Assessment of AOS

The four essential parts of a motor speech examination apply to AOS:

HistoryExamination of the oral mechanism (OMA)Perceptual assessment of speech characteristicsAssessment of intelligibility, comprehensibility, efficiency

Assessment of speech motor planning

Observing speech production under differential planning demands

Tasks where planning demands are lighter = easier (in theory)Task where planning demands are heavier = more difficult (in theory)