Independent Speech
MAKING CONNECTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Disorders Served by Online Speech Therapy
Below is a brief description of the communication disorders served by this practice. The information presented here is meant to serve only as a general guide. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list or explanation of any communication disorder as they are dynamic and vary greatly from one individual to the next. If you have any questions about the disorders described here please contact us and we will be happy to answer any questions and provide additional information.
Voice
A voice disorder is characterized by abnormal vocal pitch, loudness, quality or resonance.
Fluency
Fluency is a disorder that interrupts the forward flow of speech. Most commonly referred to as stuttering.
Language
A language disorder may be present when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings completely (expressive language).
Literacy
A person can demonstrate difficulty decoding words, understanding what they have just read or a combination of skills.
Articulation
Articulation disorders are characterized by difficulty in correctly producing a sound or sounds. Sounds may be added, left off or changed. These errors make it difficult for people to understand. IE: A person might say "wabbit" for "rabbit".
Oral-Motor
A person may experience muscle weakness or decreased range of motion to achieve precise articulation of sounds.
Apraxia
Apraxia is a speech disorder where a person has trouble saying what they want to say correctly and consistently. It is not due to weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles.
Phonology
A phonological process disorder involves patterns of sound errors. For example, substituting all sounds made in the back of the mouth like "k" and "g" for those in the front of the mouth like "t" and "d" (e.g., saying "tup" for "cup" or "das" for "gas").
Aural Rehabilitation
Aural rehabilitation refers to services and procedures for facilitating adequate receptive and expressive communication for individuals with a hearing impairment.
Pragmatics
An individual with pragmatic problems may say inappropriate or unrelated things during conversations, tell stories in a disorganized way and/or have little variety in language use.
Aphasia
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language. Aphasia causes problems with any or all of the following: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Dysarthria
Dysarthira is a group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the strength or coordination of the muscles of speech as a result of damage to the brain or nerves.
Accent Reduction
A systematic approach to reducing or eliminating either a regional or foreign accent. Accent Reduction allows a non-native speaker of English to learn American pronunciation of sounds to improve the level of understanding of their listener.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
A person for whom English is not their native (first) language. ESL services provide training to learn the intricacies of the English language.
Voice
A voice disorder is characterized by abnormal vocal pitch, loudness, quality or resonance.
Fluency
Fluency is a disorder that interrupts the forward flow of speech. Most commonly referred to as stuttering.
Language
A language disorder may be present when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings completely (expressive language).
Literacy
A person can demonstrate difficulty decoding words, understanding what they have just read or a combination of skills.
Articulation
Articulation disorders are characterized by difficulty in correctly producing a sound or sounds. Sounds may be added, left off or changed. These errors make it difficult for people to understand. IE: A person might say "wabbit" for "rabbit".
Oral-Motor
A person may experience muscle weakness or decreased range of motion to achieve precise articulation of sounds.
Apraxia
Apraxia is a speech disorder where a person has trouble saying what they want to say correctly and consistently. It is not due to weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles.
Phonology
A phonological process disorder involves patterns of sound errors. For example, substituting all sounds made in the back of the mouth like "k" and "g" for those in the front of the mouth like "t" and "d" (e.g., saying "tup" for "cup" or "das" for "gas").
Aural Rehabilitation
Aural rehabilitation refers to services and procedures for facilitating adequate receptive and expressive communication for individuals with a hearing impairment.
Pragmatics
An individual with pragmatic problems may say inappropriate or unrelated things during conversations, tell stories in a disorganized way and/or have little variety in language use.
Aphasia
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language. Aphasia causes problems with any or all of the following: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Dysarthria
Dysarthira is a group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the strength or coordination of the muscles of speech as a result of damage to the brain or nerves.
Other areas we provide services for include:
Accent Reduction
A systematic approach to reducing or eliminating either a regional or foreign accent. Accent Reduction allows a non-native speaker of English to learn American pronunciation of sounds to improve the level of understanding of their listener.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
A person for whom English is not their native (first) language. ESL services provide training to learn the intricacies of the English language.
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