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Treatment for Various Speech Problems
Speech and language difficulties not only affect your ability to communicate, they affect your quality of life. At Hyman Speech & Hearing Center, we have the expertise to solve a wide range of problems.
Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder. It causes difficulty speaking, not due to muscle weakness, but due to a breakdown in the brain's coordination of muscle movements. The person knows what he wants to say, but his brain has trouble planning voluntary movements of the lips, tongue, and other speech muscles in order to produce sounds or words.
More on Apraxia of SpeechSpeech Sound Disorders (SSD) include articulation disorders, in which a child has trouble physically producing a sound or sounds, and phonological disorders (also known as phonological process disorders), in which the child produces set patterns of sound errors.
More on Articulation and Phonological Disorders (Speech Sound Disorders)Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that affects the strength, speed, or coordination of muscle movements for speech. It may affect the muscles of the mouth (lips, tongue, jaw, palate), throat (vocal cords, etc), and/or muscles related to breathing.
More on DysarthriaTreatment for stuttering is designed to promote more fluent speech and to lessen the negative effects of stuttering on overall communication and participation in daily activities.
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Treatment for Literacy & Cognitive Disorders
We ensure every patient receives comprehensive and personalized care for their specific disorder. In addition to using traditional therapy methods, we actively pursue new and innovative treatment approaches.
A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) is an important part of treating autism, because so many ASD symptoms are related to communication and social skills. Your SLP may complete speech, language, and cognitive testing as well as behavioral observations and a hearing screening.
More on AutismIf you or a loved one has a cognitive disorder, a team of professionals will often assess cognitive skills. The team typically includes a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in addition to psychologists, teachers and/or occupational therapists.
More on Cognitive DisordersThe broad term language disorders refers to problems with any or all aspects of language, including understanding language, expressing ideas through appropriate vocabulary and grammar, reading, or writing.
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