Again, no expertise or even family experience...but the SLPs and OTs I've worked with over the years, especially the early childhood ones, generally linked oral motor and other motor difficulties together. I.e., if there were reports of one, then they would refer to the other specialist to check on the other. (As in, artic issues, they would ask for an OT consult for other fine motor/motor coordination issues. Or OT issues in an elementary referral, they would ask about a history of speech delays.)

Being an early talker does not necessarily rule out apraxia, as language is not the same as intelligibility.


...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...