Abstract

Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital condition that is characterized clinically by complete or partial facial nerve palsy with or without paralysis of a group of cranial nerves. It is often associated with other malformations of the limbs and oro-facial structures. It presents with diverse manifestations that can have repercussion on the quality of life of the affected individuals. This study presents a clinical case of a child with the moebius syndrome in the perspective of speech language pathologist along with literacy characteristics and highlights the causes, signs and symptoms, milestones development, communication and feeding difficulties faced by the child and multi-disciplinary team approach to enhance the child’s speech, language and literacy skills.