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What the Latest High Profile Celebrity Illness Tells Us About Speech Therapy
Justin Bieber is not the first celebrity to be in the news due to disease or illness. The 28-year-old pop singer was...
Why do Parkinson’s Patients Have Speech Problems?
Parkinson’s Disease is a degenerative disorder of the nervous system that affects the body’s ability to move...
Stroke Recovery Speech Exercises
How Does a Stroke Affect Speech? A stroke is a medical emergency that affects the flow of blood to the brain. When an...
In-Home vs. Online Speech Therapy
What is Virtual Speech Therapy? Online Speech Therapy is a specialized type of therapy that will help you or your...
What is Cognitive Speech Therapy?
Cognitive speech therapy is a type of therapy that works and focuses on a wide variety of speaking & communication...
Speech Therapy for Tongue Thrust
What is Tongue Thrust? Tongue Thrust refers to the habit of thrusting or pushing the tongue towards the front of the...
How Does Aphasia Affect Language and Communication?
You may have seen some headlines in the news lately about Aphasia. Beloved American actor Bruce Willis’ aphasia...
Can Anxiety Cause Problems with Speech?
Anxiety disorders affect approximately 19 percent of people living in the United States, according to the National...
Why Does Autism Affect Speech
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder (also referred to as ASD) is defined as a developmental...
Why Am I Suddenly Mispronouncing Words?
Speaking – a skill that allows us to communicate our thoughts, needs, and feelings with those around us –...
What is the Difference Between Dysarthria and Apraxia?
There are two primary categories of motor speech disorders, dysarthria, and apraxia. The production of speech requires...
How Does Bilingualism Affect Speech?
There have been countless studies on bilingualism and how it affects language development, and the research agrees...