What is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of speech & language disorders which affects the communication. It is performed by Speech-Language Pathologist which is often referred to as Speech Therapists
Why Speech Therapy is needed?
Speech therapy may be needed for speech disorders that develop in childhood or speech impairments in adults caused by an injury or illness, such as stroke or brain injury.
Speech Disorder
- Articulation disorders.
- Fluency disorders.
- Resonance or voice disorders.
Language Disorder
- Receptive disorders.
- Expressive disorders.
- Cognitive-communication disorders.
Other Disorders
- Aphasia
- Dysarthria
Speech Therapy Techniques
- Language intervention activities
- Articulation therapy
- Oral-motor/feeding and swallowing therapy
- Speech Exercises
