Strategies to Address the Mind-Body Disconnect of Apraxia

Your brain is constantly sending SIGNALS down through your nervous system to make your body move. In most people, this process happens automatically — but for those with APRAXIA (uh-PRAK-see-uh) (MOTOR PLANNING DISORDER / DYSPRAXIA), the connection between intention and action gets disrupted. Apraxia is a MOTOR SPEECH and movement disorder where the brain struggles to plan and sequence the precise movements needed to carry out an intended action. The disconnect is not about muscle weakness — the muscles themselves are capable, but the MOTOR PLANNING process breaks down before the movement even begins. Scientists and clinicians are discovering new STRATEGIES every year that help bridge this gap between what the brain intends and what the body does. Understanding how this disconnect works is the first step to figuring out how to work around it.