Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with apraxia.

Ignore: Do be patient and be supportive. Don't give up on them.

Ignore: Believe in yourself, pursue available treatment and find ways to compensate for movement or speech.

Ignore: Occupational and speech therapist can help apraxia improve.

Ignore: Unilateral limb apraxia sometimes responds to practice using a mirror and the unaffected limb.

Ignore: Don't label right/wrong, correct/incorrect; encourage replacing "old way" w/ "new way" of speech.

Ignore: Don't worry excessive; too everything slowly and deliberately.

Ignore: Working with rhythms or melodies can make speech practice therapies more effective and more fun.

Ignore: Behavioral outbursts are common in children with apraxia due to frustration.

Ignore: Work with a good Speech Language Pathologist. Follow the SLP recommendations at home. Be consistent.

Ignore: To master complex motor tasks, break them down into parts.