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This chapter addresses apraxia from a trauma- or lesion-based perspective as well as a developmental perspective. The definition of apraxia has evolved, based upon observed behavior and conjecture about underlying neurological functioning. Advances in imaging studies correlated with neuropsychological data are getting better at identifying both cortical and cortico-subcortical involvement. There are a multiplicity of definitions regarding apraxia. These definitions revolve around a couple of central themes: (1) apraxia as a disorder of the brain and nervous system and (2) from trauma and congenital bases. These definitions are then related to neural network theory and outline the major forms of apraxia that are found in the research. This chapter also provides a developmental perspective of the neurodevelopmental disorders, motor coordination disorder, and childhood apraxia of speech and their contribution to associated developmental, academic, and daily living skills. Research implications and neural network implications are discussed.
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Wasserman, T., Wasserman, L.D. (2023). Apraxia, Dyspraxia, and Motor Coordination Disorders: Definitions and Confounds. In: Apraxia: The Neural Network Model. Neural Network Model: Applications and Implications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24105-5_1
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