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What are the causes of Pediatric Speech/Language disorders?

 

 

Communication and swallowing disorders can result from head injuries, neurological disorders, cleft palate, voice misuse, cerebral palsy, lack of appropriate early speech and language interaction, incorrectly learned speech patterns, dialect, hearing loss, emotional disorders, oral motor abnormalities, developmental delays, learned behavior and others.

 

Pediatric Speech Therapy
 

What are the common communication problems?

 

Articulation:  

 Pronouncing words, sequencing words, expressing thought  

Stuttering:     

 Maintaining speech rhythm, pauses in speech, repetitions, prolonged sounds

Hearing:        

 Reduced speech reception, chronic middle ear infection, sensor neural hearing loss  

Language:    

 Understanding concepts, vocabulary and directions, expressing thoughts using accepted sentence structures, functional problem solving   

Voice:            

 Controlling voice quality, horse voice

Swallowing:  

 Difficulty moving food/liquid safely during swallowing
   
   

Adult Speech Therapy
   

Aphasia

 Reduces the ability to understand what others are saying or to express oneself.

Dysarthria

 Results in muscle slowness or weakness which impairs the ability to speak clearly.

Apraxia

 Is an impairment in the ability to program and sequence speech muscle movement.

Voice

 Disorders involving a change in vocal quality.
 Swallow disorders Include managing food orally or difficulty in swallowing.  A swallowing disorder may cause coughing, choking, drooling,
  pocketing or pneumonia.
 Hearing Problems include conductive or sensorineural loss.  Impairments are improved with the appropriate fitting of a hearing aid. 
  Those affected by discrimination problems may benefit from speech (lip) reading.
 Laryngectomy Results in the inability to speak due to damage or surgical removal of the larynx.  Communication can be restored with the
  use of a voice button, electronic device or by learning esophageal speech.
 Memory For short events, self cares, or even place may be lost due to stroke, dementia or Alzheimer's.  Orientation and various cueing
  methods will help maintain daily skills.
   
  Speech Therapy services include;
 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Communication deficits

  • Swallowing disorders

  • Head injuries

  • Neurological disorders

  • Vocal misuse or disease

  • Dialect

  • Hearing loss

 
When speech-language abilities are impaired, adults have difficulty communicating with others.  The Speech Pathologist treats speech, language, and swallowing disorders and assist adults to understand and compensate for their communication or swallowing problems.
   

What training do Speech Pathologists have?     Speech Pathologists are trained to provide clinical services to persons of all ages.  They have Master Degrees, Certificates of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association, and are licensed by the State of Iowa. Speech Pathology assistances have a Bachelor's Degree and are registered with the licensing board.
 

Referrals:    Speech therapy referrals are made by physicians, audiologists, psychologists, other medical personnel, daycare centers, and families.  Once a referral is made, orders will be coordinated through a primary care physician.
   

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