{"h1":"ICHI Interventions for Childhood Apraxia of Speech","faq":[{"a":"No. ICHI is structured on a Target–Action–Means axis describing what intervention is done, not a one-to-one map from diagnosis to code. A child with CAS typically carries several co-applied entries across an episode of care — assessment, speech-production treatment, and caregiver education — rather than one fixed line.","q":"Does CAS have a single ICHI code?"},{"a":"ICD-11 6A01.0 classifies the condition (Childhood Apraxia of Speech). ICHI classifies the interventions delivered for it. They are companion WHO classifications used together to describe both the diagnosis and the care provided.","q":"How does ICHI differ from ICD-11 here?"},{"a":"ICHI remains in active WHO maintenance as a Beta product, so entry codes and text can change. Always verify the current entry at icd.who.int before recording, and do not treat any code as a frozen release.","q":"Is ICHI a finalised standard?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-childhood-apraxia-of-speech-in-young-children","title":"ICHI Interventions for Childhood Apraxia of Speech","entity":{"key":"dyspraxia-verbal","kind":"condition","name":"Childhood Apraxia of Speech","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Therapist","value":"therapist"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Communication","value":"communication"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Support","value":"support"},{"kind":"lifecycle","label":"Screen","value":"screen"},{"kind":"route","label":"Occupational-Therapy","value":"occupational-therapy"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Family Empowerment","value":"family_empowerment"}],"parent":{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-motor-planning-difficulties-in-young-children","title":"ICHI Interventions for Motor Planning Difficulties"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-social-communication-difficulties-in-young-children","title":"Which ICHI health interventions apply to social communication difficulties in young children?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-intellectual-disability-in-young-children","title":"ICHI interventions for intellectual disability in young children"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-speech-and-language-delay-in-young-children","title":"Which ICHI interventions apply to speech and language delay?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-autism-spectrum-in-young-children","title":"Which ICHI health interventions apply to Autism Spectrum in young children?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-ichi-health-interventions-apply-to-non-verbal-minimally-verbal-presentation-in-young-children","title":"ICHI Interventions for Non-Verbal / Minimally Verbal Presentation"}],"summary":"Childhood Apraxia of Speech (ICD-11 6A01.0) maps to ICHI entries via the Target–Action–Means axis: assessment of speech production, therapeutic interventions on articulation and speech-sound production, motor-coordination/praxis-directed entries, and caregiver education. Several typically co-apply across one episode of care; confirm current entry text at icd.who.int.","answer_md":"*A child with verbal dyspraxia knows what they want to say — the motor plan to say it is what keeps faltering. Mapping that to ICHI keeps your intervention coding precise and your goals defensible.*\n\n## In short\nChildhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS, ICD-11 **6A01.0**) is a motor-speech planning disorder, so the WHO **International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)** entries that apply sit firmly within the speech-and-language and motor-coordination domains — not generic language stimulation. The core ICHI targets are **assessment of speech function**, **therapeutic interventions on speech production and articulation**, **motor-speech coordination training**, and the **caregiver education / counselling** entries that surround them. ICHI describes *what intervention is done* (Target–Action–Means), so several entries typically co-apply across one CAS episode of care.\n\n## Mapping CAS to ICHI in practice\nICHI is built on a **Target / Action / Means** axis rather than a single fixed code per diagnosis, so for a young child with CAS you select entries by the function being acted upon:\n\n- **Assessment-class interventions** — structured evaluation of *speech production, articulation and oral-motor function*, establishing the motor-planning profile before therapy begins.\n- **Treatment-class interventions on speech functions** — entries describing *training/therapy directed at articulation and speech-sound production*, the workhorse codes for principles-of-motor-learning approaches (intensive, high-repetition, distributed practice).\n- **Motor-coordination and praxis-directed entries** — capturing the *sequencing and motor-planning* dimension that distinguishes CAS from a phonological disorder.\n- **Education and counselling entries** — directed at the *caregiver*, supporting home practice intensity, which evidence shows is decisive in CAS.\n\nBecause CAS responds to **frequency and dosage**, the ICHI record for one child commonly combines an assessment entry, one or more speech-production treatment entries, and a caregiver-training entry — coded together rather than as a single line. Always confirm the current ICHI Beta entry text at icd.who.int, as ICHI remains in active maintenance and is not yet a frozen release.\n\n## When to escalate beyond coding\nFor any child where speech regression, feeding/swallowing concern, or a global motor difference accompanies the apraxia, the coding question is secondary to a **prompt multidisciplinary developmental review** — CAS rarely travels alone in the youngest children.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nAbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from a code list or an online tool. ICHI tells you *what* was done; our clinicians decide *what is right for this child* and track it through their journey. Explore how we structure motor-speech work via [speech therapy](/speech-therapy), how progress is benchmarked through the [AbilityScore®](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), and the wider [Pinnacle approach](/).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) Beta, with its Target–Action–Means structure; WHO ICD-11 entry for CAS (6A01.0); ASHA practice guidance on Childhood Apraxia of Speech and motor-learning-based intervention.\n\n**Next step —** Partner with us to align your CAS intervention coding and dosage planning — [connect with a Pinnacle clinical lead](/speech-therapy).\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare 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