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. 2023 Feb 16;66(3):791–803. doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00436

Table 3.

Associations between specific communication-related comorbid conditions and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) severity.

Comorbidity group a Severity group
Mild Moderate Severe Total N
Cognitive impairment 43 12** 170** 225
No cognitive impairment 40 23 87 150
Receptive language impairment 44** 24 205** 273
No receptive language impairment 39 11 52 102
Nonspeech apraxia 18** 11 119** 148
No nonspeech apraxia 65 24 138 227
ASD 24 12 90 126
No ASD 159 23 67 249

Note. ASD = autism spectrum disorder.

a

The number of children with each comorbid condition who are in each severity group is reported here; see text for percentages.

**

p < .001 between children with CAS + listed comorbidity and children with CAS but without that comorbidity.