1. A method for treating an apraxia of speech in a child, said method comprises: (a) determining that the child has an apraxia of speech comprising nonverbal development; (b) determining that the child has a cognitive development of at least 18-24 months; (c) administering a therapeutically effective dose of a dopamine agonist to the child, said dopamine agonist efficaciously affecting the apraxia effecting verbal development and wherein the dopamine agonist comprises a methylphenidate; whereby there is verbal development and the apraxia of speech is diminished.