“Speech Therapy is an art that deserves to be more widely known. You cannot imagine the acrobatics your tongue mechanically performs in order to produce all the sounds of a language.” ---Jean-Dominique Bauby

Speech therapy techniques are used to improve communication. These include- articulation therapy, language intervention activities, and others depending on the type of speech or language disorder.

WHY DO WE NEED SPEECH THERAPY?

ARTICULATION DISORDERS:

An articulation disorder is the inability to spell properly from certain word sounds. A child having such problem may face problem in spelling certain sounds like ‘this’ as ‘thith’.

FLUENCY DISORDERS:

A fluency disorder affects the flow, speed and rhythm of speech. Problem of shuttering and cluttering may occur in such disorders.

RESONANCE DISORDERS:

This disorder may occur in such situation where a blockage or obstruction of regular airflow in the nasal or oral cavities alters the vibration responsible for voice flow.

EXPRESSIVE DISORDERS:

People with this certain disorder may sometime fails in forming accurate sentences or he/she may fail in expressing or conveying information.

SPEECH THERAPY FOR CHILDREN: HOW IT IS PRACTICED?

Speech therapy may vary depending on child’s needs, requirements, age, disorder. The activities include:

• Interact through playing with pictures and books or other objects as a way to help stimulate language intervention.
• Helps in correcting sounds and syllables for a child how to make certain sounds.
• Provide instruction how to practice speech therapy at home.

SPEECH THERAPY FOR ADULTS:

• Problem solving, memory, and organization, other activities geared up in improving cognitive communication.
• Conversational tactics to improve social communication.
• Exercise for strengthening oral muscles.