How Does A Lisp Impact Speech?
Types of Lisp Speech Disorders Lisps, also referred to as Functional Speech Disorders or FMDs, are amongst the most commonly...
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How Can Speech Therapy Help Adults Who Are Hard Of Hearing or Deaf?
Approximately 11 million Americans are deaf or hearing impaired, meaning that adult speech and hearing challenges impact many individuals across...
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Can A Child With Autism Improve Their Ability To Communicate?
If you are a parent of a child who is on the Autism Spectrum and who struggles to communicate, you...
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What’s the Typical Duration of Speech Therapy for Adults?
How long should speech therapy take? This is a question that speech therapists hear every day, which is understandable, as...
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Understanding Prosody Disorder - Rhythm and Intonation Disorders
Prosody, or Dysprosody, is a relatively uncommon speech disorder that is widely unfamiliar to most people. The condition is characterized...
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What are the Emerging Technologies in Speech Therapy?
Over the past ten years, technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. With speech therapy traditionally focusing on human interaction,...
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How do I Know if my Child Uses Echolalia To Communicate?
If you’ve spent time around young children, you’ve likely heard them repeat or mimic the spoken words or...
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How Do You Treat Mutational Falsetto?
Mutational falsetto (also referred to as puberphonia, adolescent falsetto, or pubescent falsetto) is a type of functional voice disorder that...
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What does Hypokinetic Dysarthria Sound Like?
Individuals facing hypokinetic dysarthria typically struggle significantly to speak clearly and with ease, making everyday communication a major challenge. Hypokinetic...
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What are the Social Benefits of Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy has traditionally been associated with helping children with delayed speech development, lisps, or stutters. Did you know that...
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What are the Symptoms of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders?
Orofacial Myofunctional disorders (also referred to as OMDs) are conditions that affect the muscles in the face and mouth. These...
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5 Easy Tips to Stop Stuttering
Approximately 3 million Americans are affected by a stuttering speech disorder (also known as a fluency disorder.) Stuttering causes individuals...
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