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TwitterIf your child has symptoms of delayed speech development you are probably concerned. The first step is to talk to the pediatrician about your concerns. The pediatrician can tell you if speech development is progressing normally. If there are no medical causes, like chronic middle ear infections or deformities, ask for a referral to a [...]
Health Articles About Speech Pathology
Delayed Speech in Toddlers – What To Be Aware Of?
As a parent or caregiver of a toddler, you need to know what is normal and what could represent some kind of developmental delay. Delayed speech is one area of concern. The following is a general guideline for what you can expect when it comes to speech development. If the child is not on target [...]
Developmental Apraxia of Speech Symptoms and Treatment
Developmental apraxia of speech is a disorder in which children have a difficult time getting all the body parts involved in speech to work together automatically and smoothly. Although it is impossible to diagnose verbal apraxia until a child is old enough to follow commands and interact with the evaluating speech and language therapist there [...]
Stuttering in Children: Causes and Treatment
One of the biggest speech problems is stuttering in children, and this condition can cause embarrassment and shame in the child. What causes stuttering though, and how can it be treated? According to speech experts stuttering in children and other common speech impediments are caused by a number of different factors. Genetics plays a role [...]
My Child Has a Language Delay – What to Do?
If your child has a language delay then this can be a big cause for concern or worry, and you may wonder what to do in this situation. Determining whether or not your child has any speech impediments is the first step, and if there is a language delay there are a number of options [...]
Best Speech Therapy Techniques
When it comes to the best speech therapy techniques which ones are the most effective and get the best results? These techniques are used to help treat speech disorders in children, and determining the best ones to use will depend on a number of different factors. Speech therapy techniques are usually used to treat three [...]
Top 10 Accent Reduction Techniques
There may be a number of reasons for seeking accent reduction methods. Some of these techniques are similar to that of the pediatric clients where early intervention speech therapy for articulation, tongue thrust, or phonological disorder are among the reasons for therapy. For some, accent reduction methods will serve as a positive purpose toward any [...]
Expressive Language Disorder – How Can My Child Get Past It?
Expressive language disorder is a communication disorder involving the incapacity of a child to instinctively use language while conversing. Included in such deficits would be a lack of sentence structure and vocabulary development. One of every four children may have a level of expressive language disorder. This may be associated with a learning disability, environmental [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Choose Early Intervention Speech Therapy
When communication abilities are compromised because of a phonological disorder such as verbal apraxia or cluttering, connecting with others on a daily basis becomes a hardship. For a child, the development of emotional and social skills will be difficult. Early intervention speech therapy will bring a positive outcome for children with delayed speech, and also [...]
Cleft Palate Speech Therapy – There Is Always a Hope!
Cleft palate, a birth defect in which the roof of the mouth is incompletely developed, is a condition which will result in speech disorders in children. With speech and language pathology, a knowledgeable therapist will use methods of cleft palate speech therapy for minimizing speech impediments between and after surgical procedures performed to correct the [...]
Speech Impediments Treatment – How to Get Back on Track?
Speech impediments, another term for a speech disorders, are a disruption of normal verbalization due to stuttering or lisping, thus preventing a normal fluency of a simple sentence. A phonological disorder such as speech impediments or expressive language disorders may lead to psychological issues such as low self esteem as well as deferred vocational and [...]
Phonological Disorder – How to Fix It?
Phonological disorder is an inability to produce the necessary sounds for age appropriate speech. When a child has a phonological disorder, he or she will not only find it difficult producing such sounds, the child may also substitute or omit sounds as well. With early treatment from a speech and language therapist, a child may [...]
Verbal Apraxia: Causes and Remedies
Verbal apraxia is a speech disorder which involves the inability to properly make speech sounds due to the lack of oral motor coordination. Such oral muscles include the lips, tongue, and the face resulting in the incapability of expressing words in a proper and constant manner. This speech disorder is either a child development issue [...]
Speech Disorders in Children
Speech disorders in children affect millions of kids every year. This includes stuttering in children as well as many other speech and language disorders. If you child shows difficulty with normal speech, or does not seem to be developing at the right pace, then you may need to have them evaluated by a speech therapist [...]
Top 10 List of Speech and Language Impairments
If you or your loved ones suffer from one of the cases of speech and language pathology, it is a painful experience. To understand what could be a cause of it and what are the symptoms because there are many types of speech and language impairments and sometimes it is difficult to tell one from [...]
Cluttering in Children: Causes and Treatment
Cluttering is just one of the many speech disorders in children and adults that can affect your life in a negative way unless treatment is sought. With this condition your child’s speech becomes cluttered, because they are saying exactly what they think but their thoughts are rapid and may not go together well as they [...]
Speech and Language Pathology: 101 Guide
Speech and language pathology includes a wide variety of disorders and conditions. Both children and adults can be affected by speech and language disorders, and therapy or educational programs may be indicated to treat these problems. Many disorders become apparent early on, while others may not become known until later in childhood or life. Speech [...]