September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day: Speech Therapists Work to Help Slow Impact of the Disease
September 21 marks World Alzheimer’s Day, an opportunity to educate and learn about the disease – and how providers such...
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What is a Receptive Language Disorder?
A speech disorder refers to the difficulty or inability to properly produce specific speech sounds, and a language disorder refers...
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What Causes Slurred Speech In Parkinsons Disease?
What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease (also often referred to as PD) arises when the brain cells that...
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What Are The Symptoms Of Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder?
What Are Social Pragmatics? When we communicate with others, we follow a variety of social rules and norms every day....
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Is Cognitive-Communication Deficit an Intellectual Disability?
What is a Cognitive Deficit? The term ‘Cognitive Deficit’ refers to a general impairment of cognition. Cognition is defined as...
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Back To School Speech Therapy
As we find ourselves in the last few weeks of summer, the days are beginning to shorten again and the...
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At What Age Should You Correct A Lisp?
What is a Lisp? A “lisp” is an articulation problem (or speech sound disorder) that results in difficulty pronouncing one...
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Benefits Of Summer Speech Therapy
What Are the Benefits of Summer Speech Therapy? As the days are getting sunnier and warmer, summertime is in full...
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Does Dementia Cause Speech Problems?
What Is Dementia? Dementia is a neurological condition that causes memory loss and decreased cognitive abilities. It is a progressive...
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What Is The Goal Of Cognitive Communication Therapy?
What is Cognition? Cognition is a term that refers to the mental processes that are involved in gaining comprehension and...
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Why Do Alzheimer's Patients Lose Speech?
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that was initially discovered in 1906 by...
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What is Adult Speech Therapy?
It is never too late to improve on speech, language, and communication skills. Possessing strong speaking skills is vitally important...
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