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Speech Disorders and Impediments
Speech disorders and impediments are anything that affect normal speech including stuttering and lisps. Ask questions about diagnosing and treating these disorders.
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What does alternative form of communication mean?
It means any form of communication that is not talking.
Including but not limited to:
Augmenative Communication Devices
Sign Language
Gestures
Communication Boards (pictures representing words)
What is a motor speech disorder?
It is a disorder affecting the motor abilities of speech. These would include articulation, some types of aphasia, and apraxia.
What is the difference between a stutter and a stammer?
They are two terms for the same condition: A stammer is the English term and a stutter is the American term.
Those are two words for the same thing.
Your best source for information and help for stuttering is the non-profit Stuttering Foundation of America.
Why is your 3 year old speech not clear?
There are many possible reasons, nearly all of them treatable. Have doctors (audiologists especially) checked your child for a hearing disorder? Sometimes, children are partially deaf and because they cannot hear sounds clearly, it becomes difficult to imitate them. Have you taken your child for a neurological exam to rule out such things as autism spectrum disorders? These too can impede a child from speaking clearly, and early intervention can bring some positive results. And finally, have you had your child evaluated by a speech therapist? There are certain children who have developmental delays, and regular speech therapy can do wonders for them.
Why is clarity of speech important?
Oral communication (speech) is frequently used with the goal of being understood by a listener or listeners. Clarity of speech occurs on continuum: a speaker can deviate from typical pronunciation by a small amount or by a greater extent. This can occur in the form of sound distortions, substitutions, underarticulation (perceived as "slurred speech"), etc. The further the speaker deviates from the targeted sounds, the less "clear" their speech will be, thus decreasing the extent to which the listener can understand what they intend to express.
How can listening to your work out loud help to improve your sentence fluency?
It did for me! It is disconcerting to listen to yourself, until you become accustomed to your own voice and syntax. Consistent practice makes steady improvement possible.
Why do people with autism speak in a monotone voice?
Not all of them do. Autism is much to broad a diagnosis for this kink of generalization.
Why did rachel zimmerman make the blissymbol printer?
To make it easier for people with speech and written communication difficulties to express themselves. The printer consisted of a pad with symbols that corresponded to words, and pressing them in sequence could create sentences.
Why cant I pronounce word's beginning with R or PR correctly I am 16 years old?
You probably have a speech impediment, caused by the shape of your mouth/teeth. There are specialists who can help you (ask your GP's help), but you've got a lot of work to do, too (mainly, speech exercises, like actors do when they are training to correct a problem or when they learn a dialect for a part). Good luck and don't despair, please!
And it's "words", not "word's".
Young children sometimes outgrow stuttering. Others learn techniques to talk more fluently after going to a speech therapist. Your best source of help is the Stuttering Foundation of America on the link below.
What is the meaning of falling intonation?
Falling intonation generally indicates the conclusion of a statement.
lisping is when a person speaks in such a way that he/she makes a "th" sound like in the word "teeth" instead of making an "s" sound. examplea person who is lisping would say "THITHTER"instead of"sister"
