Learn more about the individual speech therapies we assist with.
Errors in individual speech sounds. For example, distortions, omissions, and
substitutions of individual speech sounds. It is difficult to understand what the speaker is saying. Therapy targets specific sounds to increase speech intelligibility.
Phonological Disorders
Focus on predictable speech error patterns such as fronting, backing, or stopping. For example, always substituting a “d” for a “g” (e.g. saying “do” for “go” ). Therapy will focus on reducing these patterns to help overall speech clarity.
A fluency disorder characterized by blocks, repetitions, or prolongations while speaking. Therapy will focus on direct strategies to change the smoothness of speech and indirect strategies to make the environment easier to communicate in.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
A motor planning disorder that makes it difficult for a child to perform certain speech sounds. Therapy focuses on training the lips, tongue, and jaw how to perform oral movements correctly.
A motor speech disorder caused by weakness in the lips, tongue, mouth, jaw, throat, or muscles for breathing. Symptoms include slurred speech, speaking slowly, choppy speech, or speaking softly. Therapy focuses on strengthening weak oral muscles to improve speech clarity.
Differences in the quality, pitch, or loudness of your voice. Some symptoms of abnormal voice include roughness, breathiness, hoarseness, or
decreased pitch. Causes of voice disorders include vocal fold abnormalities, trauma to the larynx, or neurologic disorders. Therapy focuses on making physiologic and environmental changes.
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