Adults can have a variety of speech and language disorders. Many develop after a sudden or chronic illness, such as a stroke or multiple sclerosis. Others may be the first sign of a serious illness, such as Parkinson's Disease.
There are three major types of speech disorders. Speech refers to pronunciation. One type is dysarthria, which involves a weakness of the muscles. There are several types of dysarthrias. For example, speech might sound "slushy", or the rate could be involuntarily increased at times.
A second disorder is verbal apraxia, which involves poor coordination of the muscles due to poor sequencing of the impulses from the brain. A person with this disorder might have trouble saying longer words, but not shorter ones. Others with severe verbal apraxia might not be able to say anything at all.
There are other types of speech disorders as well, involving unknown causes, poor habits, or more.
In addition, language disorders might involve difficulty with understanding, expressing oneself or both.
Stuttering, voice disorders, feeding disorders and related diagnostic and therapeutic services can all be provided by a certified speech-language pathologist.
Business Speech Improvement provides intensive training in verbal communication to employees of business and industry.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Struggle with saying big words?
Many smart adults have difficulty saying long words. Every time they say the word, it comes out differently. Maybe they omit certain sounds, such as a "t" in an "str" word such as strong. Maybe the vowel comes out differently as they practice.
Sometimes they have had this problem all their lives, or it may suddenly appear after a stroke or head injury.However it appears, it can be so frustrating!
Here are three things people can try. First, listen carefully for the correct pronunciation. Use the pronunciation button on online dictionaries if needed. Second, try to read the word (or visualize it in your mind) to get in all the sounds. Third,
use another word with the same meaning, such as pretend for act, to get the message across.
If none of these help, look for a certified speech pathologist who has experience in diagnosing and treating the speech disorder of verbal apraxia in adults.
Katie Schwartz, CCC-SLP is director of Business Speech Improvement (www.BusinessSpeechImprovement.com). She provides individual and group speech coaching on a wide variety of communication needs.
Sometimes they have had this problem all their lives, or it may suddenly appear after a stroke or head injury.However it appears, it can be so frustrating!
Here are three things people can try. First, listen carefully for the correct pronunciation. Use the pronunciation button on online dictionaries if needed. Second, try to read the word (or visualize it in your mind) to get in all the sounds. Third,
use another word with the same meaning, such as pretend for act, to get the message across.
If none of these help, look for a certified speech pathologist who has experience in diagnosing and treating the speech disorder of verbal apraxia in adults.
Katie Schwartz, CCC-SLP is director of Business Speech Improvement (www.BusinessSpeechImprovement.com). She provides individual and group speech coaching on a wide variety of communication needs.
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