What is Stuttering? Stuttering is a disorder that affects the forward flow of speech. Speech may be stopped by interruptions or repetitions on the sounds and words in speech. Who Stutters? More than 45 million people in the world stutter 1% of the population stutters Male stutterers outnumber female stutterers 3:1 About 5% of children […]
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What is Language? Language refers to a socially agreed upon set of rules that govern communication. These rules include what words themselves mean, how to change endings to make new words, and how to put words together. It is different from speech, which is the verbal means of communicating. SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS Some children may
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WHAT IS A TONGUE THRUST? Tongue thrusting is the habit of placing the tongue in the wrong position while swallowing. The pressure exerted on the teeth when this occurs may force the teeth and arches out of alignment. The tongue moves forward in an exaggerated way during speech, swallowing and/or at rest. Myofunctional therapy re-educates
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What is auditory language processing disorder? Auditory language processing disorder is an impaired ability to attend to, discriminate, recognize, or comprehend auditory information, even though hearing and intelligence are within normal limits. This impairment worsens with competing speech, in noise, or in poor acoustic environments. Auditory processing abilities develop parallel with language, and children with
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WHAT IS LANGUAGE BASED LEARNING DISABILITY? Language-based learning disability refers to a heterogeneous group of difficulties in the acquisition and use of language as related to listening, speaking, reading, writing, mathematical abilities, and/or social skills. RISK INDICATORS Difficulty with rhyming, segmenting, blending, and discriminating Limited variation in vocabulary Limited development of complex sentence structures Difficulty
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EVALUATION &TREATMENT A comprehensive evaluation may assess the following areas: Expressive language (what the child says) Receptive language (what the child understands) Play skills In creating a treatment plan, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work with parents, teachers and other professionals to target weaknesses found during a language assessment (formal & informal). Good language skills help with learning,
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