Speech Disorders & Articulation

A collection of 45 posts

woman with Spasmodic Dysphonia learning from home on her computer
What Are the Symptoms of Spasmodic Dysphonia

What is Spasmodic Dysphonia? Spasmodic dysphonia is a disorder of speech that alters the sound of one’s voice when...

Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer Speaks for All People with Communication Difficulties Relating To His Top Gun: Maverick Performance

The makers of the smash hit Top Gun sequel faced a challenge familiar to speech therapists: how to help someone...

A girl at home with a speech disorder taking online speech therapy classes from her laptop
What is the Most Common Type of Speech Disorder?

What is a Speech Disorder? Is a Speech Disorder a Disability? Spoken language is one of the primary ways in...

a child exercising their tongue to improve their speech
Tongue, Mouth Muscles

The tongue is the most important muscle and articulator when it comes to eating, chewing, and swallowing as well as...

a 5 year old child at a laptop learning at home
5-Year-Old Speech Milestones

During the early elementary school years, children’s language and speech skills develop at an exponential rate. At this age,...

a child learning how to pronounce the shh sound
Teaching ‘Sh’ Words with Speech Therapy

As children grow and develop their speech and language skills, it is normal and common for them to struggle to...

a child learning multisyllabic words
Learning Multisyllabic Words with Speech Therapy

Multisyllabic words can pose a great challenge to anyone who may be struggling with their speech and language skills. Once...

woman with Orofacial-Myofunctional-Disorder on her laptop at home
What is Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder?

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, or OMD, refers to abnormal, adaptive patterns that develop in the place of typical patterns within the...

a man with an accent suffering voice recognition frustration
Speech Recognition Frustration and Communication Skills

With speech and voice recognition software like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa becoming a larger part of our...

man doing online speech therapy for the th sound
Speech Therapy and Activities for the TH Sound

As your toddler begins forming sounds into words and phrases over time, you may experience enormous moments of joy for...

child sitting on a couch
How to Tell If Your Child Has an Articulation Disorder

Nearly 1 in 12 American children have a disorder which relates to their voice, speech, or language. A large proportion...

girl doing online speech therapy for the R sound
Rip, Rug, Run: Speech Therapy Exercises for Remediation of the R Sound

Does your child have a language disorder or difficulty communicating? If so, they’re not alone. Approximately 8-9 percent of...