How To Treat Dyspraxia

Speech Therapy

Patients with dyspraxia often have difficulty with speaking. Thankfully, speech therapy can help them with learning how to bring their thoughts and mouth together for smooth and successful pronunciation. A speech therapist will work with a patient to find the best methods for helping them communicate verbally. This can include helping them with saying certain words, varying their cadence, and speaking in a clearer manner. With patience and extensive training, a patient with dyspraxia can learn how to speak with confidence. Speech therapy helps reduce frustration by allowing them to express themselves with much less fear of not being understood or heard.

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Hippotherapy

It doesn't involve hippos, but it does involve another animal. Hippotherapy is the use of horses as treatment. This is especially useful for patients with dyspraxia, as coordination issues are one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. When an individual is riding a horse, they need to understand coordination. Hippotherapy can give patients a newfound feeling of independence and security. As they ride horses, they can have a breakthrough. Things that might have previously been unthinkable, such as directing a horse to turn in a certain direction or to stop when its reins are pulled can be done in a cinch through regular practice.

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