + |
3a | >15 mo | 2–3 years | – | Disorder | – | + | MS PS | + |
3b | NA | NA | – | – | – | – | MS SC and diploma | – |
4a | >18 mo | >8 years | + | Disorder | + | + | MS SC | + |
4b | >18 mo | >8 years | + | Disorder | – | + | MS SC | + |
4c | >18 mo | >5 years | + | Disorder | – | + | MS SC | + |
5 | 12–15 mo | 6–7 years | + | Disorder | + | + | MS SC | + |
6 | >18 mo | NYA | + | Disorder | – | + | Specialist SC | + |
7a | 4–5 years | 7–8 years | + | – | – | NA | Specialist | – |
7b | 4–5 years | 7–8 years | + | – | – | NA | Specialist | – |
8a | NA | NA | + | – | – | NA | MS SC | – |
8b | 4–5 years | NA | + | – | – | NA | Specialist | – |
9 | 4–5 years | NYA | + | NA | NA | + | Specialist | – |
10 | 12–15 mo | NA | + | – | – | NA | MS school | + |
11a | NR | NA | – | – | – | NA | School for speech and language disorders, advanced technical college | – |
11b | 12–15 mo | NA | + | Disorder | – | NA | Pre for speech and language disorders | – |
12a | >18 mo | NYA | + | Disorder | – | NA | Specialist | + |
12b | >18 mo | 6–7 years | NA | NA | NA | NA | MS and specialist, higher vocational education | – |
13 | NYA | NYA | + | Disorder | – | NA | Specialist pre | + |
14 | NYA | NYA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Specialist pre | + |
15 | 12–15 mo | NYA | + | Disorder | – | NA | Specialist pre | + |
16a | 12–15 mo | 4–5 years | NA | NA | NA | NA | MS SC and degree | – |
16b | 12–15 mo | 4–5 years | + | Disorder | – | NA | MS PS | + |
17 | 12–15 mo | NYA | + | Disorder | – | + | Specialist pre | – |
+=feature present, −=feature absent
*Support in the form of support staff in the classroom and/or individualised education plans.
CAS, childhood apraxia of speech; mo, months; MS, mainstream; NA, not assessed; NYA, not yet achieved; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; Pre, preschool; PS, primary/elementary school; SC, secondary school; SNVs, single-nucleotide variants; wks, weeks.